pressure vessels piping division newsletter

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Pressure Vessels & Piping Division Newsletter Spring 2014

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Two Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016‐5990

Conference in Anaheim, California, we will

welcome attendees from at least 46 differ‐

ent countries representing all regions of the

globe. Such an exceptional global gather‐

ing of the engineering community pro‐

vides an excellent opportunity for potential

new members to experience our Confer‐

ence and get to know what the PVPD has

to offer. This extensive international repre‐

sentation also provides us with opportuni‐

ties to gain further knowledge and under‐

standing of regional topics on which future

conferences could focus and other ways in

which our PVPD can provide service to the

engineering community. As has always

been the case, the continued success of the

PVPD directly depends on the commit‐

ment, dedication, and active participation

of our members. As our membership con‐

tinues to grow and become even more in‐

ternational, so will our opportunities to

serve the engineering community.

I encourage you to read all the reports in

this newsletter to get the broadest sense of

all that is happening within our very active

division. Preparations for the 2014 PVP

Conference in Anaheim are rapidly being

completed and all indications are for an‐

other outstanding event. My congratula‐

tions and thanks go out to all the authors

and organizers for their hard work and

commitment. Thanks also go out to the

Conference sponsors — their contributions

to our success are very much appreciated.

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he latest member‐

ship report shows

our Pressure Ves‐

sels & Piping Division

(PVPD) ranks as the third

largest of the ASME’s

technical divisions. We

warmly welcome all new members into our

PVPD family and encourage them to ac‐

tively participate in Division activities be‐

cause it is the commitment and dedication

of all our members that keeps our division

strong and enables us to plan and execute

events such as our annual PVP Confer‐

ences.

I expect that global outreach will be an im‐

portant topic as ASME moves forward with

reorganization of the society structure.

Since the PVPD includes a significant per‐

centage of members from outside the USA,

our division is in an excellent position to

potentially play an important role in help‐

ing ASME achieve the Society’s goals in

international membership expansion. For

an example, one can look at our annual

PVP Conferences.

Our PVP Conferences have long been rec‐

ognized as outstanding international fo‐

rums for the exchange of knowledge and

information in the pressure technologies

disciplines. At the upcoming 2014 PVP

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he preparations

are being finalized

for the PVP‐2014 Confer‐

ence that will be held at

the Hyatt Regency Or‐

ange County, Anaheim,

California, from July 20‐

24, 2014. The Conference will be spon‐

sored by the ASME Pressure Vessels and

Piping (PVP) Division, with additional

participation from the ASME Non‐

Destructive Evaluation (NDE) Division.

The theme for the Conference this year is

Innovation and Imagination in Pressure

Vessels and Piping. We have received

over 700 papers in eleven technical tracks,

including more than 35 student papers for

competition at both BS/MS and PhD levels,

with representation from all over the

world. In addition to the technical paper

sessions, panel sessions are also included

in the program. Two tutorials, two special

tutorials, and one workshop are also being

planned, which will be given on Sunday,

July 20th, Monday, July 21st, and Tuesday,

July 22nd, 2014. The NDE and Software

Demonstration Forums are scheduled for

Monday, July 21st, and Tuesday, July

22nd, 2014. respectively.


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A Message from the

Conference Chair

Michael E. Nitzel

A Message from the

PVP Division Chair

Daniel T. Peters

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Conference Chair Message (Continued from page 1)

Division Chair Message (Continued from page 1)

Most importantly, I look forward to greet‐

ing the “PVP family” when we meet again

in Anaheim!

Michael E. Nitzel

Chair, PVP Division

the Long Beach attraction.

Please visit the Conference website at

www.asmeconferences.org/pvp2014/ for

more detailed information on both the tech‐

nical and social programs. Please also

make sure that you complete your registra‐

tion for the Conference and for the hotel

prior to the cut‐off dates indicated on the

website registration forms.

As a final note, I would like to express my

sincere thanks to all who have helped to

make PVP 2014 a huge success, including

both those who worked so hard to organize

the Conference and our Conference spon‐

sors.

I look forward to seeing all of you in Ana‐

heim in July of 2014!

Daniel T. Peters

2014 PVP Conference Chair

The Conference Plenary Session will be

held on Monday, July 21st, 2014. Opening

remarks will be presented by incoming

ASME President Mr. Bob Sims. Mr. John

Bednar of BP will then present Emerging

High Pressure High Temperature Applica‐

tions for Pressure Vessels and Piping in

the Oil and Gas Industry followed by a

Mr. Brian Skeels, from FMC Technologies,

talking about High Pressure High Tem‐

perature (HPHT) Design Guideline for

Subsea Equipment.

We have also planned some exciting social

events beginning with the Conference‐

Wide reception on the evening of Monday,

July 21st. There will also be a unique

event this year on Wednesday, July 23rd,

2014, for an evening social event as Con‐

ference attendees enjoy an evening at Dis‐

neyland, including all of the rides, shows,

and entertainment. The evening will cul‐

minate as the park closes with the famous

fireworks display for all to enjoy.

There will also be two daytime sightseeing

tours for families and guests. On Monday,

July 21st, 2014, there will be a tour of Mis‐

sion San Juan Capistrano, which is fa‐

mously known as the “Jewel of the Mis‐

sions”. This will include a complete tour

of this historic landmark including a com‐

plete tour of the museum, gardens, and

fountains, followed by time to explore San

Juan for shopping and lunch. Tuesday,

July 22nd, 2014 will have another great

tour of the world famous Queen Mary.

This is a chance to step back in time as you

tour one of the most famous ocean liners

in history. This will be an audio self‐

guided tour of the famous ship which you

will be free to explore., as you experience

how high society traveled in elegance at

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he 22nd Rudy

Scavuzzo Student

Paper Symposium and

Competition has been

progressed well to be held

at PVP‐2014 in Anaheim,

California. There has been

an increase in the travel allowance and

award prizes for this year competition. The

travel allowance has been raised to $1500

for finalist authors and $1000 for honorable

mention authors. The award prizes have

been also raised to $1200 for the winner,

$1000 for the first runner‐up and $800 for

the second runner‐up. One additional

award was also established as the Best

Presentation Award for competition among

honorable mention authors.

We received a total of 47 papers for the

student paper competition, of which 22

papers were submitted to the BS/MS cate‐

gory and 25 papers were submitted to the

PhD category. The submitted papers have

student authors representing from 13

different countries in Asia, Europe, South

America, and North America. From each

category, eight finalists and eight honora‐

A Message from the

PVP Division Senate

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Young W. Kwon

ble mentions are planned to be selected,

which leads to a total of 32 student authors

for both categories.

Displays of student paper posters are also

being planned at the Monday evening

Conference Reception. Since this plan was

introduced after announcing the Call‐for‐

Papers for Student Paper Competition,

student authors will participate in the post‐

er display on a voluntary basis. This activi‐

ty is hoped to increase more interaction

among student authors and the conference

participants. We look forward to meeting

you at the Student Paper Symposium and

Competition in July.

Young W. Kwon

PVP Division Senate President

oluntary contribu‐

tions to the Socie‐

ty, the PVP Division, and

the pressure vessels and

piping industry are recog‐

nized through a number

of ASME Society and Di‐

vision honors and awards.

Historically, the Honors & Awards Lunch‐

eon, held during the annual ASME Pres‐

sure Vessels & Piping Conference, is an

opportunity to recognize prominent mem‐

bers of the Division.

The ASME S. Y. Zamrik Pressure Vessels &

Piping Medal for 2013 was presented to

Mr. William J. Bees. During most of his

distinguished career, Mr. Bees was em‐

ployed by the Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear

Equipment Engineering Division, where he

was involved in numerous projects related

to the design, shipment, installation and

upgrading of pressure vessels.

Mr. Bees served in several positions on the

PVPD Design and Analysis Technical Com‐

mittee, several positions on the PVPD Exec‐

utive Committee culminating as Chair of


Awards Presented at

PVP‐2013 Conference

in Paris, France

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Doug A. Scarth

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reparations for the

2014 ASME Pres‐

sure Vessels & Piping Con‐

ference are almost com‐

plete. The Conference will

be held in Anaheim, Cali‐

fornia, at the Hyatt Regen‐

cy Orange County, July 20‐24, 2014. The

PVP Conference Chair is Daniel T. Peters.

The Technical Program Chair for the Con‐

ference is Marina Ruggles‐Wrenn. Approx‐

imately 200 paper and panel sessions are

planned, as well as Tutorials, Workshops,

the NDE and Software Demonstration Fo‐

rums, and the Student Paper Symposium &

Competition. For the first time, a Student

Poster Session will be held during the

Opening Reception on Monday July 21,

2014.

The 2015 ASME Pressure Vessels and Pip‐

ing Conference is currently being planned

in Boston, Massachusetts, USA at The Bos‐

ton Park Plaza Hotel. The Conference dates

will be July 19–24, 2015. The PVP 2015 Con‐

ference Chair will be Marina Ruggles‐

Wrenn, and the PVP 2015 Technical Pro‐

gram Chair will be Douglas A. Scarth . The

Short‐Form Call for Papers has been issued,

and is presented on Page 11 of this News‐

letter. The Long‐Form Call for Papers is still

being worked, and will soon be available

on the PVP Website at http://

www.asmeconferences.org/PVP2015.

Pierre Mertiny

Chair, PVPD Programs

Awards presented at PVP‐2013

Conference in Paris, France (Continued from page 2)

Douglas A. Scarth

Chair, PVPD Honors & Awards Committee

the PVPD, PVPD Senate Historian and

PVPD Senate President. Mr. Bees served

as an ASME Pressure Technology Group

Leader, member and trainer for the ASME

Council on Engineering, and a member of

several subcommittees and subgroups

within the ASME Council on Codes &

Standards. Mr. Bees is a Fellow of both the

ASME and the American Society of Civil

Engineers.

ASME Dedicated Service Awards were

presented at the 2013 PVP Conference to

Kunio Hasegawa and Ash Khare. The PVP

Division was pleased to recognize

Matthew Feldman, Kunio Hasegawa, Stan‐

ley E. Jones, Michael L. Malito, Eric Roll,

Delfo Bianchini and Dennis Demoss as

new ASME Fellows. The PVP Division

congratulates all of these outstanding

members in their elevation to ASME Fel‐

low grade membership.

The S. S. Chen PVP Outstanding Service

Award was presented to Mr. Claude Faidy

for his dedication and exemplary service to

the Division. Certificates of Appreciation

were presented to individuals for services

including Technical Committee Chair, Ple‐

nary Speaker at the 2013 PVP Conference,

presenting a tutorial or workshop at the

2013 PVP Conference, and authoring an

Outstanding Technical Paper at the 2012

PVP Conference. Certificates of Apprecia‐

tion were also presented to out‐going As‐

sociate Editors of the ASME Journal of

Pressure Vessel Technology. Certificates

of Recognition were presented to individu‐

als for their role as Technical Program Rep‐

resentative for the 2013 PVP Conference

and for services to the Technical Com‐

mittees. Certificates of Recognition were

also presented to Honorable Mentions,

Finalists and Winners of the Rudy Scavuz‐

zo Student Paper Symposium and 21st

Annual Student Paper Competition. Con‐

ference awards were presented to the de‐

velopers of the Outstanding Technical Ses‐

sion and Outstanding International Tech‐

nical Session of the 2012 PVP Conference.

The ASME Journal of Pressure Vessel

Technology G.E.O. Widera Literature

Award and Editor’s Choice Award for

2012 were also presented.

PVPD Programs Report

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Pierre Mertiny

he PVPD is com‐

mitted to the de‐

velopment of the engineer‐

ing profession in general

and in the pressure vessel

and piping area in particu‐

lar. As part of this continu‐

ing commitment, the division is arranging

one workshop, two special tutorials and

two technical tutorials in its PVP 2014 con‐

ference. Attendees of the special, and tech‐

nical tutorials receive a certificate.

The Microwave NDE Techniques for Rub‐

ber Expansion Joints and HDPE Butt Fu‐

sions in Power Plants workshop provides

an overview on the theory and operation of

the technique. This NDE technique is cur‐

rently in use on these materials in indus‐

tries worldwide. The Lead Presenter is Bob

Stakenborghs who is the general manager

of Evisive, Inc.

The first special tutorial discusses the Engi‐

neering Ethics and Professional Life. The

tutorial examines current issues engineer‐

ing ethics, as central to the life and work of

professionals in the field of mechanical

engineering. In engineering doing the mor‐

ally right thing is largely the same as striv‐

ing for engineering excellence. All too of‐

ten, however, one encounters conflicts

among obligations, leading to ethical di‐

lemmas; it is in confronting these dilemmas

that an understanding of ethical theory,

and its application in practice, becomes

indispensable. Through participation in

this tutorial, attendees will have a clearer

understanding of the state of ethical con‐

cern in professional engineering today.

Case studies will be used throughout to

illustrate key points. Robert Switzer, Dean

of Undergraduate Studies at The American

University in Cairo is the Lead Presenter of

this tutorial.

The second special tutorial covers the Bene‐

fits of ASME Codes and Standards. This

tutorial covers the overall process used in

development of ASME Codes & Standards,

and specifically those in the area of Pres‐

sure Technology Codes & Standards. It

discusses the various types, and benefits of

participation in the Codes & Standards

Committees, qualifications, and the expec‐

tations of the participants. This tutorial will

also discuss some of the emerging areas in

Pressure Technology and the ones current‐

ly seeking participants. Mahendra Rana of

BPTCS and Bill Bees are the leaders of this

tutorial.

The first technical tutorial is on the Appli‐

cation of API579‐1/ASME FFS‐1 and BS

7910 Fitness‐for‐Service Procedures. The

life extension of ageing pressurized vessels

and piping infrastructure requires the Fit‐

ness for Service evaluation to justify contin‐

ued operation. New challenges in the oil &


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Development Report

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special topic dedi‐

cated to the

memory of John

Fitzpatrick has been pro‐

gressed well. Samir Ziada

serves as the Guest Editor

of the topic. Another spe‐

cial topic on Ratcheting is being prepared

and Reza Adibi‐Asl and Wolf Reinhardt are

the Guest Editors. In addition, a special

issue dedicated to pressure vessels and

piping topics was published in Applied

Mechanics Review (AMR) in collaboration

with Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology

(JPVT). The contents can be viewed in AMR

volume 66, issue 1, January 2014.

Each year, more than 200 papers have been

submitted to JPVT, and approximately 30%

of them were the past PVP conference pa‐

pers. This is because most of the PVP con‐

ference papers went through a rigorous

review process requiring a minimum two

positive reviews. As a result, more authors

were willing to submit their conference

papers to JPVT.

Two Associate Editors (AE) completed

their terms this year. They are Samir Ziada

representing Fluid‐Structure Interaction

Technical Committee, and Jianmin Qu rep‐

resenting NDE Division. Their service and

contribution to JPVT is greatly appreciated.

Furthermore, multiple AEs complete their

first terms and be renewed for the second

term.

Reviewers play a major role in publication.

Good and timely reviews are the key to the

success of the journal. As a result, we plan

to recognize long and sustaining services of

good reviewers by providing them with

Certificate of Appreciation. The AEs will be

asked to recommend excellent reviewers

for recognition.

The JPVT publishes not only research pa‐

pers but also design innovation and tech‐

nology review papers. All papers should be

submitted to http://journaltool.asme.org/

gas exploration require novel approaches

in infrastructure installation underpinned

by the Engineering Critical Assessments

such as tolerable flaws for pipeline reel lay.

Both challenges rely on the Fitness for Ser‐

vices procedures. This tutorial focuses on

the application of the two procedures com‐

monly used in the conventional power gen‐

eration and oil & gas industry for perform‐

ing the engineering critical assessment of

flaws in pipelines or evaluate structural

integrity of pressure vessels and piping

containing flaws: BS7910: 2013 Guide to

Methods for Assessing the Acceptability of

Flaws in Metallic Structures, and API 579‐

1/ASME FFS‐1 2007 Fitness‐For‐Service

Code. Each procedure will be presented

followed by the application on examples

including assessment of corrosion flaws

and crack‐like flaws. Bostjan Bezensek, of

Shell UK Limited, is the tutorial leader. The

presentation will be given by Isabel Had‐

ley, TWI Ltd, David A Osage, and Robert

Brown, of The Equity Engineering Group

Inc. who are experts for each procedure.

The second Technical Tutorial is an Over‐

view of Welding Applications and Process‐

es for Power Plant Piping and Pressure

Vessels. Welding is the most common

method for fabrication and repair of power

plant piping systems and pressure vessels.

A basic understanding of the most common

welding processes and typical applications

is important for individuals involved in

fabrication, maintenance, or repair of pip‐

ing and pressure vessels. This tutorial pro‐

vides a basic overview of welding process‐

es and reviews potential materials issues

and problems during welding. This tutorial

covers:

Welding applications for piping and vessels

Typical materials for piping and vessels

Common welding processes

Advantages and disadvantages of each pro‐

cess

Basic welding concepts and controls

Typical weld defects and materials issues

Purpose of ASME welding codes and re‐

quirements.

Steve McCracken, EPRI Welding and Re‐

pair Technology Center, and Richard

(Dick) Smith Structural Integrity Associates

Content/index.cfm to be considered for

publication in the journal.

Finally, I would like to express my sincere

thanks to all authors, reviewers, AEs, and

ASME publication staff to their contribu‐

tion to the journal.

Young W. Kwon

Journal Editor

Richard (Dick) Smith, Structural Integrity

Associates are the lead presenters.

Maher Y. A. Younan

Chair, PVPD Professional Development

PVPD Professional

Development Report (Continued from page 3)

Journal of Pressure

Vessel Technology

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Young W. Kwon

ll papers presented at

the PVP‐2013 Confer‐

ence were published

on a CD that was distributed

to the Conference attendees

in their registration packets.

Eight volumes of the PVP‐

2013 Conference Proceedings

were published after the Conference:

Codes & Standards Computer Technology & Bolted Joints Design & Analysis Fluid‐Structure Interaction High‐Pressure Technology, Nondestruc‐tive Evaluation, Student Paper Symposi‐

um & Competition

Materials and Fabrication Operations, Applications, & Components Seismic Engineering

Thank you to all who have worked so hard

to develop the PVP‐2013 program and to

all the authors for their contributions. The

CD and the volumes of the PVP‐2013 Con‐

ference Proceedings include pages recog‐

nizing the dedication and the outstanding

effort of the Track Organizers and Session

Organizers, who contribute countless hours

to the development of the PVP Conference

sessions.

The PVPD Newsletter is published every

year in the Fall/Winter and in Spring. All

articles of interest to the PVP community

are welcome. To submit an article to the

PVPD Newsletter, please contact the in‐

coming chair Hakim A. Bouzid at

[email protected].

Hakim A. Bouzid

Incoming Chair, PVPD Communications

PVPD Communications

Report

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Hakim A. Bouzid

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he PVP technical

division serves

engineers from around

the globe. This is rooted

in the nature of our

business with compa‐

nies operating world‐

wide. It shows in the

statistics of the participants at our annual

conference. We also recognize it in the

LinkedIn forum online of international

discussions, job offers, and event promo‐

tions. PVP serves the global community

by providing information, by developing,

maintaining, and improving standards,

and by keeping people informed about the

latest developments in the industry.

ASME is a society of individuals repre‐

senting companies large and small, that

operate everywhere on earth. The annual

conference in Paris (2013) had more than

900 registrants. From that group, approxi‐

mately 200 came from the USA, 150 from

Japan, 100 from the UK, 100 from France,

60 from Canada, and 50 from China; refer

to Table 1. The remainder of the attendees

represented another 43 other countries.

Wow!

In my work I regularly attend teleconfer‐

ences and other meetings with partici‐

pants from three or four continents.

Email, instant messaging, on‐line meet‐

ings, and the internet in general make this

possible, and in fact easy. Language barri‐

ers are breached by sharing diagrams and

images of the equipment that is being dis‐

cussed. Files can be instantly shared, us‐

ing the built‐in camera on your laptop can

show the participants live.

PVP has set up a group on LinkedIn in

February of 2009 and growth has contin‐

ued rapidly. At the time of writing this

message, there are more than 16,000 group

members! If you are not a member of that

group yet, I recommend you check it out

and add yourself (www.linkedin.com).


VPD membership

as defined as the

primary Technical Interest

of members in the ASME

database. There are cur‐

rently 37 Technical Divi‐

sions/Institutes within

ASME and the PVPD is now the third larg‐

est representing 7.9% of total ASME mem‐

bership. The Division has increased in

membership by 56% during past year

growing to 6810 members as of February

2014 up from 4364 members as of February

2013. In addition, the PVPD is currently

capturing 16.9% of new ASME members,

more than any other Technical Division or

Institute.

In order to continue to grow at such a rate,

it is important to keep recruiting new

PVPD members, and one of the best ways

to do that is to ask colleagues to join ASME

and select “Pressure Vessels and Piping” as

their PRIMARY Technical Interest. Take a

few minutes and consider who in your or‐

ganization would benefit from becoming a

member and encourage them to join our

professional ranks. The ASME Referral

Drive is currently ongoing until September

30th, 2014. The ASME Referral Drive is

your opportunity to share the value of an

ASME Membership with your friends and

colleagues, and receive free gifts in the pro‐

cess! Participate and take pride in knowing

you are supporting ASME and the vital role

it plays in promoting the art, science and

practice of engineering around the globe.

The benefits of ASME membership have

increased greatly over the last few years.

Just one such benefit is, the ASME Digital

Collection, it is an immense, searchable

database of hundreds of eBooks, over

60,000 technical papers from conference

proceedings & journals and, it is all at your

fingertips. There are several ways to join

ASME. Please renew or apply for ASME

membership by registering online through

www.asme.org or downloading and mail‐

ing the membership application to ASME.

Alternatively you can call 1‐800‐843‐2763

(US & Canada) or 1‐973‐882‐1167 (Global).

Since 2009 the PVP Division also maintains

a networking group on LinkedIn to foster

interaction and collaboration between

PVPD members and interested non‐

members. Our LinkedIn Group has grown

at a spectacular rate since its inception.

Membership is currently 15,248 this year

compared to approximately 10,000 last

year. The site also features nine sub‐

groups, which are: Codes and Standards

(1535 members), Materials & Fabrication

(1352 members), Design and Analysis (807

Members), High Pressure Technology (714

Members), Fluid‐Structure Interaction (665

members), Seismic Engineering (349 mem‐

bers), Operations, Applications and Com‐

ponents (39 members), Computer Applica‐

tions/Technology & Bolted Joints (35

members), and ASME B31.3 International

Review Group (16 members). If you have

not created a profile on LinkedIn and

joined one or more of our groups we en‐

courage you do so. Simply visit

www.linkedin.com and enter information

about yourself as you are prompted by the

site. Join this global community of profes‐

sionals, take part in discussions and con‐

nect to colleagues in your field of exper‐

tise.

Within the last two years ASME has al‐

lowed members to create profiles within

the asme.org website for themselves. The

functionality of the site is similar to that of

LinkedIn with the exception that only

ASME members have profiles within the

site. If you already have a LinkedIn profile

you can easily create your profile, there is

an automatic conversion feature built into

the website. Once your ASME profile is

created, a dashboard is generated from

which you can manage your account, view

committee history (if any), review ASME

purchase history and more.

Don’t forget about our annual PVP Con‐

ference being held this July in Anaheim

California. The ASME 2014 PVP Confer‐

ence promises to be the outstanding inter‐

national technical forum for participants

to further their knowledge‐base by being

exposed to diverse topics, and exchange

opinions and ideas both from industry

and academia in a variety of topics related

to Pressure Vessel and Piping technologies

for the Power and Process Industries. PVP

is looking forward to fruitful technical

exchanges with participants from Europe,

Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the Ameri‐

cas, and the Oceania islands. The hotel is

currently open to accepting reservations

for the conference and rooms go fast so

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Coordination

Michiel Brongers

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PVPD Membership

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Darren L. Stang

book early.

Darren L. Stang

Chair, PVPD Membership

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he D&A Tech‐

nical Committee

is chartered to provide a

forum to promote the

research, development

and practical application

of design and analysis

methods for the pressure

vessel and piping industries. The D&A

Committee focus is on both the advance‐

ment of traditional methods and the devel‐

opment of new analysis methods in the

areas of: component design, fatigue, inelas‐

tic analyses, stress classification, composite

materials, thermal stresses and elevated

temperature design, fitness for service, pip‐

ing and equipment dynamics, bolted flange

joints, probabilistic methods, computation‐

al fluid dynamics, and fracture.

Mr. Sujay Krishnamurthy was the Tech‐

nical Program Representative for the PVP‐

2013 Conference in Paris, France. The D&A

Technical Committee sponsored 30 tech‐

nical sessions and two panel session in 14

technical topics. In these technical sessions,

115 technical papers were presented. All

technical sessions were well attended. The

D&A Technical Committee also had the

pleasure of sponsoring one of the confer‐

ence Technical Tutorials: Bolted Joint De‐

he Materials and

Fabrication

(M&F) Technical

Committee promotes

research, development,

and sharing of technical

information related to

the development and

modeling, as well as fabrication and struc‐

tural integrity technologies, for piping,

pipelines, components and pressure ves‐

sels. The efforts in recent years have pri‐

marily focused on fracture methodologies

and subcritical crack growth with environ‐

mental effects including corrosion, hydro‐


The discussions are very interesting and it

is easy to ask questions of a broad PVP

audience. You can see and post job open‐

ings, and add or read postings of interest‐

ing events. Some companies also provide

links to their own web sites offering their

products and services.

This year, the PVP annual conference will

be held in Anaheim, California, USA in

July. As you may know, this is the home of

Disneyland, so please consider bringing

your family to enjoy the event together.

Thanks for being part of the PVP communi‐

ty, and we are looking forward to seeing

you in California.

Table 1. Summary of Participants by Coun‐

try for PVP Annual Conference in Paris,

July 2013

Country People Percent

United States 187 19.3

Japan 153 15.8

United Kingdom 104 10.7

France 102 10.5

Canada 62 6.4

China 49 5.1

Germany 31 3.2

Italy 31 3.2

Korea, Republic of 28 2.9

Brazil 21 2.2

Netherlands 16 1.7

Ukraine 15 1.5

Australia 14 1.4

Belgium 14 1.4

Czech Republic 11 1.1

Saudi Arabia 10 1.0

Taiwan 10 1.0

Switzerland 9 0.9

Sweden 8 0.8

Austria 7 0.7

Poland 7 0.7

Russia 7 0.7

Spain 7 0.7

Ireland 5 0.5

Venezuela 5 0.5

Egypt 4 0.4

Finland 4 0.4

Nigeria 4 0.4

Estonia 3 0.3

Hungary 3 0.3

India 3 0.3

Portugal 3 0.3

United Arab Emirates 3 0.3

sign, Analysis, and Code Compliance by

Sayed Nassar and Dr. Warren Brown.

Mr. Shawn Morrison will be the Technical

Program Representative for the PVP‐2014

Conference in Anaheim, California. The

D&A Technical Committee is planning 33

technical sessions and 2 panel sessions in

14 technical topics, including 3 student

paper sessions. In addition, we are plan‐

ning to present a technical tutorial on

ASME PCC‐2 and PCC‐3. Dr. San Iyer is

the D&A Coordinator for the Student Pa‐

per Competition.

The Design & Analysis Technical Com‐

mittee met on Monday, July 15, 2013 in the

La Sorbonne C Room at the Paris Marriott

Rive Gauche, Paris, France. Sixteen mem‐

bers, three prospective member and sever‐

al visitors were in attendance. The D&A

Technical Committee welcomed our new

elected members at this meeting: Mr. Bing

Li, Dr. Robert Frith, and Mr. Shane Fin‐

neran.

We look forward to seeing you at PVP‐

2014 in Anaheim, California.

Anyone interested in participating in the

Committee activities is invited to attend

the D&A Committee meeting at PVP‐2014

and/or contact Mr. Trevor Seipp

([email protected]).

Trevor Seipp

Chair, Design & Analysis

International Coordination (Continued from page 5)

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Technical Committee:

Design & Analysis

Trevor Seipp

David Rudland

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Materials &

Fabrications

Argentina 2 0.2

Colombia 2 0.2

Iran 2 0.2

Israel 2 0.2

Sierra Leone 2 0.2

Slovakia 2 0.2

South Africa 2 0.2

Turkey 2 0.2

Azerbaijan 1 0.1

Chile 1 0.1

Congo 1 0.1

Ghana 1 0.1

Greece 1 0.1

Kazakhstan 1 0.1

Kuwait 1 0.1

Qatar 1 0.1

Not reported 5 0.5

TOTAL 969 100

Michiel Brongers

Chair, PVPD International Coordination

7

he Operations, Appli‐

cations and Compo‐

nents Committee (OAC)

promotes applied Pressure

Vessel Technology address‐

ing a wide range of topics of

importance in the power and

process industries. Current topics of par‐

ticular interest include aging and license

renewal of nuclear power plants, compo‐

nent inspection and degradation of valves,

piping, heat exchangers and pumps, diag‐

nostics and measuring methods, applied

risk analyses, and radioactive material

transportation, storage, and long term dis‐

position. These aspects of Pressure Vessel

Technology align with a common theme of

safe and efficient industrial operations

where operating conditions involve highly

hazardous materials and/or challenging

engineering environments such as high

temperatures and pressures. For the 2014

PVP Conference, OAC has continued its

practice of encouraging publication on a

range of topics, by authors from around the

world.

The OAC Technical program for 2014 in‐

cludes technical papers on the following

topics:

Safety, Reliability and Risk Assessment Qualification and Testing Monitoring, Diagnostics and Inspection Toxic Substances: Storage and Transporta‐tion

Pumps and Valves Operation and Maintenance of Pressure Vessels, Heat Exchangers and Structures

Aging Management and Life Extension


Small‐Scale and Miniature Mechanical Testing

Plastic Pipe Fracture Reliability and Probabilistic As‐sessment of Failure

In addition, the M&F Technical Committee

developed a technical tutorial on Computa‐

tional Weld Modeling which provided an

overview with examples of the methods

used to computationally model the weld

process and experimentally measure the

weld residual stress. Finally the M&F Tech‐

nical Committee also sponsored the NDE

demonstration forum. The 2013 M&F Tech‐

nical Committee Meeting was held during

the 2013 PVP Conference, and was attend‐

ed by approximately 50 members and

guests. Three new Technical Committee

members were welcomed in 2013.

For the 2014 PVP Conference to be held in

Anaheim, California, the M&F Technical

Program is led by the M&F TPR Dr. Mich‐

iel Brongers. A total of 53 regular paper

sessions including two student sessions to

support the EC Student Paper Symposium

and Competition are planned. These in‐

clude four joint sessions with the Codes

and Standards Technical Committee and

one joint session with the Nondestructive

Evaluation Committee. The M&F TPR will

be investigating the possibility of four ad‐

ditional joint sessions with the Codes and

Standards Technical Committee, three ad‐

ditional joint sessions with the Design and

Analysis committee, and one additional

joint session with the High Pressure Tech‐

nology Committee. An NDE Demonstra‐

tion Forum is planned. We appreciate the

overwhelming response and support from

the authors and the pressure vessels and

piping community. We expect to have an‐

other successful year at the PVP Confer‐

ence in July 2014.

The M&F Technical Committee has grown

steadily through the years, and is com‐

mitted to stay current with the latest tech‐

nologies. We are proud to have a large

international membership, which is open to

all individuals over a wide variety of disci‐

plines, and to those who are interested in

fostering research and development in

pressure vessel and piping materials and

If you are interested in applying for ASME Membership, please visit

http://www.asme.org/about‐asme/professional‐membership

gen and high temperature. Areas of inter‐

est also include mechanistic materials mod‐

eling, advanced materials development

including applications to nuclear new

builds, fracture toughness, miniature me‐

chanical testing, fabrication processes, com‐

posite systems, non‐destructive examina‐

tion (NDE), weld integrity, creep‐fatigue

interaction, integrity of plastic pipe, fitness‐

for‐service, and fracture reliability. Efforts

have recently been very active in the area

of weld residual stress including both nu‐

merical and experimental predictions. The

development of materials, NDE, and fabri‐

cation technologies lead to improvement in

understanding of material performance, as

well as improvement in structural design,

structural integrity assessment including

leak‐before‐break, plant life management,

and fitness‐for‐service acceptance criteria

for pressure vessels and piping systems. A

number of these activities are performed in

collaboration with the Codes and Stand‐

ards Technical Committee to support inter‐

national Codes and Standards.

At the 2013 PVP conference in Paris France,

the M&F TPR (Track Organizer) Dr. Do‐Jun

Shim along with the topic/session organiz‐

ers, organized 19 topics with 51 paper ses‐

sions. A total of 187 written papers were

published in a single conference proceed‐

ings volume on a CD‐ROM. There were 7

presentations only. A memorial symposi‐

um, organized in collaboration with the

Codes and Standards Technical Committee,

was held for Bilial Dogan and consisted of

four sessions. Because of the multidiscipli‐

nary nature of the Materials and Fabrica‐

tion Technical Committee, M&F partnered

with the Design and Analysis (D&A) and

High‐Pressure Technology Technical Com‐

mittees to host two joint sessions on Com‐

posite Systems for Pressure Vessel and

Piping, and partnered with D&A and C&S

Technical Committees to host two technical

sessions on Fitness for Service and Failure

Assessment. Finally, the M&F Technical

Committee, together with the C&S Tech‐

nical Committee, co‐sponsored an addition‐

al sessions in areas related to:

Materials & Fabrication (Continued from page 6)


Operations, Applica‐

tions & Components

Stephen J. Hensel

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technologies. For more information please

contact David Rudland at

[email protected].

David Rudland

Chair, Materials & Fabrication

8

he Computer Tech‐

nology Committee

and Bolted Joints (CTBJ)

Technical Committee is the

home for expertise and ad‐

vancement of computer

technology within the

PVPD. The Committee ad‐

dresses issues relating to software, hard‐

ware, algorithms and emerging computer

related developments that affect PVP anal‐

ysis, design and engineering process capa‐

bilities and has a special focus on the ap‐

plication of bolted joints. Discussions and

papers addressing the latest developments

in linear and nonlinear mechanics, applica‐

tion of risk‐based techniques, modeling


he Codes and

Standards (C&S)

Committee promotes the

development and ex‐

change of technical infor‐

mation on contemporary

topics related to the C&S

for pressure vessels and

piping components. There are a multitude

of consensus codes, standards, rules and

guidelines on design, construction and

fitness‐for‐service in the world, such as

ASME B&PV Code, API 579/ASME‐FFS,

European FITNET, French Codes RCC‐M

and RSE‐M, German Guideline FKM, Brit‐

ish Standard BS 7910, R‐6 and R‐5, Chinese

Code GB/T, Czech Code AME Standard,

Japanese Code JSME, etc. Although the

evaluation methodologies are different,

there is a need to have harmonization to

obtain consistent results among these

different codes. The C&S Committee has

supported and offered opportunities to

share information of mutual interests at

PVP Conference over the years.

The C&S main topics are related to the de‐

sign and construction, metallic and non‐

metallic integrity methods, repair and miti‐

gation technologies, in‐service inspection

and flaw evaluation, high temperature

codes and new criteria for code improve‐

ment. The papers in C&S contain technical

basis documents of suggested code changes

and even proposals of new standards. The

C&S Committee has become truly interna‐

tional in nature bringing together people

from different countries exchanging new

technologies and sharing codes and stand‐

ards developments in their part of the

world.

The 2013 PVP Conference in Paris, France,

was very successful. The C&S Committee

sponsored 18 major technical topics. A total

of 144 technical papers were presented in

34 sessions at the conference. Some of these

sessions were jointly sponsored with the

M&F Committee. The PVP 2013 C&S Com‐

mittee meeting was attended by 41 mem‐

bers and visitors. During the meeting, Hon‐

ors and Awards Chair Douglas Scarth

awarded the Certificate of Recognitions to

Jinyang Zheng for the 2013 TPR (Technical

Program Representative) work, Certificate

of Recognitions to Claude Faidy, Yinsheng

Li and Kunio Onizawa for their C&S dedi‐

cated services, and Certificate of Apprecia‐

tion for Outstanding Service to Bostjan

Bezensek. Wolf Reinhardt and Harikrish‐

nan Indermohan received the Award for

the outstanding technical paper which was

presented at the C&S session. Michael Mar‐

tin and Keith Wright were awarded PVP

Jim Farr Outstanding Conference Session

Award for organizing the Use of Modern

FE Method for Code Assessment in the

2012 PVP conference. The C&S Committee

has grown steadily through the years, and

is proud to have a large international mem‐

bership.

This year’s conference PVP2014 will be

held Anaheim, CA, USA. Everyone in‐

volved in the progress is working very

hard to make this a very successful confer‐

ence. At the time of preparing this news‐

letter, the C&S track has received approxi‐

mately 116 technical papers within 31 ses‐

sions. The C&S Committee sessions for this

year’s conference are being jointly orga‐

nized and led by the TPRs, Steven Xu from

Canada and Kiminobu Hojo from Japan.

Coordinator for student paper competition

for C&S is Kamran Nikbin from UK. A new

topic in the C&S Track is related to Fast

Reactor Design and Construction devel‐

oped by Tai Asayama and Cecile Petesch.

We also have a memorial symposium on

The James Farr Memorial Symposium on

Structural Integrity of Pressure Compo‐

nents organized by Yogeshwar Hari. We

have high expectation for the upcoming

conference in Anaheim. A very unique

tutorial on Application of API 579/ASME

FFS (Fitness‐for‐Service) and BS 7910 FFS

Procedures is being prepared by Bostjan

Bezensek, with summaries of code chang‐

es, new codifications and their technical

background lectured by Robert Brown,

David Osage and Isabel Hadley who are

developing Codes in this field. The C&S

committee will hold a panel session on the

NDE Personnel Qualification by Henry

Stephens. We have great expectations that

PVP2014 would be a very successful con‐

ference.

Anyone interested in code and standard

activities is welcome to attend the next

committee meeting at PVP2014 in Ana‐

heim. The Committee is open to individu‐

als who are interested to be session devel‐

opers and symposium organizers. For

more information, please contact Kunio

Hasegawa at [email protected].

Kunio Hasegawa

Chair, Codes & Standards

Kunio Hasegawa


Codes & Standards

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The papers in the topic areas discussed

above are important contributions to the

technology and operation for the power

and process industries which are vital to

efficiently and effectively meeting global

energy challenges in the future. The papers

presented in all sessions have been subject‐

ed to a formal review process in accordance

with ASME requirements.

The OAC encourages sharing applied pres‐

sure vessel technology across industries

such as nuclear and petrochemical, across

international boundaries and continents,

and across generations. Please, join us in

Anaheim, California and participate in an

enjoyable, creative and thought provoking

atmosphere. OAC actively seeks and en‐

courages new members.

Stephen J. Hensel

Chair, Operations Applications & Components


Computer Technology

& Bolted Joints

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Wolf Reinhardt

Operations, Applications &

Components (Continued from page 7)

9

he Seismic Engi‐

neering Tech‐

nical Committee

(SETC) is focused on the

promotion and enhance‐

ment of the study and

application of seismic

engineering, as it relates

to the design and opera‐

tion of pressure vessels, liquid storage

tanks, piping systems and other structural

systems and components. Encouraging

participation in the annual ASME Pressure

Vessels & Piping Conference has proven to

be an effective way to achieve the SETC’s

chartered goal. The Committee organizes

sessions covering emerging research and

applications in a broad range of topics in‐

cluding seismic design, modeling and anal‐

ysis; seismic response qualification; damp‐

ing and energy dissipation; seismic isola‐

tion and vibration control; seismic testing

and verification; high level response of

piping and vessels; seismic codes, stand‐

ards and criteria; seismic damping exami‐

nation and strength reinforcement; fluid


he High Pressure

Technology Com‐

mittee focuses on design,

research, development

and operation of high

pressure equipment and

systems. The end users

experience is a key topic

during the PVP conferences and it pro‐

vides important feedback for the develop‐

ment of ASME high pressure codes and

standards. Furthermore the academia,

exploring fundamental and disseminating

cutting‐edge aspects of High Pressure

Technology, is traditionally well repre‐

sented.

The High Pressure Technology Committee

held its annual meeting during the PVP‐

2013 conference in Paris, France. It is an

international committee with representa‐

tives from nine countries and three conti‐

nents.

During PVP 2013 the committee organized

technical sessions that covered various

aspects of high pressure technology. Over

the last years especially the coverage of the

field of impulsively loaded vessels is in‐

creasing strongly. This cutting edge tech‐

nology offers many new developments

which also will initiate changes in other

parts of the High Pressure world.

techniques, manufacturing process simula‐

tions, fasteners, bolted flange gasketed

joints, stuffing box technologies and test‐

ing have been recent focal points.

The 2013 PVP Conference was held in

beautiful Paris, France. The CTBJ com‐

mittee organized a total of 8 technical pa‐

per sessions comprising 35 papers. Topics

in bolted joints included design & analysis

of bolted flange joints threaded fasteners

and pressure sealed joints, assembly of

bolted joints and elevated temperature

behavior of bolted flange joints. In addi‐

tion, papers were presented with topics in

new and emerging computational meth‐

ods, computational applications in fatigue,

fracture, and damage mechanics, explicit

finite element methods, and probabilistic

and risk based assessment. This year, the

CTBJ sponsored a well attended technical

tutorial “Bolted Joint Design, Analysis and

Code Compliance”, organized jointly by

Sayed Nassar from CTBJ and W. Brown

from D&A, which was presented on July

16. A special thanks to Sayed for this suc‐

cessful event. The committee also wishes

to thank the Technical Program Repre‐

sentative José Carlos Veiga of Teadit In‐

dustria e Comercio Ltda for his support

and guidance in the development of the

CTBJ technical program in Paris. Ya‐

sumasa Shoji deserves to be specially rec‐

ognized for his efforts in collecting and

reviewing papers on behalf of the com‐

mittee for the student paper competition.

Committee officers for 2013‐2014 are Wolf

Reinhardt, Chair; Jerry Waterland, Vice

Chair and Secretary; Sayed Nassar, Profes‐

sional Development Chair; Reza Adibi‐Asl,

Communication Chair, and D. Metzger,

Honors Chair.

At the upcoming 2014 PVP in Anaheim,

CA, the CTBJ Software Demonstration

Forum will be held for the twenty‐fifth

time, providing PVP engineers the oppor‐

tunity to interact with providers of state‐of

‐the‐art design, modeling, and engineering

analysis software. Paper sessions are orga‐

nized by the committee members in the

above topic areas. Technical Program Rep‐

resentative Xinjian Duan from Candu En‐

Computer Technology &

Bolted Joints (Continued from page 8)

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Ricky D. Dixon


High Pressure

Technology

ergy Inc. is coordinating the development

of this year’s sessions.

The CTBJ Technical Committee encourages

anyone who is interested in promoting the

application of computational methods and

bolted joint technology to participate at the

committee meeting at the 2014 PVP. Partici‐

pation can include developing technical

paper and panel sessions, and contributing

papers. Please contact the CT Chair Wolf

Reinhardt at (905) 823 9060 or

[email protected] for more infor‐

mation about our Committee and future

meetings.

Wolf Reinhardt

Chair, Computer Technology & Bolted Joints

Special thanks goes out to Darren Stang,

the Technical Program Representative,

session developers, chairmen and especial‐

ly, the authors and reviewers.

In 2014, the conference will be in Anaheim,

California. Darren Stang and Karl Simp‐

son, the TPR’s, are working hard in devel‐

oping and planning sessions on various

areas of High Pressure technology such as

High‐Pressure Equipment in the Oil & Gas

Exploration and Production, Design, Anal‐

ysis, Life Prediction, NDE and Fitness‐for‐

Service of High‐Pressure Vessels, Compo‐

site and Impulsively Loaded High Pres‐

sure Vessels and a session on Polyethylene

production. It promises to become a very

interesting conference.

Anyone interested in high pressure tech‐

nology activities is invited to join us and

participate at the next committee meeting

at PVP‐2014 in Anaheim, California.

Ricky D. Dixon

Chair, High Pressure Technology

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Tomoyo Taniguchi


Seismic Engineering

10

and solid interaction; seismic analysis and

design of liquid storage tanks and pressure

vessels; seismic analysis and design of in‐

dustrial piping; and structural reliability

and risk assessment.

For the 2013 PVP Conference in Paris,

France, the SETC developed eleven paper

sessions, with 48 technical papers. The TPR

for PVP 2013 was Tomoyo Taniguchi, Pro‐

fessor at Tottori University, Japan. Here,

two special sessions were devoted to the

results of the European Research Program

INDUSE, sponsored by the European Com‐

mission during 2009‐2012, developed by

Spyros A. Karamanos, Professor at Univer‐

sity of Thessaly, Greece. The SETC met on

Tuesday, July 16, 2013 in the La Senat at the

Paris Marriott Rive Gauche Hotel & Con‐

ference Center, Paris, France. Thirteen

members, two prospective members and

two visitors were in attendance. The SETC

welcomed two new elected members. Dur‐

ing the meeting, several leaderships

changed. The new SETC officers are: Chair,

Tomoyo Taniguchi; Vice Chair, Chong‐

Shien Tsai; Secretary; Tasnim Hassan. Spy‐

ros Karamanos and Chong‐Shien Tsai have

been Associate Editors of the ASME Jour‐

nal of Pressure Vessel Technology.

For the PVP 2014 Conference to be held in

Anaheim, USA, the Seismic Engineering

Technical Committee has developed four‐

teen paper sessions. The TPR for the PVP

2014 will be Chong‐Shien Tsai, Professor at

Feng Chia University, Taiwan. One session

of the above is dedicated to the Rudy

Scavuzzo Student Paper Symposium and

Competition and the other one session is

dedicated to the Seismic Safety Margin

Studies of Operating Plants that is widely

opened to whom concerns interdiscipline

and/or international topics in the broad

area of the Seismic Engineering.

Seismic engineering is a crosscutting disci‐

pline that interacts with many other tech‐

nical specialties. Since seismic issues are

globally important, our membership is a

truly international group that welcomes

new members. This offers an opportunity

to meet and interact with engineers and

researchers from around the world who are

working in the various topics associated

with Seismic Engineering. I encourage all

he Fluid‐Structure

Interaction (FSI)

Technical Committee pro‐

motes the study and ap‐

plication of the dynamics

of fluid‐structure interac‐

tion as they relate to the

design and operation of

pressure vessels, piping systems and com‐

ponents. Emphasis is placed on the funda‐

mental and engineering aspects of flow‐

induced vibration, fluid‐solid interactions,

shock and wave propagation, fluid dynam‐

ics and transient thermal hydraulics, multi‐

physics, as well as fluid‐structure dynam‐

ical systems and their response. The Tech‐

nical Committee organizes sessions on

these topics at conferences and symposia,

encourages and supports publication in the

area of FSI and promotes the recognition of

outstanding engineering achievements and

significant individual contributions to pres‐

sure vessels and piping technology.

At the PVP‐2014 conference in Paris,

France, the FSI TC Technical Program Rep‐

resentative (TPR) Arris Tijsseling alongside

with the topic/session organizers, devel‐

oped 22 sessions with more than 88 papers.

The forthcoming PVP‐2014 conference,

which will be held in Anaheim, promises to

be a very interesting technical and social

event. The FSI TC is sponsoring more than

98 papers distributed over 23 sessions. A

student paper competition will also take

place. This impressive level of participation

is due to the hard work and dedication of

the all the members of the Committee in‐

cluding the 2014 FSI TC TPR Kazuaki Inaba

and the topic/session organizers. In my

capacity as the new FSI Technical Com‐

mittee Chair, I thank them all for their

effort in organizing such a promising

event. I also take this opportunity to

who may be interested in seismic engi‐

neering issues and desire more infor‐

mation on the activities of the SETC to

contact me via email at

[email protected]‐u.ac.jp.

Tomoyo Taniguchi

Chair, Seismic Engineering

strongly encourage all individuals of the

FSI community to attend the PVP 2014

Conference.

The FSI technical committee has been

growing continuously over the years and

its current membership is truly interna‐

tional. The committee welcomes new mem‐

bers who are interested in promoting re‐

search and development in the area of FSI

in general and its application to the pres‐

sure vessel and piping technology in par‐

ticular. Those who would like to join the

FSI Committee as official members are

encouraged to send a copy of their resume

to the FSI Chair. In addition, anyone inter‐

ested in the Committee’s activities is invit‐

ed to attend the FSI Committee meeting at

the PVP‐2014, or contact the committee

Chair. The time and location of the meet‐

ing will be listed in the conference pro‐

gram.

Christina Giannopapa

Chair, Fluid Structure Interaction

Seismic Engineering (Continued from page 9)

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PVP 2015 Boston

Boston Park Plaza

July 19– 23, 2015

ASME Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference New Frontiers in Pressure Vessels and Piping

PVP-2015 Join us in historic Boston, Massachusetts for the 2015 ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Con-ference! More than 180 paper and panel sessions are planned, as well as tutorials, Non-Destructive Exami-nation (NDE) and Software demonstration forums, and the Student Paper Competition & Symposium. The PVP Conference is a great place to present your ideas and to meet colleagues as we work to create and ad-vance Pressure Vessel and Piping technologies for our global community of practice. The PVP Conference is a recognized forum for fruitful exchange of ideas with participants from over 40 countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the Americas, and the Oceania islands. The ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Divi-sion will sponsor the PVP-2015 Conference with participation by the ASME NDE Division.

GENERAL TOPICS: (1) Codes & Standards; (2) Computer Technology & Bolted Joints; (3) Design & Analy-sis; (4) Fluid-Structure Interaction; (5) High Pressure Technology; (6) Materials & Fabrication; (7) Operations, Applications & Components; (8) Seismic Engineering; (9) Non-Destructive Examination; and (10) Rudi Scavuzzo Student Paper Competition and Symposium. SCHEDULE: Abstracts are due by November 10, 2014. Authors will be notified of abstract acceptance by December 1, 2014. Draft papers are due by February 9, 2015. Paper peer review comments will be re-turned by March 9, 2015. A Copyright Agreement Form for each paper must be submitted by April 1, 2015. The final manuscripts in the standard ASME format for publication must be received by April 6, 2015. All pre-sented technical papers will be published as referencable documents available post-conference via hardcopy or electronic media. INFORMATION: The conference website URL is: http://www.asmeconferences.org/PVP2015/. Technical paper abstracts must be submitted electronically through the website. Visit the website for additional infor-mation.

PVP Conference Chair Marina B. Ruggles-Wrenn

Air Force Institute of Technology 2950 Hobson Way

WPAFB, OH 45433-7765, USA Phone: 937-255-3636x4641

Email: [email protected]

PVP Technical Program Chair Douglas A. Scarth

Kinectrics Inc. 800 Kipling Ave

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Ph: 416-207-6000 ext 6383 / 416-236-0979

Email: [email protected] Sponsorship Chair

Carl E. Jaske Det Norske Veritas (USA), Inc.

5777 Frantz Road Dublin, OH 43017-1386, USA

Phone: 614-761-6916/Fax: 614-761-1633 Email: [email protected]

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Chair

Michael E. Nitzel

M.E. Nitzel Engineering Services

12839 Lakecrest Dr.

Nampa, ID 83686

Ph: 208‐465‐6434


Vice Chair

Daniel T. Peters

Structural Integrity Associates, Inc.

16339 Irish Road

Edinboro, PA 16412

Ph/Fax: 814‐440‐8173/330‐899‐9755


Programs

Pierre Mertiny

University of Alberta

Mechanical Engineering Department

4‐9 Mechanical Engineering Building

Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G8, Canada

Phone/Fax: 780‐492‐6982/780‐492‐2200


Communications

Marina Ruggles‐Wrenn

Air Force Institute of Technology

2950 Hobson Way

WPAFB, OH 45433‐7765

Ph: 937‐255‐3636x4641


Honors and Awards

Douglas A. Scarth

Kinetrics Inc.

800 Kipling Ave

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Ph: 416‐207‐6000 ext 6383/416‐236‐0979


Professional Development

Maher Y. A. Younan

The American University of Cairo

School of Sciences and Engineering

P.O. 74, New Cairo 11835

Cairo, Egypt

Ph: +20 2 2615 2583/+20 2 2795 7565


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President

Young W. Kwon

Mechanical & Astronautical Engineering Dpt.

Naval Postgraduate School

700 Dyer Road

Monterey, CA 93943

Ph/Fax: 831‐656‐3468 / 2238


J. of PRESSURE VESSEL TECHNOLOGY

Editor

Young W. Kwon

Naval Postgraduate School

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Darren L. Stang

OMAX Corporation

21409 72nd Avenue S.

Kent, WA 98032‐1944

Ph: 253‐872‐2300

Fax: 253‐872‐6190


Publicity Chair and Newsletter Editor

Hakim A. Bouzid

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

École de Technologie Supérieure

1100 Notre Dame Ouest

Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3C 1K3

Ph/Fax: 514‐396‐8563/514‐396‐8530


International Coordinator

Michiel Brongers

Det Norske Veritas (U.S.A.), Inc.

5777 Frantz Road

Dublin, OH 43017‐1386

Ph/Fax: 614‐761‐1214/1633


TECHNICAL COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Codes & Standards

Kunio Hasegawa

Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization

Tokyo Reit Toranomon Bldg.

Toranomon 3‐17‐1, Minato‐ku

Tokyo, Japan 105‐0001

Ph/Fax: +81‐3‐4511‐1751/1897

Email: hasegawa‐[email protected]

Computer Technology & Bolted Joints

Wolf Reinhardt

Candu Energy Inc

2285 Speakman Drive

Mississauga, ON L5K 1B1,Canada

Ph: 1‐905‐823‐9060

Fax: 1‐905‐823‐6120


Design & Analysis

Trevor Seipp

Becht Engineering Canada, Ltd.

110‐259 Midpark Way SE

Calgary, Alberta, T2X 1M2, Canada

Ph/Fax:403‐256‐3575 / 3500

E‐mail: [email protected]

Fluid‐Structure Interaction


European Space Agency (ESA)

ESA HQ Mario‐Nikis/PPC‐PM

8‐10 rue Mario Nikis, 75738 Paris Cedex 15,

France

Ph/Fax: +33 (0)1 5369 7073 / 7369


High‐Pressure Technology

Ricky D. Dixon

Structural Integrity Associates, Inc.

11515 Vanstory Drive, Suite 125

Huntersville, NC 28078

Ph: 704‐977‐1359 / 704‐597‐0335


Materials & Fabrication

David Rudland

United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission

21 Church Street, Room 5C14, Mail Stop CSB‐

5CA24

Rockville, MD 20853

Ph/Fax: 301‐251‐7622 / 7420


Operations, Applications & Components

Stephen J. Hensel

Savannah River Nuclear Solutions

Building 705‐K

Aiken, SC 29802

Ph: 803‐557‐3523

E‐mail: [email protected]

Seismic Engineering

Tomoyo Taniguchi

Tottori University ‐ Dept of Civil Engineering

4‐101 Koyama‐Minami

Tottori 680‐8552 Japan

Phone: +81‐857‐31‐5287

Fax: +81‐857‐28‐7899

Email: [email protected]‐u.ac.jp

ASME STAFF

Jamie Hart

Manager, Conferences and Events, IPTI, ASME

International Petroleum Technology Institute

11757 Katy Freeway, Suite 380

Houston, TX 77079

Tel: (281) 710‐9123


Jacinta McComie‐Cates

Administrator

ASME

Two Park Avenue, 23W2

New York, NY 10016

Ph/Fax: 212‐591‐7052/7671


********** PVPD Newsletter Committee

Hakim A. Bouzid, Editor

Marina Ruggles‐Wrenn, Division

Communications Chair

Michael E. Nitzel, Division Chair **********

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of the PVPD Newsletter, please contact the

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