InspectioneeringTM Journal

·        2003 Index Summary

 

 

The following copyright protected listing of past articles and summaries is provided as a value-added service/reference for subscribers to the InspectioneeringTM Journal (“IJ”).

 

Regular columns:

 

Ø        Every “IJ” contains the “IJ” Activities Planner, a world-wide listing of upcoming events of interest to the InspectioneerTM.  Helpful keys are provided to alert the reader to intended to topics, e.g. FFS (fitness for service), NDE (nondestructive evaluation), RI (regulatory issues), RBI (risk based inspection), etc.  Digital subscribers have a choice to visit hosts’ sites or send e-mails where links are provided.  This will start in 1998.

Ø        Letters to the Editor, A place to pose questions, voice critiques and offer solutions to the editors and readership.

 

 

·        JANUARY / FEBRUARY  2003

 

Ninety-Nine Disease of Pressure Equipment

By:  John Reynolds

        Shell Global Solutions (US) Inc.

        Houston Texas

 

PetroChem research Award from DOT

 

Aging Plants and Materials Conference

 

Proposed API In-Line Inspection System Qualification Standard 1163

 

Inspectioneering “Discussion Forum”

 

NACE Corrosion 2004 – Call For Papers

 

Effective Planning for Utilization of Contractor API Inspectors for Turnarounds – Part 5

By:  Kelley Jones

        Pro-Inspect Inc.

New Approaches to Fatigue Design

 

Industry Activities Planner

 

 

 

·         March / April 2003

 

 

In-Service Measurement of Pipeline Wall Loss Due to Pit Corrosion

By:  Nand K. Gupta. Ph. D.

        Omega International Technology

        Lakemoor, IL

 

API Pipeline Conference – Excellence: Making it Happen

 

Risk Based Inspection Implementation – LNG Plant

By:  Mahdi Al-Marzouqi

        ADGAS

        Abu Dhabi, UAE

 

        Greg Alvarado

         The Equity Engineering Group, Inc.

 

Software and Handheld Devices Can Dramatically Improve Inspection /  Service Management

By:  Eitan Shibi

        Techs4Biz Corporation

        Toronto, Canada

 

API Presents Training Courses in Rome Italy

 

Managing Pipeline integrity – 2 Steps Forward

 

Industry Activities Planner

 

 

                                                 

 

·         May / June 2003

 

 

Inspection of Wire Rope and Strand Guyed and Supported Structure Flare Stacks – Pipeline Spans Using Electromagnetics

By: David R. Hall

       Longview Inspection

         Houston, TX

 

Fatigue Damage of Materials 2003

 

Risk Based Inspection (RBI) Impact of Inspection – Past, Present & Future

By:  Greg Alvarado

        Sr. RBI Specialist

        The Equity Engineering Group, Inc.

        Houston, TX

 

Shaping Technology in the Pressure Vessel Industry

 

A New API Recommended Practice

By:  John Reynolds

        Shell Global Solutions (US) Inc.

 

New API Inspector Recertification

By:  John Reynolds

        Shell Global Solutions (US) Inc.

 

Review of progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (QNDE)

 

Industry Activities Planner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·         July / August 2003

 

More Than Low hanging Fruit – Reaping a Greater Harvest – RBI and Step Change

By:  Greg Alvarado

        “IJ” Chief Editor

 

Ninety-Nine Diseases of Pressure Equipment

By:  John Reynolds

       Shell Global Solutions (US) Inc

 

European Symposium on Pressure Equipment 2004

 

The Future of Mechanical Integrity – The Next 10 Years – J.T. Reynolds Interview

 

The European pressure Equipment directive

 

Industry Activities Planner

 

 

· September / October 2003

 

 

API Announces On-Line Directory of Certified Inspectors

 

Alert – Tank inspection Incident

By:  P.E. Myers

       ChevronTexaco

       San Ramon, CA

 

API Inspection Benchmarking Survey

By:  John Reynolds

       Shell Global Solutions

 

Encounter NDE – ASNT 13th Annual Research Symposium

 

NACE – External Corrosion Direct Assessment Seminar – Pipeline Integrity

 

10th Annual Offshore Corrosion Conference

 

Failures 2004

 

Valuable Source of Info

 

API Inspector Certification Update

 

RAND Report Released

 

Tank Entry Supervisor Certification

 

Industry Activities Planner

 

 

 

 

· November / December 2003

 
 
About Cooling Tower inspections

By:  George L. Getz

       The George Company

 

ASME Gets Green Light to Lead U.S. Effort for Unifying Risk Assessment

By:  Emily M. Smith

      

 

Ninety-Nine Diseases of Pressure Equipment = Part 3

By:  John Reynolds

        Shell Global Solutions (US) Inc.

 

Effective Planning for Utilization of Contractor API Inspectors for Turnarounds – Part 6

By:  Kelley Jones

         Pro-Inspect Inc.

 

2004 API / AGA Joint Committee on Oil Field & Gas Pipeline Field Welding practices

 

Call for Papers – International Pipeline Conference 2004

 

Industry Activities Planner