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Asset Integrity

Everything I've written about Asset Integrity.

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Infographic of the API 581 methodology built around the equation R(t) equals Pf(t) times Cf, with panels covering the fundamental risk equation, probability of failure by the GFF method and Weibull distribution, consequence of failure at Level 1 and Level 2, and a risk matrix driving inspection planning

Jul 24, 20261 min read

RBI fundamentals: the API 581 methodology

Risk is probability times consequence, and inspection moves only one of them. The API 581 concepts that decide where inspection effort is worth spending.

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Cross-section schematics of the four wet H2S damage morphologies — stepwise HIC cracking, a surface blister, a weld-toe SSC crack, and a stacked SOHIC array beside a weld

Jul 24, 20265 min read

Wet H2S damage: blistering, HIC, SOHIC and SSC

Four cracking mechanisms attack carbon steel in wet sour service. What drives each one, and why plate steel quality, hardness and residual stress decide who cracks.

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