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Articles/Presentations:

Samman - New Technology for QA of WOL of coke drums - Refcomm2024
Samman Trahan- Comprehensive Approach to Life Extension of Coke Drums - Refcomm2021
Samman- Common Errors when Conducting Cracking and Bulging Inspections of Coke Drums- API Summit 2019
Samman Kaye - Non-bolted restraint for coke drums - PVP 2018
Samman Ajmera - Performance of bulges after weld overlay repairs- PVP 2018
DuPlessis Samman- Strategy for Managing Mechanical Integrity of Coke Drums- PVP 2017
Samman Doerksen- Significance of Coke Resistance in Coke Drum Failures- PVP 2017
DuPlessis Samman Successful Reversal of Coke drum Deterioration- Coking 2017 
Samman- Bulging types in coke drums - PVP 2016
Samman- Anchor bolt failures in coke drums - PVP 2016 
Samman- Coke Drum Design Inventions- Coking 2016
Samman et al.- Coke drum crack screening- IPEIA 2015
Samman et al. Structural repairs using automated weld overlay- IPEIA 2015
Samman et al.- Comparison of stress and strain methods for bulging assessment of coke drums- PVP 2014  
Samman Samman- Bulging Stress Analysis of Cylindrical and Oval Pressure Vessels- PVP 2014
Samman Tinoco Marangone Silva- Bulging assessment of coke drums- 2013
SchmidtSamman- Coke drum skirt retrofit-Coking Galveston 2013
Jani-Samman- Weld Overlay Repairs of Coke Drum Bulges-Coking-India-2013
Samman – Wind Induced Vibrations of Balcony Railings- Construction Specifier- 2013
Williams Samman- Structural weld overlay repair of coke drums, API Summit- 2013 
Samman- Failure modes and inspection needs of coke drums- API Summit 2013
Haraguchi Samman et al - Coke Drums Inspection and Evaluation 2012
Samman - Vibration testing of coke drums - Coking Rio 2009 
Samman DuPlessis – Bulging assessment of coke drums 2009 
Samman DuPlessis - Bulging assessment of coke drums using Bulging Intensity Factor (BIF) 2007
Allemang - MAC 20 years review -2003
Samman - Structural Damage Detection Using MCC-2001

Patents:
US 10,913,899- Coke drum deheading valve and inlet - HES
US 9884996- Bulge-resistant coke drum - HES
US 9,643,145 Skirt anchor blocks for coke drums -HES
US 8,905,260  Tongue-and-groove coke drum skirt-HES
US 8440057 linked skirt-CW
US 8317981-  Integral attachment of coke drums - Sumitomo
US 8221591- Coke drum skirt - ExxonMobil
US 7871500- Gusseted skirt-CW
US 7,666,279 Wrapper skirt-CBI
US 6193848  Vertical plate coke drums- CBI
US 6926807 B2​ Insulated transition spool apparatus - Chevron 
US 9109706 Coke drum unheading and inlet device - Z&J
​US 2006/004269 Coke drum double-disk unheading valve - Z&J
US 6565714 Coke drum unheading valve - CW
US 5822057- System and method for inspecting a cast structure
US 5,804,038- External cooling- COP
US 5795445 strain gage quenching of coke drums- Citgo
US 4634500 thermocouple quenching- FosterWheeler
WO 2011 045843 Japan patent ForgedRing- Sumitomo

LinkedIn:
LinkedIn – Coke Drums Mechanical Integrity Group
LinkedIn – Coking.com group

Recommended References:
The Science of Scientific Writing, George Gopen
A Heat Transfer Textbook,  Lienhard and Lienhard
Fracture and Fatigue MIT Lecture Notes
Statistical Tables

Links:
American Gas Association 
American Institute of Chemical Engineers 
American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) 
American National Standards Institute 
American Nuclear Society 
American Petroleum Institute 
The American Public Works Association 
American Society for Engineering Education 
American Society for Nondestructive Testing 
American Society of Civil Engineers 
American Welding Society 
ASM International 
ASME International 
ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Resources 
Association of Oil Pipe Lines 
ASTM International 
British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing 
BSi Standards 
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers 
Canadian Energy Pipeline Association 
Canadian General Standards Board 
Canadian Institute for NDE 
Center for Nondestructive Evaluation
Civil Engineering Resource Guide
Coking
Department of Defense (DoD) Corrosion Exchange 
Department of Transportation
Edison Electric Institute 
Edison Welding Institute 
Electric Power Research Institute 
Energy Information Administration 
Eng-Tips Forums for engineering professionals 
The Engineers' Club (TEC) 
Engineering Shopper 
FITNET, European fitness-for-service network 
Gas Technology Institute 
GlobalSpec 
Hazardous Area Direct 
IHS Standards Store 
The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers 
The Institute of Physics 
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers 
International Organization for Standardization 
Interstate Natural Gas Association of America 
Japanese Standards Association 
Japan Society of Corrosion Engineering 
The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 
Japan Society for Materials Science 
Japan Society of Non-destructive Inspection 
Library of Congress 
Manufacturers Standardization Society of The Valve and Fittings Industry Inc. 
The Materials Properties Council, Inc. 
The Materials Technology Institute (MTI) of the Chemical Process Industries, Inc. 
NACE International 
NASA Tech Briefs 
The National Atlas of the United States of America 
The National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors 
The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) 
National Energy Board 
National Institute for Standards and Technology 
National Maritime Resource and Education Center 
National Institute for Materials Science 
National Petrochemical & Refiners Association 
National Science Foundation 
National Technical Information Service 
The National Transportation Safety Board 
New York Public Library 
NIMS Materials Database 
Nondestructive Testing Information Analysis Center 
Northern Gas Pipelines 
Nuclear Energy Institute 
Nuclear Power Federal Regulations, Codes, & Standards Users Group 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
Occupational Safety & Health Administration 
Office of Pipeline Safety 
The Petroleum Services Association of Canada 
Pigging Products & Services Association 
Pipeline 101. The Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL) 
Pipeline Engineering Centre 
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 
Pipeline Systems Division of ASME International 
PipingDesign 
Piping News Report 
Plant Life Assessment Network 
Plant Maintenance Resource Center 
(PRCI) Pipeline Research Council International 
Pressure Vessel Research Council 
Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference 
Process Industry Information Center 
Process Industry Practices for Vessels & Piping 
Process Industry Supplier Directory 
Reliability Direct 
ReliabilityWeb.Com 
Risk World 
Science & Engineering Encyclopedia 
Scientific Surveys 
Society for Experimental Mechanics 
Society of Automotive Engineers 
Society of Manufacturing Engineers 
The Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers 
Society of Petroleum Engineers 
Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers 
Society for Maintenance & Reliability Professionals 
The Society for Protective Coatings 
SpecialChem.com 
SPIE 
Standards Australia 
Standards Engineering Society 
State Material Testing Institute 
Steel Founders' Society of America 
steelonthenet.com 
Steel Tank Institute 
Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry 
Technical Search 
Technology Resources 
Techvibes 
THOMAS 
Thomas Global Register 
Trademarks 
U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board 
Vibration Institute
World Energy News 

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