Geoff Clarkson, UTComp's founder and CTO, presented Non-intrusive, non-destructive FRP Inspection at NACE Corrosion International, March 8-10, 2016. See his presentation. Geoff is a regular presenter at NACE. Also see his presentations: A Key to Fiberglass Reinforced...
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Proving Reliability of FRP
Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) has been used successfully to reduce corrosion losses, which include total cost of failure (lost production, safety risks, repair costs) and ongoing repair and replacement, since the 1950’s. Many chemical process industries...
Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Assets – Corrision Barrier Condition and Remaining Service Life
This paper, Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Assets – Corrision Barrier Condition and Remaining Service Life Predictions, was presented at PacWest Conference 2014. Geoffrey E. Clarkson, P.Eng., FECUTComp Inc.Cambridge, Ontario, Canada Abstract Fiberglass reinforced...
Experimental Validation of Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation of Residual Service Life of Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Structures
This paper Experimental Validation of Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation of Residual Service Life of Fibreglass Reinforced Plastic Structures was presented at CAMX 2015. Authors: Z. H. Zhu, Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering, York University,...
Polymers in Sulphuric Acid Service
The article, Polymers in Sulphuric Acid Service, published in the May-June 2015 issue of Sulphur magazine, reported on UTComp's UltraAnalytix® inspection system, a "unique and innovative approach to the design and inspection of FRP for fabricators and end users."...
Innovative Non-destructive Ultrasonic Testing and Analysis for FRP Piping
The paper Innovative Nondestructive Ultrasonic Testing and Analysis for FRP Piping was delivered at CAMX 2015. Authors: Ahmed Arabi Hassen, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Processing & ApplicationsDevelopment (MPAD) Center,...
Non-Destructive Condition Assessment of Fiberglass Reinforced Structures
Geoffrey E. ClarksonUTComp Inc. Cambridge Ontario, Canada The central case study in this paper covers structural evaluation of an atmospheric storage tank usedfor ferric chloride at a wastewater treatment facility in the City of Ottawa, Canada. ABSTRACTFiberglass...
Ultrasound Responses and Non-Destructive Testing for Open-Mold Glass Reinforced Thermosets
This paper, Ultrasound Responses and Non-Destructive Testing for Open-Mold Glass Reinforced Thermosets, was presented at CAMX 2015. Geoffrey E. Clarkson, P.Eng., FECUTComp IncCambridge, ON, Canada Abstract Ultrasound is the most common non-destructive technique used...
Baseline Values for Non-Destructive Structural Evaluation of Glass Reinforced Composites
Geoffrey E. ClarksonUTComp IncCambridge, ON, Canada Abstract Ultrasonic readings taken from glass reinforced plastic can be related to the elastic modulus, and hence the strength of the material. Research results dating back to the 1960’s have shown that stressing...
UTComp featured in The Globe and Mail
UTComp is proud to be featured in The Globe and Mail article, Canada is good at inventing, not so good at selling. An excerpt: [Customer service] was the strategy employed by UTComp, a Cambridge, Ont.-based company that has developed a non-destructive testing process...