Inspection / Monitoring
7 Methods of Coating Thickness Measurement
Measurement of film thickness can be done with many different instruments. Understanding the equipment available for film thickness...
All About Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers (EMATs)
An electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) generates ultrasound via an electromechanical coupling, and is used to detect pipeline...
Integrity Management: How Ultrasonic Inline Inspection (ILI) Technology Enhances Safety
Conventional pressure testing poses many risks to the pipeline, the environment and nearby workers. Ultrasonic inline inspection (ILI), on...
The Use of Cathodic Protection Coupons for Monitoring Cathodic Protection Levels
The corrosion industry is beginning to emphasize the use of cathodic protection (CP) coupons as an assessment technique to determine the CP...
A Look at Digital Radiography for Corrosion Inspection
Digital radiography uses X-ray radiation and is faster, safer and more efficient than conventional film radiography, thus making it an...
Ultrasonic Crack Inspection: How to Avoid Pipeline Failures
Ultrasonic technology uses sound waves to detect cracks and other pipeline defects. The early identification of these cracks is essential...
QUIZ: Pipeline Crack Inspection (15 Questions to Test Your Knowledge)
The integrity of pipeline networks is threatened by cracks and other defects generated during manufacturing, installation and operation of...
QUIZ: 11 Questions to Test Your Underwater Inspection Knowledge
Underwater inspections can be used to help maintain offshore and underwater structures and detect corrosion.
IoT for Corrosion Monitoring in the Oil and Gas Industry
IoT uses electronic sensors connected directly to assets to gather and report critical information to remote locations. This permits...
Remote Corrosion Monitoring Systems in the Oil and Gas Industry
Companies use remote corrosion monitoring systems to prevent pipelines and other plant equipment from failing in the field. Discover where...
The 3 Stages of Corrosion Failure Analysis
Failure analysis allows corrosion engineers to determine why a component or piece of equipment failed and how to prevent the same type of...
Beginners Guide to Becoming an Offshore Coating Inspector
Offshore coating inspectors must possess sound knowledge of various coating types, their applications and different types of defects. This...
EIT Corrosion Detection Systems: Are They the Future?
Grouted electrically isolated pre-tensioned tendons provide advantages for prestressed concrete structures such as bridges and flyovers....
Engineering Ships for Better Coating Performance
When examining why marine coatings fail, the industry commonly assumes the cause lies in substandard surface preparation or paint...
Pitting Corrosion Prevention: How to Protect and Monitor Metallic Surfaces
Pitting corrosion is a dangerous form of deterioration. It can be prevented by choosing metals with appropriate pitting corrosion...
Multi-Technique Pipeline Corrosion Monitoring
Individual corrosion monitoring techniques can be misleading and indicate no corrosion or only one type of corrosion. Here, we take a look...
Gas Pipelines: Internal Corrosion Protection and Fire Prevention
Electrochemical reactions on the internal surfaces of gas pipelines can result in corrosion and, ultimately, gas leaks, fires and...
Guided Wave Ultrasonic Testing for Non-piggable Pipelines
Guided wave ultrasonic testing (GWUT) is a viable alternative for pipelines considered to be non-piggable because they are located in...
Coating Holidays & Pinholes: Chinks in the Armor
Defects in a coating film can ultimately leave the metal substrate vulnerable to corrosion, thus negating the purpose of the protective...
