API 579 Fitness For Service of FRP Educational Video 3

UTComp founder and CTO Geoff Clarkson discusses non-destructive evaluation techniques for detecting damage in fiber-reinforced composite materials (FRP) in the third video of a four-part educational series produced for the American Petroleum Institute's (API) Fitness For Service standard, API 579.

The videos were produced from educational sessions delivered for the Joint ASME/API Fitness-For-Service Committee (FFSJC). In Video 3, Clarkson outlines the evolution of non-destructive inspection methods for FRP equipment and compares the current techniques.

Key takeaways from Video 3 include:

• Several non-destructive evaluation methods are available to detect FRP damage.
• Inspector certification is available for each method described in the video.
• Some methods do not require calibration standards.
• Conventional ultrasound can be used for screening.