March/April 2009 Inspectioneering Journal Article Index

A Guide to Using Codes and Standards for Life Cycle Management of Pressure Equipment
March/April 2009 Inspectioneering Journal
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...
Authors: John Reynolds

API RP 581 Risk-based Inspection Technology Demonstrating the Technology Through a Worked Example Problem
March/April 2009 Inspectioneering Journal
The 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...
Authors: Lynne Kaley
New Advances in X-Ray Fluorescence Analyzers for Alloy Testing

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...