Archive for the ‘Natural Disasters’ Category
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
It has been exactly a year since Ike...so I figured this would be an appropriate time to post on hurricane risks.
During a hurricane plant equipment can be damaged both by high winds and flooding. For example, the majority of plant equipment damage caused by Hurricane Rita (2005) was wind related, ...
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Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
Hurricanes pose serious risks to physical assets in chemical plants and refineries. During hurricanes, plant equipment can be damaged by high winds and/or flood waters. I’m hoping your refinery has adequate protection against flooding...so let us see what risks are posed by high winds.
High winds acting on plant equipment exert ...
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