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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.
(Continued on page 2)
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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H.A. Bouzid, Editor
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.
(Continued on page 2)
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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
(Continued on page 3)
Awards Presented at
PVP‐2013 Conference
in Paris, France
V
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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PVPD Professional
Development Report
Maher Y.A. Younan
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4
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
A
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
hakim.bouzid@etsmtl.ca.
Hakim A. Bouzid
Incoming Chair, PVPD Communications
PVPD Communications
Report
A
Hakim A. Bouzid
5
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).
(Continued on page 6)
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
P PVPD International
Coordination
Michiel Brongers
T
PVPD Membership
Report
Darren L. Stang
book early.
Darren L. Stang
Chair, PVPD Membership
6
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‐
(Continued on page 7)
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
(tseipp@becht.com).
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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Technical Committee:
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
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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
(Continued on page 8)
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)
Technical Committee:
Operations, Applica‐
tions & Components
Stephen J. Hensel
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technologies. For more information please
contact David Rudland at
david.rudland@nrc.gov.
David Rudland
Chair, Materials & Fabrication
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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
(Continued on page 9)
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 kunioh@kzh.biglobe.ne.jp.
Kunio Hasegawa
Chair, Codes & Standards
Kunio Hasegawa
Technical Committee:
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
Technical Committee:
Computer Technology
& Bolted Joints
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Wolf Reinhardt
Operations, Applications &
Components (Continued from page 7)
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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
(Continued on page 10)
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 &
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Ricky D. Dixon
Technical Committee:
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
wolf.reinhardt@candu.com 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
Technical Committee:
Seismic Engineering
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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
t_tomoyo@cv.tottori‐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: ruggleswrenn@gmail.com
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: doug.scarth@kinectrics.com 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: Carl.Jaske@dnv.com
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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
Email: gmnitzel@msn.com
Vice Chair
Daniel T. Peters
Structural Integrity Associates, Inc.
16339 Irish Road
Edinboro, PA 16412
Ph/Fax: 814‐440‐8173/330‐899‐9755
Email: asmepeters@gmail.com
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
Email: pmertiny@ualberta.ca
Communications
Marina Ruggles‐Wrenn
Air Force Institute of Technology
2950 Hobson Way
WPAFB, OH 45433‐7765
Ph: 937‐255‐3636x4641
Email: ruggleswrenn@gmail.com
Honors and Awards
Douglas A. Scarth
Kinetrics Inc.
800 Kipling Ave
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ph: 416‐207‐6000 ext 6383/416‐236‐0979
Email: Doug.Scarth@kinectrics.com
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
Email: myounan@aucegypt.edu
SENATE of PAST PVP CHAIRS
President
Young W. Kwon
Mechanical & Astronautical Engineering Dpt.
Naval Postgraduate School
700 Dyer Road
Monterey, CA 93943
Ph/Fax: 831‐656‐3468 / 2238
Email: ywkwon@nps.edu
J. of PRESSURE VESSEL TECHNOLOGY
Editor
Young W. Kwon
Naval Postgraduate School
700 Dyer Road
Monterey, CA 93943
Ph/Fax: 831‐656‐3468 / 2238
Email: ywkwon@nps.edu
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEES
Membership Chair
Darren L. Stang
OMAX Corporation
21409 72nd Avenue S.
Kent, WA 98032‐1944
Ph: 253‐872‐2300
Fax: 253‐872‐6190
Email: Darren.Stang@OMAX.com
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
Email: hakim.bouzid@etsmtl.ca
International Coordinator
Michiel Brongers
Det Norske Veritas (U.S.A.), Inc.
5777 Frantz Road
Dublin, OH 43017‐1386
Ph/Fax: 614‐761‐1214/1633
Email: michiel.brongers@dnv.com
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‐kunio@jnes.go.jp
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
Email: Wolf.Reinhardt@Candu.com
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: tseipp@becht.com
Fluid‐Structure Interaction
Christina Giannopapa
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
Email: christina.giannopapa@gmail.com
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
Email: rdixon@structint.com
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
Email: david.rudland@nrc.gov
Operations, Applications & Components
Stephen J. Hensel
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
Building 705‐K
Aiken, SC 29802
Ph: 803‐557‐3523
E‐mail: steve.hensel@srnl.doe.gov
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: t_tomoyo@cv.tottori‐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
Email: hartje@asme.org
Jacinta McComie‐Cates
Administrator
ASME
Two Park Avenue, 23W2
New York, NY 10016
Ph/Fax: 212‐591‐7052/7671
Email: mccomiej@asme.org
********** PVPD Newsletter Committee
Hakim A. Bouzid, Editor
Marina Ruggles‐Wrenn, Division
Communications Chair
Michael E. Nitzel, Division Chair **********
To submit an article for upcoming issues
of the PVPD Newsletter, please contact the
incoming communication chair at
hakim.bouzid@etsmtl.ca
2012–2013 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division Officers
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