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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…

Machinery | June 15, 2016

“Speed Kills” – An Empirical Association of ...

Machinery and reliability people have for a long time observed that when it comes to long life and high reliability,…

Process Technology | June 4, 2016

Mentoring Young Process Engineers...

Today’s young process engineers have tools available to them that we “old timers” only dreamed about. Although smaller and some…

Mechanical Engineering | May 18, 2016

Reduced Toughness Properties of Some Modern Carbon...

Changes in steelmaking practice are reported to be causing some carbon steel piping components that are assumed by ASME Codes…

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

Bob Sims Elected To Board of AAES...

Piping Settlement Screening Tool...

Storage Tanks – Maintenance & Reliabili...

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

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

Importance of Codes and Standards for Process Safe...

Equipment Nozzle Loads...

Resolution of Chronic Cooling Tower Fan Vibrations...

Expert Witness in Swiss Arbitration Court...

Becht Technology Review – Unusual Business Oppor...

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

“Speed Kills” – An Empirical Association of ...

Mentoring Young Process Engineers...

Reduced Toughness Properties of Some Modern Carbon...

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Becht Perspectives

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

Bob Sims Elected To Board of AAES...

Piping Settlement Screening Tool...

Storage Tanks – Maintenance & Reliabili...

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

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

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Importance of Codes and Standards for Process Safe...

Equipment Nozzle Loads...

Resolution of Chronic Cooling Tower Fan Vibrations...

Expert Witness in Swiss Arbitration Court...

Becht Technology Review – Unusual Business Oppor...

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

“Speed Kills” – An Empirical Association of ...

Mentoring Young Process Engineers...

Reduced Toughness Properties of Some Modern Carbon...