Inspecting for Piping Vibration – Vibration Testing of Small-Bore Piping is a Fixable Gap in Mechanical Integrity Programs

Date: September 17, 2026

Time: 11:00am

Presenters: Michael Bifano, Ph.D., P.E.

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Mechanical integrity (MI) programs are maturing. Corrosion monitoring locations have been established and are now being optimized, and risk-based inspection (RBI) planning is more common. Yet piping continues to fail in service from a damage mechanism that most MI programs avoid or ignore: vibration fatigue. Piping vibration integrity programs are easier to adopt now that acceptance criteria will be codified in API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 Part 15.  This webinar covers how to perform piping vibration inspection and assessment and prioritize mitigation actions with a risk-based approach to supplement the assessment outcomes. Examples will be shared on how Part 15 Level 1 and 2 Fitness-for-Service evaluations of piping vibration can be executed with field engineers and evaluated at scale to supplement your MI programs.