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FRP Fitness For Service: API/ASME educational series
Introduction to a four-part API/ASME educational series on FRP system performance and implications for Fitness For Service to support development of API 579-1/ASME FFS-1, Part 16.
Inspectioneering Journal articles
Progress Toward Fitness-For-Service Assessment of FRP Equipment November/December 2025 Since 2017, Inspectioneering has published eight articles by UTComp founder and CTO Geoff Clarkson and several by others that describe the inspection of equipment made from...
40 years of failure analysis of polymeric composite materials
UTComp founder Geoff Clarkson and forensic engineering expert Daniel Couture explore the development of mathematical models to predict the condition and behaviour of polymeric composites in a new paper published by the Journal of the National Academy of Forensic...
UTComp to present paper on FRP Remaining Strength Factor at PVP 2026
UTComp engineering analyst Karelle Guiao and CTO Geoff Clarkson will present a paper at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ (ASME) Pressure Vessels and Piping conference, PVP 2026, on the value of FRP Remaining Strength Factor calculation. This marks the...
API 579, Part 16: FRP Fitness For Service assessment levels
The evolution of the API 579-1 / ASME FFS-1 Fitness-For-Service standard has been enormously beneficial to a broad range of industries. API 579 provides a structured, quantitative methodology for assessing the structural integrity of steel pressurized tanks, pipes and...
About API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 Part 16
Regular assessment of in-service fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) assets provides critical information about their Fitness For Service (FFS) that enables asset owners to: maintain uninterrupted operations ensure personnel safety efficiently plan repairs and maintenance,...
Damage progression in FRP
Damage progression in FRP composites is more complex and less predictable than in metals due to their unique mechanical properties.
FRP design fundamentals: materials, applications & codes
The fundamentals of FRP design, including fabrication methods, unique mechanical and viscoelastic properties, and how engineers use standards like ASME RTP-1 and API 579 to design reliable equipment.
AI and the future of FRP evaluation
UTComp’s UltraAnalytix NDE system features a patented AI algorithm that draws on millions of inspection data points to process and analyze raw ultrasonic data to identify changes in polymer condition.
Inspection standards and codes for in-service FRP
Summary of inspection standards and codes to identify flaws or defects in FRP (polymeric) composite equipment and structures.