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New Guidance for the Design of Fillet-Welded Patches

Jun 26, 2026

The current ASME PCC-2 Article 212 guidance for fillet-welded patch repairs is known to be conservative, frequently driving patch plate thicknesses past the 1.5-inch threshold that triggers mandatory PWHT. This article presents Equity Engineering’s proposed T-min methodology, an FEA-validated alternative that eliminates unnecessary thickness penalties and reduces PWHT risk while remaining technically rigorous and grounded in ASME design-by-analysis principles.

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When Pressure Builds: The Science and Engineering of Explosion Venting

May 22, 2026

Combustible dust explosions are well-documented, well-studied, and entirely preventable, and yet they continue to claim lives, as tragically demonstrated by the July 2025 explosion at a Nebraska biofuels facility. This article introduces the engineering fundamentals of explosion venting, walking through the key parameters, calculations, and judgment calls required to design a compliant and effective deflagration vent per NFPA 68.

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Bolted Flange Joint Assembly and Integrity

Oct 22, 2025

Learn how to improve performance by adopting inspection and maintenance best practices and applying advanced finite element analysis (FEA). This article discusses key design and operational considerations, drawing from codes and standards as well as Equity Engineering’s experience in assessing bolted joints. 

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Are There Gaps in Your Pressure Relief Program?

Jul 30, 2024

Pressure relieving systems serve as the last line of defense against the dangers of overpressures in our facilities, but this protection can be jeopardized by poor maintenance and degradation. Active safeguarding of this protective system is crucial to preventing catastrophe. While the requirement for pressure relief is rooted in the ASME code, it is the US CFR 29 1010.119 [1] that requires the proper documentation of relief system design and design bases.

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Turnarounds: Executing a Problem-Solving Team

May 25, 2021

A successful turnaround has five main stages: setting goals, project scoping, detailed planning, execution, and post-turnaround planning. This article focuses on the advantages of a problem-solving team to resolve equipment inspection discovery and efficiently minimize lost opportunity costs.

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The Importance of Pre-Turnaround Reviews

May 25, 2021

A turnaround can cost hundreds of thousands or even millions of a dollars per day. In this article, you’ll learn how Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) helps to manage the costly impact of turnarounds through proper pre-planning to minimize the overall downtime.

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