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RAGAGEP: Codes, Standards, and Good Engineering Practices (Part 5)

March 6th, 2018

Peter Thomas, P.E. recently wrote a technical paper and presented at the 2017 RETA National Conference on the topic of RAGAGEP: Codes, Standards, and Good Engineering Practices. This is the fifth in a series of blogs which include excerpts from his technical paper. The previous blogs are available in the following links:  Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. RAGAGEP […]

Ammonia Week in Review | February 23, 2018

February 23rd, 2018

Ammonia faces unbearable pressure in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…. Patiala: 3 Killed, 11 Fall Ill as Ammonia Leaks After Cylinder Blast – The victims were working in the unit when the explosion occurred due to a sudden rise in pressure inside the ammonia cylinder. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak at Tegel in Taranaki – The victims were working […]

RAGAGEP: Codes, Standards, and Good Engineering Practices (Part 4)

February 20th, 2018

Peter Thomas, P.E. recently wrote a technical paper and presented at the 2017 RETA National Conference on the topic of RAGAGEP: Codes, Standards, and Good Engineering Practices. This is the fourth in a series of blogs which include excerpts from his technical paper. The previous blogs are available in the following links:  Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. RAGAGEP Confusion […]

RAGAGEP: Codes, Standards, and Good Engineering Practices (Part 3)

February 6th, 2018

Peter Thomas, P.E. recently wrote a technical paper and presented at the 2017 RETA National Conference on the topic of RAGAGEP: Codes, Standards, and Good Engineering Practices. This is the third in a series of blogs which include excerpts from his technical paper. The previous blogs are available in the following links: Part 1, Part 2. RAGAGEP Documents While it […]

Ammonia Week in Review | January 26, 2018

January 26th, 2018

Ammonia clears the streets in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…. Goa Village Evacuated after Ammonia Gas Leak – At least two women were today shifted to a hospital and hundreds of residents in Goa’s Chicalim village evacuated from their homes after a tanker carrying ammonia overturned on the nearby highway connecting Vasco City to Panaji. […]