Steph Dux, P.E.

Senior Engineer I

Years of Experience | 17

Education & Licenses:

Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Registered Professional Engineer, States of Iowa and Ohio

Areas of Specialization:

Fitness-for-service in accordance with API 579-1/ASME FFS-1
ASME Code compliance calculations for pressure vessels & piping
Finite element stress analysis
Rerates, repairs, and alterations of pressure vessels

Overview:

Steph is a member of the Mechanical & Structural Engineering team at Equity Engineering.  Steph performs fitness-for-service (FFS) evaluations of in-service equipment utilizing Level 2 and Level 3 methodologies of API 579.  She also performs suitability-for-service (SFS) evaluations, ASME Code design, and code compliance of pressure-containing equipment.  

Prior to joining Equity Engineering, Stephanie worked as a design engineer for a global industrial company.  She was responsible for the design, supplier qualification, validation, and launch of commercial products.  Stephanie is a certified Six Sigma Green Belt.

Publications:

Hernandez, C.J., Ramsey, D.S., Dux, S.J., Chu, E.H., Rimnac, C.M., Irradiation Does Not Modify Mechanical Properties of Cancellous Bone Under Compression, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, Volume 470, Issue 9, pages 2488-2495, 2012.

Hernandez, C.J., Ramsey, D.S., Dux, S.J., Chu, E.H., Rimnac, C.M., Irradiation Does Not Modify Femoral Cancellous Bone Strength or Microdamage Processes, 57th annual meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Long Beach, CA, 2011.

Dux, S.J., Ramsey, D., Chu, E.H., Rimnac, C.M., Hernandez, C.J., Gamma Radiation Sterilization Alters Microscopic Damage Processes in Dense Cancellous Bone, 56th annual meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, LA, 2010.

Dux, S.J., Ramsey, D., Chu, E.H., Rimnac, C.M., Hernandez, C.J., Alterations in Damage Processes in Dense Cancellous Bone Following Gamma-Radiation Sterilization, Journal of Biomechanics; 43, pages 1509-1513, 2010.

Dux, S.J., The Effect of Gamma Radiation Sterilization on Yield Properties and Microscopic Tissue Damage in Dense Cancellous Bone, MS Thesis, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, January 2010.