Quality Auditing & Reporting (QAR)
When More Means Less: Increasing Inspection Effectiveness to Reduce Remediation Costs
How to Put it All Together - A Guide to Organizing a Successful PEI Program
Obtaining Leak Free Bolted Joint Operation by Returning to Basics
2009 Inspectioneering Journal Article Index
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March/April 2009 Inspectioneering JournalBy John Reynolds at Intertek
The ASME Post Construction Committee (PCC) has embarked upon a noble activity to produce a guide to using codes, standards, recommended practices, specifications and guidelines that can be used by manufacturers, owners, users, regulators, engineers...
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A Simple Mistake While Performing Active Infrared Thermography Approach: Something we should think about!
July/August 2009 Inspectioneering JournalBy M.Z. Umar at Malaysian Nuclear AgencyWe have been introduced to Infrared Thermography (IRT) since World War I and over the last decade the application of this technique has gained impetus. Today, the IRT application is widely used and accepted by many industries such as power...
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January/February 2009 Inspectioneering JournalBy Dan Carnevale at Danatronics Corporation
Ultrasonic thickness gages have progressed a long way since their early development in the 1960's. The first thickness gages were large and bulky although they used the same conventional longitudinal (compressional wave) techniques still in use...
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API RP 581 Risk-based Inspection Technology Demonstrating the Technology Through a Worked Example Problem
January/February 2009 Inspectioneering JournalBy Lynne Kaley at Trinity Bridge LLC / Trinity Bridge DigitalThis article provides a unique opportunity to guide the reader through API RBI quantitative calculations per API RP 581, Second Edition, September 2008, using real data. The author guides you step by step from input data to final answers including,...
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API RP 581 Risk-based Inspection Technology Demonstrating the Technology Through a Worked Example Problem
March/April 2009 Inspectioneering JournalBy Lynne Kaley at Trinity Bridge LLC / Trinity Bridge DigitalThe previous article (Part 1) covered Probability of Failure (POF), including modeling of thinning and stress corrosion cracking and demonstrated how API RBI provides credits for past inspections, considering their effectiveness in detecting those...
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API RP 581 Risk-based Inspection Technology Demonstrating the Technology Through a Worked Example Problem
May/June 2009 Inspectioneering JournalBy Lynne Kaley at Trinity Bridge LLC / Trinity Bridge DigitalThis article is Part 3 of a 3-Part series. The articles in this series provide a step-by-step example of utilization of API RP 581 and build off of each other. This article (Part 3) will cover the final risk analysis, inspection planning, provide a...
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July/August 2009 Inspectioneering JournalBy Willis PerryIn the current economic environment, there is increasing pressure on petrochemical refineries and delivery systems to be more productive and to minimize unscheduled shutdowns due to leakage. Leakage can occur from either the piping itself or the...
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September/October 2009 Inspectioneering JournalBy John Reynolds at Intertek
Knowing what needs to be accomplished in order to achieve excellence in pressure equipment integrity (PEI) is one thing, but knowing how to organize it all for success is quite another.
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Partner ContentHow long does it take for you to receive reports after an inspection has been completed? A week? A month? Does the data come from multiple sources with no way of knowing if it has been manipulated? Traditional inspection contractors do not have...
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May/June 2009 Inspectioneering JournalBy Fernando Vicente at ABBIn the oil and gas industry, pressure vessel integrity is a major concern. After internal and external inspections various anomalies or defects can be reported and repairs could be required for pressure vessels in order to restore its original...
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March/April 2009 Inspectioneering Journal
History has taught us that we should trust, but verify! Verification of alloys to ensure they are composed of the correct alloying elements has been the realm of handheld x-ray fluorescence for the past four decades. Industries ranging from...
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September/October 2009 Inspectioneering JournalBy Warren Brown at The Equity Engineering Group, Inc., Wayne McKenzie at Syncrude Canada, and Shane Ryan at Syncrude CanadaLeakage of pressure vessel and piping bolted joints in refineries is an unnecessary hazard, with high associated cost, that can be easily rectified using currently available technology. There have been advances in gasket testing technology in recent...
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January/February 2009 Inspectioneering JournalProgress has been made in this area over the last 5 to 10 years. Here is a listing of helpful references for managing pipeline integrity that represents a lot of that progress and experience. It is by no means exhaustive. To the best of our...
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November/December 2009 Inspectioneering JournalBy P.N. Sunil Kumar at Kuwait Oil Company
The market around the globe is being opened up. More and more manufacturers are entering the fray from different parts of the world. The competition is tightening at an unprecedented rate causing considerable reduction in profit margins enjoyed by...
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What an Ohio Oil and Gas Producer or Affiliated Industry Company Needs to Know About an OSHA InspectionNovember/December 2009 Inspectioneering JournalBy Andrew Balcar at Bricker and Eckler LLP, Michael S. Holman at Bricker and Eckler LLP, Doug Shevelow at Bricker and Eckler LLP, and Matt Warnock at Bricker and Eckler LLP
A recent well publicized Ohio fatality highlights the simple truth that the oil and gas industry can be a dangerous business. This has been recognized by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, better known as OSHA, which is charged with...
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November/December 2009 Inspectioneering JournalBy Stefan Papenfuss at Quest Integrity Group
Pipeline integrity management programs are largely driven by regulatory compliance and are typically budgeted years in advance. Operators of all sizes are looking for ways to reduce expenditures related to operational efficiency and safety in order...
