Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 am – 12:15 pm
Lunch (On your own): 12:15 – 1:15 pm
Afternoon Session: 1:15 – 4:30 pm
Introduction to Failures
Big
Medium
Mundane
Spectacular
Small
Material Failure Algorithm
Step-by-step sequence to maximize efficiency
Step 1 – Document the failure
Step 2 – Do dimensions match drawings
Step 3 – Easy to check mechanical properties
• Mechanical properties determined in lab
• Other destructive testing
• Macro etching
Step 4 – Do mechanicals meet specifications?
Step 5 – Chemical properties
Step 6 – Fracture morphology
Step 7 – More expensive tests if needed
Understanding the Technical Issues
Cause and effect
Low stress – low cycle fatigue failures
Basic fatigue
Ductile-brittle transition
Grain structure
Welding issues – SMAW, GMAW, TIG
Welding issues – electric resistance
Natural enemy of stainless steel
Natural enemy of aluminum
Natural enemy of copper, brass, bronze
Ductile iron vs cast iron
Corrosion mechanism
Galvanic cells
Dezincification
Variations in magnification
Documenting the details
Case studies
Credits
Professional Engineers
6.5 PDHs
Architects
6.5 HSW Continuing Ed. Hours*
6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units
Contractors
Non-Credit Continuing Ed.
*does not qualify for California accessibility requirement
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 PDHs to professional engineers and 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to architects in all states with continuing education requirements, except Florida architects. This seminar does not qualify for California’s mandated accessibility continuing education requirement for architects.
This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885). Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES.
HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved architect continuing education sponsor in New York. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.
This course also offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity for construction contractors. Credit approval is not being sought in any state with a contractor continuing education requirement.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
Gregory Fehr
Advanced Technology & Marketing Group (ATMG)Advanced Technology & Marketing Group (ATMG), NevadaMr. Fehr is a metallurgical engineer and corrosion specialist. He is managing principal of ATMG of Nevada and he has over 35-years of experience in the field. Mr. Fehr has an engineering degree from Oklahoma University and an MBA degree from Drake University, and he has held licenses in Alabama, Iowa (Mechanical), Texas, Maine, and Oklahoma (Mechanical and Metallurgical). Previous certifications include ASNT Level III in radiographic, ultrasonic, liquid penetrant, and magnetic particle testing and NAARSO Level I. His experience includes structural condition assessment, and metallurgical testing and failure analysis of structural steel welded and bolted connections, valves, pressure vessels, pumps, pipes, fittings, and wellheads, as well as portable and fixed amusement rides. Applications include water and wastewater public works, and the fossil fuel and nuclear power industries. Mr. Fehr’s other employers have included Fisher Controls, General Electric, ARAMCO (Saudi Arabia), Parsons (Engineering & Construction) and British Petroleum. He has participated in task groups for ASTM, ASNT, API, EPRI, and NACE, and he has been published in ELECTRICAL WORLD, The Journal for Leadership and Management in Engineering, ASME Proceedings, NACE Proceedings, and other publications. Mr. Fehr has also been an instructor for the American Society of Civil Engineers’ national seminar, Structural Condition Assessment of Existing Structures, since 1998.