Portal To Important Joint Industry Projects

Joint Industry Projects page

Welcome To The Equity Engineering Group's Portal To Important Joint Industry Projects Sponsored By:

	API-Fitness for Service RP 579, Risk Based Inspection User Group
	ASME - Section VIII Division 2 Re-Write

This access is provided as a service to project participants and those interested in sponsoring projects of interest.

The following is a listing and description of each project. Click on the project hyperlink at the bottom of each project description to enter. A UserID and Password are required to enter the project.

API CRE FFS Task Group

The API Fitness for Service Recommended Practice is an evergreen document that is continually updated and improved by a committee of industry professionals. It was originally created because most codes, including the ASME and API design codes do not address the fact that equipment degrades while in-service and that deficiencies due to degradation or from original fabrication may be found during subsequent inspections. Fitness-For-Service (FFS) assessments are quantitative engineering evaluations which are performed to demonstrate the structural integrity of an in-service component containing a flaw or damage. API 579 provides guidance for conducting FFS assessments using methodologies specifically prepared for equipment in the refining and petrochemical industry.

A FFS assessment is a multi-disciplinary engineering analysis of equipment to determine whether it is fit for continued service, typically until the next shutdown. The equipment may contain flaws, not meet current design standards, or be subjected to more severe operating conditions than current design. The product of a FFS assessment is a decision to run as is, alter, repair, monitor, or replace; guidance on an inspection interval is also provided. For more information on this RP, committee activity or training contact David Osage, Chairman, at The Equity Engineering Group telephone 216-283-6010 or E-mail: daosage@equityeng.com or Webmaster@equityeng.com

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API-ASME FFS Standards Committee

An API-ASME Fitness-For-Service Joint Committee (FFSJC) has been formed to develop and maintain a standard that addresses fitness-for-service techniques for pressurized equipment.

For more information on this project contact David Osage, Project Manager, at The Equity Engineering Group telephone 216-283-6010 or E-mail: daosage@equityeng.com or Webmaster@equityeng.com

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PVRC-ASME Section VIII Division 2 ReWrite

The ASME Section VIII Division 2 ReWrite project will provide significant changes to this code. Updating was needed to give owner operators and design agencies more flexibility through better materials properties data knowledge and more precise design practices. The Equity Engineering Group is the primary consultant leading the re-write. For more information on this project contact David Osage, Project Manager, at The Equity Engineering Group telephone 216-283-6010 or E-mail: daosage@equityeng.com or Webmaster@equityeng.com A UserID and Password are required to enter the project.

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API Risk Based Inspection (RBI) Software User Group

The API Risk Based Inspection (RBI) Software User Group is comprised of over 20 owner user refining and petrochemical companies, world-wide, who have developed the methodology contained in the API RBI Base Resource Document 581 with concurrent software development. Risk based inspection technology combines the consideration of likelihood of failure (breach of containment or leak) and consequence of failure (injury, damage to equipment, environmental damage, business interruption) in prioritizing inspection and inspection related maintenance activities. The User Group continues to improve the software technology, ease of use/field implementation and value in this evergreen process. The group, comprised of owner user representatives, meets twice a year. In addition to development issues valuable interchanges and presentations occur during these events.

The Equity Engineering Group is the primary consultant for the User Group project. For more information contact the project manager, Lynne Kaley at The Equity Engineering Group telephone 281-480-0556 or e-mail: lckaley@equityeng.com or Webmaster@equityeng.com A UserID and Password are required to enter the project.

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