Risk, Economy and Safety, Failure Minimisation and Analysis

RK Penny (ed.)
2005

ISBN 0-9543454-4-4 | 360 PAGES | £105 (FESI MEMBERS 10% OFF)

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Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Risk, Economy and Safety, Failure Minimisation and Analysis (Failures 2004) held in Cape Town, South Africa, on March 6–10, 2004. Organised by The Engineering Formation in association with AEA Technology plc, and the UK Forum for Engineering Structural Integrity.

OPENING ADDRESS
The Evolution of Structural Integrity — B. Tomkins

TOOLS AND THEIR USE
Structural Integrity Assessment: Tools and Methodology — I. le May and others
Fitness for Service of Furnace Tubes — A. C. Helmbold and R. K. Penny
Determining Outage Scope and Major Component Replacement using a Risk-Based Approach — A. J. Dippenaar

CASES
Big Blue Goes Down: The Miller Park Crane Incident — B. Ross and others
Failure Investigations of Petroleum Refinery Equipment — S. Fewell and A. C. Helmbold
Bird Nest Corrosion — K. Crowe
Corrosion of Equipment Support Skirts — K. Crowe

PLANT LIFE ASSESSMENT
Minimisation of Desalination Plant Failure — M. E. el-Dahshan and M. Odeh
Lifetime Analysis of Tube Heat Exchanger in Large Heat Pumps in Sweden — K. Kiessling
Case Studies in Pipeline Assessments using FFS Procedures — I. Partridge
The Role of Pipeline Failures and Features in Development of a Pipeline Inspection Tool — J. Kotzé
Cathodic Protection: A + or – in Pipeline Safety and Reliability? — S. A. Shipilov

METALLURGICAL ASPECTS
What you need to know about Hydrogen Damage — A. Dacre
Change in Micro-Structure of Modified 9Cr-1Mo Martensitic Steel During Creep Deformation — H. Nakashima
Micro-Structural Characterisation of Type IV Failure in Weldment of a Mod. 9Cr-1Mo Steel — K. Maruyama
Metallographic Examination of Heavily Eroded Structural Steel from World Trade Centre Buildings 1, 2 and 7 — R. R. Biederman and others
The Influence of Microstructure of Superalloy ZHS6K on its Ductility — E. Manilova

DAMAGE
Stray Currents in Rotation Machinery: A Reality in Practice — P. W. M. Jordaan and A. J. Senger
Practical Options to Temporarily Extend the Life of Damaged Pressure Parts of Industrial Boilers — K. McIntyre
Assessment of Material Damage During Plant Operation — S. Vejvoda and others
Failure of a Yoghurt Tank — W. Kohlhöfer

CAUSE
Investigation of Cracking in Forged Component — C. Bagnall and W. J. Moorhead
Factoring Senior Management Decision Making into Risk Assessment — J. A. Collins and Q. A. M. A. Kankaza
Root Cause Analysis: Preventing Recurring Problems — H. Pienaar
An Agent-Based Event-Driven Model Supporting Risk Traceability — J. Zhang and J. Voas