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SIUI develops and manufactures a variety of ultrasound imaging systems and accessories for both human and veterinary use, and NDT equipment including phased-array ultrasonic flaw detector, [3] conventional flaw detector, [4] thickness gauge, probes [5] and accessories. The company is currently organized into three product category divisions ...
Flaw A type of discontinuity that must be investigated to see if it is rejectable. For example, porosity in a weld or metal loss. Evaluation Determining if a flaw is rejectable. For example, is porosity in a weld larger than acceptable by code? Defect A flaw that is rejectable – i.e. does not meet acceptance criteria.
Collapsed barn at Hörsne, Gotland, Sweden Building collapse due to snow weight. Structural integrity and failure is an aspect of engineering that deals with the ability of a structure to support a designed structural load (weight, force, etc.) without breaking and includes the study of past structural failures in order to prevent failures in future designs.
The CSI Project Delivery Practice Guide (PDPG) is the introductory volume in the Practice Guide Series. The PDPG presents an overview of the process needed to conceive, design, construct, and maintain a construction project. This Guide describes the many parts of that process and the inter-related roles of the various participants in the process.
Citicorp and local officials created emergency evacuation plans for the immediate neighborhood. [20] [35] However, these evacuation plans were not publicized at the time, although thousands of people could have been killed in a potential collapse. [29] Six weeks into the work, a major storm (Hurricane Ella) was off Cape Hatteras and heading for ...
A laser wheel profile detector. Laser and optical scanning wayside inspection devices (known as TBOGI—Truck Bogie Optical Geometry Inspection Systems) make images of the flange and tread. These measurements are compared with acceptable dimensions. When worn beyond limits, the wheels are scheduled for replacement.
For projects to be delivered on time, on budget, and within the predefined scope that was agreed upon at the beginning of any project, this information must be available to help project stakeholders (directors of construction, project managers, architects, engineers, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, others) make informed decisions.
Project assurance or programme assurance is a discipline that seeks to provide an independent and objective oversight of the likely future performance of major projects for those responsible for sanctioning, financing or insuring such undertakings.