Failure Analysis

Monday, October 26, 2020: 2:00 PM-4:20 PM
Mr. Tony Havics, PE, pH2, LLC
2:00 PM
Integration of State-of-the-Art Methods for Assessing Possible Failures due to Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion
Mr. Andre De Araujo Abilio, University of Alberta; Mr. Richard Eckert, DNV GL USA, Inc.; Prof. Torben Lund Skovhus, VIA University College; Prof. John Wolodko, University of Alberta
2:20 PM
Missed Opportunities I-35W Bridge Collapse
Mr. Joe Epperson, FASM, NTSB
2:40 PM
NTSB Investigation of an Oil Barge Explosion in Corpus Christi, TX
Dr. Erik Mueller, National Transportation Safety Board; Mrs. Nancy McAtee, National Transportation Safety Board; Mr. David Flaherty, National Transportation Safety Board; Mr. Brian Young, National Transportation Safety Board
3:00 PM
3:20 PM
What to Expect from a Metallurgical Failure Analysis
Mr. David P. Kovarik, M.S., CWRU, NSL Analytical Services Inc
3:40 PM
Building Water System Failures: Recent Commercial Building Experience with Copper Based Systems
Mr. Scott Lieberman, Ph.D., P.E., LPI, Inc.; Ms. Julia Grogan, LPI, Inc.; Ms. Wendi Chang, LPI, Inc.; Mr. Michael Nugent, LPI, Inc.
4:00 PM
The Efficacy of a Chelating Agent-Based Oxide Remover to Clean Corrosion Products from Ferrous Fracture Surfaces
N/A Aphrodite Anastasia Strifas, University of Maryland, College Park; Michael Budinski, National Transportation Safety Board; Edward Komarnicki, National Transportation Safety Board; Mrs. Nancy McAtee, National Transportation Safety Board; Matthew Fox, National Transportation Safety Board; Dr. Erik Mueller, National Transportation Safety Board; Frank Zakar, National Transportation Safety Board
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