Storage tank settlement and soil-side corrosion assessment with optimized repair strategy

Meshal Alsaiari works with Saudi Aramco as a piping and structural engineer. He earned a BS degree in mechanical engineering from Prince Mohammed University and has more than 10 yr of experience working extensively in the inspection and engineering fields with static equipment and piping components. He is an Incorporated Engineer from the UK Engineering Council and a Certified Corrosion Technologist from the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE). Mr. Alsaiari has published several technical papers in the field of piping and static equipment engineering.

Fayez Alghamdi works with the Saudi Aramco Consulting Services Department (CSD) as a pressure vessels and tanks consultant with extensive experience in the design and repair of pressure vessels and storage tanks. He earned an MS degree in mechanical engineering from King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia in 2003. He previously worked as Vessels Standards Chairman from 2015–2019.