Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices to Expedite and Maximize the Value of Fitness-for-Service Assessments

Presenters: Anthony Feller; Stephanie Dux
Date: May 22, 2025 | 11:00 AM EST

FFS technology is used to optimize run, repair, or replace decisions for equipment containing flaws or defects. API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 (API 579) is the international code that provides Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 FFS procedures to assess various damage mechanisms. This presentation will provide the novice or intermediate experienced FFS practitioner an overview of various tips, tricks, and best practices to expedite and maximize the value of FFS assessments. Case study examples will be presented to demonstrate the benefits of knowing when and how to leverage these tools. Topics that will be covered include, but are not limited to when and how to justify less limiting allowable stress criterion, benefits of employing alternative design-by-rule procedures, damage characterization best practices, assumptions to simplify or expedite assessments, and benefits of proactive FFS activities.

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