The New and Improved API 579 Standard *
Well, it’s been a while. The last version of API 579 was issued in 2007, so upgrades have been 9 years in the making. There are many small corrections and tweaks and a few big changes as well. I’ll walk through the most important of these. Reorganization The most... read More....
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Aug 2017
In the Path of Totality: How Stress Engineering Services Found Its Sweet Spot
On the morning of August 21, 2017, as predicted by astronomers decades in advance, a total solar eclipse will traverse America from coast to coast. The moon’s shadow will first touch land in Oregon and then sweep across the country to South Carolina. It’s been 99 years since a... read More....
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Aug 2017
Addressing the Threat of Coal Silo Failures in Power Plants
Are you aware that there have been two catastrophic coal silo failures in US power plants within the last 12 months? Â On July 24, 2016, a 42 year old coal silo failed at a plant in Indiana, dumping 500 tons of coal to the ground. Fortunately, there were no fatalities. Then, on... read More....
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Aug 2017
