Fatigue & Fracture II

Wednesday, September 30, 2026: 1:00 PM-2:40 PM

306A (Québec City Convention Centre)

Failures within the scope of fatigue and fracture-related mechanisms.

1:00 PM

Evaluation of a Failed High-Pressure Gauge Bourdon Tube
Mr. Robert Cooley, P.E., Engineering Systems Inc.; Mr. Lloyd Meissner, P.E., Engineering Systems Inc.

1:20 PM

Failure Analysis of Boiler Feedwater Heat Exchanger Tubes
Dr. Eskandar Fereiduni, Acuren; Dr. Erhan Ulvan, P.Eng., FASM, Acuren; Dr. Pooyan Changizian, P.Eng., Acuren

1:40 PM

Engineering Critical Assessment Applied to Pressure Vessel Following Over-Pressurisation
Prof. James D Dwan, PhD CEng EurIng FIEI FIMMM, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin; Dwan Forensic Engineering

2:00 PM

Examination of Broken Guardrails
Dr. Erhan Ulvan, P.Eng., FASM, Acuren

2:20 PM

Failure Analysis of Pneumatic motor in Tilt Drive of Steel Making Vessels
Mr. ABHIK SURAL, TATA STEEL; Mr. N Rajesh Kumar, TATA Steel Ltd.; Mr. SANDEEP PATRA, TATA STEEL; Mr. Susovan Das, Tata Steel