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July 2024

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The illusion of accuracy in analyzing plant failures

This article highlights the challenges faced by plant engineers in accurately determining damage mechanisms, discussing three common illusions of accuracy including temperature limits, reliance on single references, and confirmation bias during failure investigations.

Saudi Aramco: Al Muaisub, M.
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The Author

Al Muaisub, M. - Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Al Muaisub is a Senior Materials Engineer and a certified Root Cause Analysis (RCA) professional working in the Consulting Services Department for Saudi Aramco. He has 17 yr of experience working in various engineering roles in the oil and gas and petrochemical industries. Al Muaisub has led several failure investigations related to mechanical, metallurgical and corrosion damage mechanisms in pipes and static and rotating equipment. He is a certified refining corrosion technologist from NACE and a certified failure analysis engineer from ASM international. He holds an MS degree in materials engineering from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, and a BS degree in mechanical engineering from KFUPM.

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