2026 Technical Update

FRP Fitness For Service Best Practices

Big changes are coming for FRP assessment and reliability in 2026, including an update to API 579.

This free webinar will equip reliability professionals with the latest evidence-based information on FRP Fitness For Service, featuring:

• FRP mechanical properties, damage mechanisms and failure modes
• Standards and codes, including the proposed new API 579-1 / ASME-FFS-1 (Part 16) “Assessment of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Equipment” for in-service assets
• Non-destructive inspection and evaluation techniques
• Case study
• Plus, a 30-minute Q&A.

Presented by Geoff Clarkson, P.Eng.

The live webinar is presented by FRP subject matter expert Geoff Clarkson, UTComp’s founder and CTO.

Geoff is the author of WRC Bulletin 601 — “Assessment of Existing Fiber Reinforced Polymer Equipment for Structural Damage”.

He is also the project team lead of the ASME/API Fitness-For-Service Joint Committee (FFSJC), which is developing the new part for API 579-1/ASME FFS-1.

Event details:

• Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2026
• 9:00-11:00 am ET
• Cost: free

We look forward to seeing you there!