
Date | July/August 2020 |
Volume | 26 |
Issue | 4 |
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July/August 2020 Inspectioneering Journal Article Index
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A Thousand Important Roles & Responsibilities of the Plant Fixed Equipment Inspection and Mechanical Integrity GroupJuly/August 2020 Inspectioneering JournalBy John Reynolds at Intertek
In the author's experience, one of the largest gaps in plants is a lack of understanding of what the entire fixed equipment mechanical integrity group does. This article will shed light on the many roles and responsibilities within these groups.
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July/August 2020 Inspectioneering JournalBy Qasem Fandem at Saudi Aramco, and Bryan Redmann at WorleyParsons
Pressure vessel design is crucial in ensuring compliance with safety regulations and facilitating reliability and integrity. This article provides an overview of the ASME Section VIII approach to designing pressure vessels.
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July/August 2020 Inspectioneering JournalBy Stephen Thomas at PK Companies
The utilization of digital tools, such as the one outlined in this article, will go a long way in assuring that work will proceed in a timely manner, based on accurate information and with involvement of connected and knowledgeable personnel.
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July/August 2020 Inspectioneering JournalBy Greg Garic at Stress Engineering Services, Inc.
Assessment procedures in API 579 are organized by damage mechanism. But what happens when different damage mechanisms are in play since the evaluation criteria may not be compatible?
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July/August 2020 Inspectioneering JournalBy Ibrahim Kodssi at Husky Energy, and Hussain Fadhel
This article explores the API RP 581 third edition approach to HTHA damage factor calculations to obtain a probability of failure that subsequently affects risk. Sample calculations are provided to affirm an understanding of the concept.
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July/August 2020 Inspectioneering JournalBy Jeremiah Wooten at Inspectioneering, LLC.
Inspectioneering and Pinnacle co-hosted their 6th bi-annual Meeting of the Minds roundtable discussion earlier this year. This meeting’s focus was on how Covid-19 and the decline in oil prices have affected MI programs across the industry.
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July/August 2020 Inspectioneering JournalBy Evan M. Sparks at TEAM Inc., and Mike Pelezo at TEAM Inc.
Ideally, all valves should work when needed; but the truth is that valves fail. This article discusses the common failure mechanisms that affect valves as well as what inspectors should look for during an inspection.