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Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | June 19, 2017

Making Bad Actor Elimination Programs Work...

This is the first in a series of Blogs on improving plant reliability programs through improvements in culture, programs and…

Crude Refining & Production | June 15, 2017

Due Diligence – Front End Loading for Plant ...

In many cases operating companies and financial institutions utilize Due Diligence studies for critical input on “Go/No Go” decisions for…

Mechanical Engineering | March 30, 2017

Fitness-For-Service API 579-1/ASME FFS-1: Substant...

Contributing Authors: Eileen Chant, Greg Epremian, Ranjan Nadarajah, Mark Stonehouse Summarized herein are the substantial changes to API 579-1/ASME FFS-1,…

Mechanical Engineering | February 9, 2017

Loads on Buried Pipe: A 100-Year Old Empirical Fo...

The evaluation of the effects of surcharge loads on buried pipes can be addressed using the Iowa formula. This formula,…

Becht News | January 10, 2017

Bob Sims Elected To Board of AAES...

The American Association of Engineering Societies (AAES) Board of Directors Nov, 3, 2016 elected J. Robert Sims, 2014-2015 ASME President and…

Mechanical Engineering | December 29, 2016

Piping Settlement Screening Tool...

Settlement of a pipe support foundation is usually not a big deal to assess. A local piping flexibility model will…

Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | December 15, 2016

Storage Tanks – Maintenance & Reliabili...

The safe operation, maintenance and reliability of roofs in large tanks, does require special considerations in their design, construction and…

Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | December 15, 2016

Risk Based Work Selection (RBWS) – An Essential ...

Turnarounds (TA) in refining units are executed periodically, on a planned basis, to meet multiple objectives, such as regulatory compliance,…

Machinery | December 5, 2016

Your Pump’s Mean Time Between Repairs (MTBR)...

Many of the tourist spots around the world have panhandlers. Some of the more creative ones stand on street corners…

Process Technology | November 14, 2016

Importance of Codes and Standards for Process Safe...

Compliance with the Process Safety Management rule, OSHA 1910.119, is a requirement for plants processing certain highly hazardous materials exceeding…

Mechanical Engineering | September 14, 2016

Equipment Nozzle Loads...

by Greg Hollinger and George Antaki One of the qualification requirements for a piping system is to keep the loads imparted…

Machinery | August 31, 2016

Resolution of Chronic Cooling Tower Fan Vibrations...

Traditional rotating equipment mounted at grade use the mass of a foundation and grout to reduce vibration and provide support…

Litigation Support | July 25, 2016

Expert Witness in Swiss Arbitration Court...

Becht advisors have provided a wide array of experience and background to our clients including serving as technical experts in…

Ammonia & Syngas | July 6, 2016

Becht Technology Review – Unusual Business Oppor...

The process team at Becht Engineering brings decades of experience from serving in the R&D of major corporations and also…

Mechanical Engineering | June 17, 2016

ASME B31.3 – Substantive Changes in the 2016...

In addition to the many clarifications, updated references to codes and standards, updates to basic allowable stresses, and added listed…

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Making Bad Actor Elimination Programs Work...

Due Diligence – Front End Loading for Plant ...

Fitness-For-Service API 579-1/ASME FFS-1: Substant...