Tank Inspection

Storage tanks are an integral part of infrastructure for the operation of your enterprise. We understand the significance of storage tanks and strive to provide a higher level of reliability. With proven capabilities and readily available resources, NDT provides an accurate assessment at an efficient cost to you. Services range from program development to tank inspection to engineering evaluation. Advanced NDT is there with you through the life of your storage tank asset.

We can assist in the development of your tank program with the goal to maximize the service run and minimize down time. We ensure the job we do meets compliance requirements with endurance to ensure that you have a reliable asset.

Due to our vast experience, we are able to render a condition based fixed price for tank inspections. Realizing the production needs of storage tanks, we aim to provide you with the support needed to complete the essential tasks in a timely fashion, whatever the condition of your tank.

 

Tank Types

• API series tanks with fixed or floating roofs

• STI/SPFA shop-built or field erected tanks

• AWWA water storage tanks

• Fiberglass reinforced plastic tanks

• NFPA water-based fire protection storage tanks

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Inspection Types

• External inspections

• Ultrasonic thickness inspections

• Ultrasonic crawlers

• Internal inspections

• Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL) scanning

• Alternating Current Field Measurement (ACFM)

• Eddy Current Testing (ET)

• In-service/Out-of-Service inspections

• Certified welding inspections

• Post-repair inspections

• Risk-based inspections

• Settlement surveys

• Roundness surveys

• Vacuum box leak testing

• Traditional nondestructive examinations:

  • Magnetic Particle Examination (MT)

  • Liquid Penetrant Examination (PT)

  • Radiography Testing (RT)

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Advanced NDE

• Short-range Guided Wave Inspection

• Long Range Laser Scanning

• Infrared scanning

• Alternating Current Field Measurement (ACFM)

• Eddy Current Testing (ET)

• Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing (PAUT)

• Phased Array in lieu of radiography

• Time of Flight Diffraction (TOFD)

• Hardness testing

• Positive Material Identification (PMI)

• Optical Emission Spectrometry (OES)

• In-site metallography

• Laboratory failure analysis

• Aerial drones

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Engineering

• 3D Laser Measurement of Tank Shell Deformations

• Tank program development

• API 579-1 / ASME FFS-1 fitness for service assessments

• Hydrostatic test exemptions

• Rigorous stress analysis

• Finite element analysis

• Tank repair plan

• Field service engineering

• Construction management

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Rope Access Services

• Inspections

• NDE

• Welding

• Insulation