THURSDAY, September 18, 2025
11:30 AM : Social
11:45 AM : Lunch
12:00 PM : Presentation Program
1:00 PM : Event Ends
Amenities Hall, 3700 W Sam Houston Pkwy S, Houston, TX 77042
Tel: +1 713 266 6900
Topic: Fitness-for-Service Assessments of structures and components in Oil & Gas Industry (1.0 PDH)
Presenter: Sathish Kumar Ramamoorthy, Ph.D., P.E.
Abstract:
This presentation highlights case studies of Fitness-for-Service (FFS) assessments of structures and components in the oil and gas industry. Using advanced finite element analysis (FEA) tools, the assessments evaluate the integrity, safety, and remaining service life of critical assets under various operating conditions. The case studies demonstrate practical applications of FFS methodologies, challenges encountered, and the insights gained to support safe and cost-effective decision-making in asset management.
Bio:
Sathish Kumar Ramamoorthy is a Principal at Stress Engineering Services, Inc. with special interests in seismic analysis, structural engineering problems and finite element analysis. He has experience in the upstream and downstream industries doing strength analyses including fitness-for-service assessments, retrofit design of existing structures to meet the applicable codes due to changes in the loads or damage to the existing structure, and structural fire damage assessments. Sathish is a registered professional engineer in several states.
Educational background: B.E (Civil Engineering) University of Madras, M.E. (Structural Engineering) Indian Institute of Science; M.S. (Engineering Mechanics), University of Nebraska, and Ph.D. (Structural Engineering) Texas A&M University
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