InspectioneeringTM Journal

·        2005 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  2005

 

Ninety-Nine “Diseases” of Pressure Equipment – Part 8

By: John T. Reynolds, Shell Global Solutions (US), Inc.

 

Inspection Engineers Require News FFS Competencies – Illustrations From a Pressure Vessel Failure

By:   Julian Speck

          Structural Integrity Department Manager

        Bridget Hayes, P.E.

        Principal Engineer

        TWI

 

Magnetostrictive Sensor Technology – How It’s Grown in the Last 10 Years

By:  Dr. Hegeon Kwun

       Staff Scientist

        Dr. Glen Light,

       Director of the Sensor Systems

         Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)

 

Third Middle East NDT Conference

 

Specific Application NDE Method Leads to Development of Novel Microwave NDE Technique

By:  Bob Stakenborghs PE

       Engineering Manager

       Evisive Inc.

 

CAPE 2005 / NPRA 2005

 

Industry Activities Planner

 

 

 

·         March / April 2005

 

 

The Importance of Integrity Operating Windows in the Process Safety of Pressure Equipment

By:  John T. Reynolds,

       Shell Global Solutions (US), Inc.

 

Trials Using Instrumented Indentation Technique (IIT) for Tensile Properties Determination

By:  Afshin Motarjemi

        Sr. Integrity Engineer

        Julian Speck

        Structural Integrity Department Manager 

        TWI

 

The Inspectioneering Journal Marks 10 Year Anniversary

 By:  Greg Alvarado, 

        Chief Editor and Publisher

         Inspectioneering Journal

 

PVRC Workshop – Best Practices For Flange Maintenance and Assembly

       

 

Microwave NDE Technique – Testing of FRP and PE Piping - Examples

By:  Bob Stakenborghs, PE

         Engineering Manager

         Evisive, Inc.

 

Call for Papers –  Third Middle East Nondestructive Testing  Conference and Exhibition

 

 Call for Papers -  NDT & Corrosion Management Asia Conference

 

Industries Activity Planner

 

 

                                                 

 

·         May / June 2005

 

Ninety – Nine “Diseases” of Pressure Equipment – Part 9

By: John T. Reynolds

       Shell Global Solutions, Inc.

 

34th Turbomachinery Symposium

 

Avoiding PWHT – Can It Be Justified?

By:  Dr. Amin Muhammed

       Principal Integrity Engineer

       Julian Speck

       Structural Integrity Department Manager

       TWI

Microwave NDE Method – Application Examples

By:  Bob Stakenborghs, PE

       Engineering Manager

       Evisive, Inc

 

New Release of API / ASME 579 

The de facto International Standard for Fitness-For-Service

By:  David A. Osage

       President and Principle Engineer

       The Equity Engineering Group, Inc

       API RP 579 Task Group Chairman

 

2005 ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Division Conference

 

50th Annual Safety in the Ammonia Plants and Related Facilities Symposium

 

Industry Activities Planner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·         July / August 2005

 

Developments in Integrity Management with TOFD Inspection

By: Bryan Kenzie

       Principal NDT Engineer

      Julian Speck, 

      Structural Integrity Department Manager

      TWI

 

Stress Corrosion Cracking in SA304 Stainless Steel Phenolic Resin Reactors

By: Mark F Bagnell

      Equipment Management & Inspection

 

Uncertainty in Flaw Sizing by Radiography Method – A Primer Plus

By:  Sanjoy Das

       B.K. Shah

       Atomic Fuels Division,

       Bhabba Atomic Research Centre,

 

Survey in September / October 2005 Issue

 

Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment in the Fossil Electric Power Industry in the Fossil Electric Power Industry

By:  Jonathan D Dobis P.E.

        Principal Engineer

        The Equity Engineering Group, Inc

         David N. French

 

National Pressure Equipment Conference

 

API Endorsement Programs Update

By:  Kelly J Smith

       Fixed Equipment and Inspection Lead

       Refining Technical Services

       ConocoPhillips

 

Avoiding PWHT – Can it be Justified?

Question to the Author

 

Kuwait  First International Petrochemicals Conference and Exhibition

 

Combining NDE and Engineering Analysis

In Stream Reformers – Part 1

By:  Richard D Roberts   

        Quest TruTec, LP

        John Brightling

        Johnson Matthey Catalyst

 

PVRC Conference in Houston, TX

 

Industries Activity Planner

 

 

· September / October 2005

 

 

Ninety – Nine “Diseases” of Pressure Equipment – Part 10

By: John T. Reynolds, Shell Global (US), Inc.

 

Inspectioneering Plant Pressure Equipment-

2005 Inspection and Reliability Survey

By:  Greg Alvarado,

        IJ Chief Editor and Puplisher

 

Is Calibration of NDT Equipment Necessary?

By: Mohd  Zaki B Umar, Abd

       Nassir B Ibrahim, Dr, AB

       Razak B Hamzah

       Malaysian Institute for Nuclear Technology Research (MINT) 

 

PVRC Conference in Houston, TX

 

Industry Activities Planner

 

 

 

 

 

 

· November / December 2005

 
Pressure Vessel Corrosion Damage Assessment

By: Ian Partridge

      Principal Pressure Vessel Engineer

      John Wintle

      Structural Integrity Consultant

      Vice-Chairman of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers

      Julian Speck

      Structural Integrity Department Manager

     TWI Ltd.

 

New API Inspector Certification Endorsement Program

By: John T. Reynolds,

       Shell Global Solutions(US), Inc

      

You Need to Know…  Integrity!  It’s a ‘Bottom Line’ Issue

By:  Paul Marks

       NDT Training and Placement Center

       Houston, TX

 

Combining NDE and Engineering Analysisto Optimize Tube Life in Stream Reformers – PART 2

By:  Richard D. Roberts   

       Quest TruTec, LP                   

       John Brightling

       Johnson Matthey Catalyst

 

Industry Activities Planner