Nicholas, J.
Joanna Nicholas has been involved in failure investigations of steel structures for more than 20 yr. During her career, she has developed additional experience in hydrogen cracking, HAZ hardness prediction, in-service welding, mooring chain and nickel steels. Ms. Nicholas is a certified international welding engineer, a chartered engineer, a Fellow of the Institute of Materials Minerals and Mining, and a Fellow of TWI.
An investigation into pressure vessel fatigue cracking caused by a tack weld
Pressure vessels and piping constitute the maximum percentage of static equipment in any oil and gas facility.
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Construction Boxscore: Project Spotlight
Project:
Long Son Petrochemicals Complex
Location:
Long Son, Vietnam
Operator:
Siam Cement Group
Cost:
$5.4 B
Capacity:
1.65 MMtpy
Completion date:
2023
Status:
Under Construction