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to the various services, industries and research & development efforts of Becht.
As the year draws to a close, I’ve been retrospective — regarding what I have seen in terms of Safety successes. It turns out that it has been a good year for Safety! Having had the opportunity to interact with different operations, companies and a variety of “Safety Cultures”, it is evident to me […]
This is the second part of “Lift Director – Are you in Compliance?” published Sept. 10, 2014. Click Here to view Part 1 Who Are these Persons? Where do we find them? First, this person is a “natural leader” — not afraid to make informed decisions and stand behind them. A person that others will […]
Acquiring a Petrochemical Plant, Refinery or Other Major Asset? It’s always important to have expert advice when you buy anything — from a new car to a wide screen television. Normally, there are many sources of information to determine which products provide the best value, reliability and that will last. However what do you […]
by Scott McLaurin, Becht Safety Solutions Manager and contracted member of Owner’s Team of onsite Safety Professionals during Summer 2014 turnaround on Alaska’s North Slope. “If it’s important, it gets measured” is an oft-heard adage, but especially true when it comes to Safety Performance. The truth is while we attach certain values to both desirable […]
Becht Engineering, Nuclear Services Division, has completed a finite-element numerical study of two proposed Code Cases for ASME III Division 1 Subsection NH, Class 1 Components in Elevated Temperature Service. They are: “Satisfaction of Strain limits for Class 1 Components at Elevated Temperature Service Using Elastic-Perfectly Plastic Analysis” and “Calculation of Creep-Fatigue for Class […]
Are You In Compliance??? In construction today, it seems like the rules and regulations are changing everyday. There is good reason for this. As an industry we are getting smarter about addressing safety in the work place. Recently, I searched the OSHA website looking for information regarding the requirements for a “Lift Director.” Upon entering […]
Nonmetallic composite wrap repairs are wraps comprising two constituents: A fabric woven from a fiber such as graphite or glass A thermoset polymer such as a two-component mix epoxy resin. This material is also referred to as fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP). These repairs can be liners wrapped inside, or jackets wrapped over a corroded pipe. There […]
Providing “Best in Class” risk based fixed equipment turnaround inspection planning entails a four phase workflow process to scope, plan, execute and evergreen inspection plans to cost effectively mitigate a client’s regulatory and business risk. Becht Engineering has successfully completed piloting the, “Inspection Planners Position” to bridge gaps inherent in developing and executing inspection plans […]
Compressor cylinder bore misalignment can cause failures that are often not attributed to misalignment. Crosshead shoes uneven wear, compressor piston rod failure at both the crosshead and at the piston, compressor piston rod coating failure, piston wear and compressor cylinder bore wear can all be attributed to cylinder misalignment. The objective of this article is […]
Background Refinery coke drums experience fatigue induced issues which can be attributed to the coke drum operating cycle; rapidly heating the drum with hot coking feed, and, following the completion of coking process, rapidly quenching of the drum contents with water prior to cutting. Rapid temperature changes as the drum transitions between steady state temperatures […]
