TABLE OF CONTENTS
AN INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICAL INTEGRITY: FIXED EQUIPMENT ...................................................... 2
EQUIPMENT ................................................................................................................................................ 4
Pressure Vessels ................................................................................................................... 4
Piping Systems ...................................................................................................................... 5
Heat Transfer Equipment ...................................................................................................... 7
Storage Tanks ...................................................................................................................... 9
Pressure Relief Devices ...................................................................................................... 12
PROCESSES .............................................................................................................................................. 14
Risk-Based Inspection .......................................................................................................... 14
Fitness-For-Service .............................................................................................................. 16
Damage Mechanisms ............................................................................................................ 16
Integrity Operating Windows ............................................................................................... 17
CORROSION AND MATERIALS .................................................................................................................. 18
Welding .................................................................................................................................. 18
Corrosion and Materials ....................................................................................................... 19
TIMELINE OF FIRST EDITIONS OF API MECHANICALINTEGRITY STANDARDS & RPs ........................... 25
OTHER NON-API MECHANICAL INTEGRITY RESOURCES ......................................................................... 28
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