Integrity & Inspection
NDT & Advanced Inspection
Advanced nondestructive examination and inspection support for locating, characterizing and documenting flaws without damaging the component, with methods selected according to material, geometry, failure mechanism and code requirements.
- UEI
- ZR3PJZEA7A21
- CAGE
- 174X8
- Independence
- Findings challenged before release
- Deployment
- Remote response within 24 hours
What This Discipline Covers
Scope of the technical capability.
Advanced nondestructive examination and inspection support for locating, characterizing and documenting flaws without damaging the component, with methods selected according to material, geometry, failure mechanism and code requirements.
- UT
- RT
- MT
- PT
- VT
- Phased array UT
- TOFD
- Thickness mapping
- Advanced NDE planning
- Inspection QA/QC
- Evidence documentation
Problems The Technical Lead Solves
The questions this discipline is engaged to answer.
- 01
Crack detection
- 02
Wall loss mapping
- 03
Weld examination
- 04
Internal condition assessment
- 05
Failure investigation evidence collection
- 06
QA/QC support
Equipment And Systems
Assets this Technical Lead has worked on directly.
- Pressure vessels
- Piping
- Welds
- Tanks
- Structural steel
- Rotating equipment components
Industries And Environments
Operating environments where this experience was built.
- Power
- Oil and gas
- Chemical and process
- Infrastructure
- Manufacturing
Diagnostic And Investigation Methods
How the technical work is actually performed.
- Inspection planning and risk based inspection development
- Thickness, corrosion rate, and remaining life calculation
- Damage mechanism identification and screening
- Fitness for service evaluation
- Repair, alteration, and rerating review
- Inspection data management and CMMS integration
Tools Capability
The platforms, instruments and measurement methods used on assignments.
These platforms, instruments and methods are used to produce evidence that holds up under audit, underwriting review and cross examination.
Advanced Ultrasonic Methods
Phased array ultrasonic testing
Weld and component flaw detection, sizing and imaging.
Time of flight diffraction
Accurate crack height sizing for fitness for service input.
Guided wave and corrosion mapping
Screening of inaccessible piping and quantification of wall loss.
Conventional, Surface and Electromagnetic Methods
Radiography, magnetic particle, dye penetrant and visual inspection
Baseline flaw detection across welds and components.
Eddy current, array eddy current and IRIS
Tube, exchanger and non ferrous component condition assessment.
MFL tank floor scanning and acoustic emission
Large area screening where full coverage by ultrasonics is impractical.
Remote, Robotic and Visual Access
Robotic crawlers and remote access scanners
Weld and shell examination on tanks, vessels and pipe racks without scaffold or entry.
Drone inspection with mounted UT and thermography
Elevated and inaccessible inspection with recorded position and imagery.
Videoscope and borescope remote visual inspection
Internal examination of components that cannot be opened for access.
3D Capture and Data Integrity
3D laser scanning tied to inspection data
Indication locations recorded against real geometry so later scans compare like for like.
Encoded scan data retention
Raw examination data retained so an independent reviewer can re-read the result.
BlackOut Power / TerraTolga Proprietary Capability
- Engineering Records Intelligence
Inspection procedures, technician qualifications and prior reports gathered into one auditable inspection file.
- TerraTolga PDF / Vault Compare
Comparison of procedure and report revisions where examination scope or acceptance criteria changed.
Codes And Standards
Frameworks applied to the analysis.
- API 510, 570, 653 and 580 or 581
- ASME BPVC Sections V and VIII
- ASME PCC-2 repair of pressure equipment
- API 579 fitness for service
- ASME Section V and Section IX
- API 1104
- AWS D1.1
- ASNT SNT-TC-1A qualification
Credentials And Qualification
The professional basis for this discipline.
- 01
API inspector certifications or equivalent recognized qualification
- 02
NDT qualification and oversight experience
- 03
Mechanical integrity program ownership in operating facilities
- 04
Turnaround and inspection campaign leadership
Representative Professional Experience
Assignment types this discipline supports.
- 01
Development of a risk based inspection program for a pressure equipment population
- 02
Fitness for service assessment supporting continued operation of a degraded vessel
- 03
Investigation of accelerated corrosion and the process change that caused it
- 04
Independent review of inspection records supporting an asset transaction
Assignment descriptions are generalized to protect client confidentiality. Specific references can be discussed during scoping where permissions allow.
Multidisciplinary Interfaces
Disciplines this work commonly coordinates with.
- Inspection & CMMS
- Materials & Metallurgy
- Mechanical & RCA
- Reliability
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