Three Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5990

Message from theDivision Chair

As the Chair ofthe PressureVessels and

Piping Division, it ismy great honor andprivilege to greet allmembers and reportthat the Division isin great shapeindeed, due to thetireless efforts of

many individuals. Our memberships asof the last calendar year add up to over6,000. Founded in 1966 with a vision toserve academia and industries, the PVPDivision has become one of the largestand most successful divisions in theASME, with steady growth and highmembership retention records.

Organizing annual PVP conferences isone of our most important activities. Wehave successfully organized PVP-2002 inVancouver, Canada, with more than 750attendees from 33 countries and many pos-itive feedbacks on the quality of the techni-cal, as well as the social programs. Assuch, it is considered as one of the mostsuccessful PVP conferences in recent years.Detailed descriptions of these conferencesare given elsewhere in this Newsletter.

It was a great honor for me to serve asthe Chair of the Conference and, on behalfof the Division, I would like to express oursincere gratitude to the co-sponsorship

organizations: Japanese Society ofMechanical Engineers (JSME), KoreanSociety of Mechanical Engineers (KSME),and European Engineering Organizations.I also greatly appreciate the contributionsof the PVP-2002 Conference Committeemembers, including Mr. Bill Bees, theTechnical Program Chair and the Techni-cal Program Representatives (TPRs) andCoordinators. This annual conferenceattests to the vigor of the PVP Divisionand has again attained internationalrecognition as the premier conference onpressure vessel and piping technology.

We have a strong lineup for our futurePVP conferences. For PVP-2003, Mr. BillBees and Dr. Ismail Kisisel as the Confer-ence Chair and the Technical ProgramChair, respectively, have coordinatedpreparation of what will be another suc-cessful PVP conference at the RenaissanceCleveland Hotel July 20-24, 2003. Look-ing further ahead, we are excited that wewill hold the PVP-2004 conference at theHyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine in LaJolla, California with joint sponsorshipwith of the JSME, where Dr. Ismail Kisiseland Dr. M. K. Au-Yang will serve as theConference Chair and the Technical Pro-gram Chair, respectively. A general Callfor Papers for PVP-2004 is given else-where in this Newsletter. La Jolla is locat-ed on the most beautiful Pacific coast, justabout 10 miles north of San Diego, Cali-fornia. In fact, we are going back to thisarea in six years after a very successfulPVP-1998 in San Diego. Please also notethat PVP-2005 will be held in Denver,

Colorado. It’s another great location aswe could take an extended summer vaca-tion in the Colorado Rocky Mountainsarea after or before the conference.

We also have actively participated inthe 2002 ASME International MechanicalEngineering Congress and Exposition(IMECE02) in New Orleans, Louisiana aswe have done for previous IMECEs formany years. The PVP Division also isplanning to have eight sessions at the2003 ASME International MechanicalEngineering Congress & RD&D Exposi-tion (IMECE03) to be held November 15-21, 2003 in Washington, D.C.

Since 1974, the Division has sponsoredthe Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology(JPVT) as an ASME archival journal onthe state of the art of pressure vessel tech-nology and its related fields. The journalhas grown with the PVP Divisionthroughout the past 30 years and hasbecome an internationally recognizedjournal for both quality of its content aswell as the breadth of the coverage. Onbehalf of the Division, I would like to con-gratulate Dr. Sam Y. Zamrik, the Editor,and the Associate Editors for their contri-bution to the success of the Journal. I feelconfidence the Journal will continue to bethe leader in technical publications relat-ed to pressure vessel technology.

Another important activity is the organi-zation of the tutorials at the PVP confer-ences and the sponsorship of the ASMEshort courses in the areas of pressure ves-

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sel technology. Dr. Ismail Kisisel, the Pro-fessional Development Chair on the Exec-utive Committee has continued the Divi-sion’s strong support of this activity. Someof the most successful tutorials at the PVPconferences have been expanded to ASMEshort courses administered by the ASMEContinuing Education Institute (CEI).

As we highly value the importance ofstudents and young professionals whowill succeed us in the coming years, wehave been proactive on promotingresearch works of students and youngprofessionals. Administered by the Divi-sion Senate (comprising of past DivisionChairs) the 2002 Student Paper Competi-tion was held during PVP-2002 wheretwelve student papers were presentedand their student authors were awardedwith certificates and prizes.

The PVP Division has eight technicalcommittees that address vast technicalareas, namely: Materials and Fabrication;Design and Analysis; Codes and Stan-dards; Computer Technology; Fluid-Struc-ture Interaction; High Pressure Technolo-gy; Seismic Engineering; and Operations,Applications, and Components. Leadersand members of these committees are theprimary contributors who have been mak-ing the above-stated Division conferencesand journal publication successful.

With the caliber of leaders on the vari-ous committees and the participation ofso many hard working members it clearthat the PVPD will continue to grow andflourish.

Howard H. ChungChair, ASME PVP Division

PVP-2003 atRenaissance Hotel,Cleveland, July 20-24, 2003

Join us in theRenaissance Cityof Cleveland on

the north coast ofOhio for the 2003ASME PVP Confer-ence. At this Con-ference, meet col-leagues and presentideas that will helpshape technology in

the 21st Century. The ASME PVP Divi-sion sponsors this Conference with co-sponsorship by the Canadian Society ofMechanical Engineers and participation bythe ASME NDE Division. More than 600

people from over 30 countries are expect-ed to be in attendance at the Conference.

The Technical Program contains 136technical sessions - 111 paper, 16 panel, and9 tutorial sessions, a student paper compe-tition, as well as NDE and software demoforums. The Conference proceedings willbe published in 16 volumes. By virtue ofthe continuing international participation,the Conference will continue to shape tech-nology in the pressure vessel industry.

As a compliment to the technical pro-gram, we have developed a series of socialevents starting with the Sunday eveningmusic concert, Conference-Wide Recep-tion on Monday evening, Cleveland CityTour on Monday morning, a tour of theArt Museum, Science Museum, and theBotanical Gardens on Tuesday and a tripdown memory lane on Wednesdayevening to the Western Reserve town ofHale Farm and Homestead in the Cuya-hoga National Recreation area, winding upwith a trip to Amish Country and AmishHospitality with lunch in one of theirhomes on Thursday. See the final pro-gram at www.asme.org/divisions/pvp/.

William BeesPVP-2003 Conference General Chair

PVP-2002 inVancouver

With the theme of “Leading thePressure Vessel Technology forGlobal Prosperity”, the 2002 Pres-

sure Vessels and Piping Conference (PVP-2002) was held August 4-8, 2002 at theHyatt Regency Hotel in Vancouver, Cana-da. The Conference was organized by theASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Divi-sion with co-sponsorships of the JapaneseSociety of Mechanical Engineers (JSME),the Korean Society of Mechanical Engi-neers (KSME), and European Engineeringorganizations, with participation by theASME NDE Division and the ASMEPipeline Systems Subdivision. Howard H.Chung was the Conference General Chairand Bill Bees was the Conference Techni-cal Program Chair. On behalf of the co-sponsor organizations, Toshiyuki Sawa,Jong Chull Jo, and Francis Osweiller rep-resented the JSME, the KSME, and Euro-pean Engineering organizations.

The ConferenceOpening featuredwelcomes by theASME PresidentSusan H. Skemp,PVP DivisionChair Joseph Sin-nappan, and DonE. Bray, theASME Materialsand StructuresGroup Vice Presi-dent. The Open-ing was followedby plenary

speeches by Dr. Maeng-Hyun Yoon, thePresident of the Korea Electric PowerResearch Institute and Dr. Philip H. Fran-cis, the President of Group Francis, LLC.Dr. Yoon’s talk was focused on “Statusand Prospects of the LWR project in Korea”and Dr. Francis spoke on “Creating KillerProducts - A Process for Out-performingyour Competitors”.

The Conference Technical Programconsisted of 154 technical sessions where604 papers were presented, and four tuto-rials, a student paper competition, andNDE and Software demo forums wereheld. The Conference proceedings arepublished in 22 volumes. More than 750delegates from over 33 countries regis-tered for the Conference and, with spous-es and guests, the total attendancereached over 860. Approximate breakdowns of the attendance are North Amer-ica (38%), Asia (33%), Europe (25%), andthe other continents (4%). By virtue of itsgreater international participation, thisConference covered the various technicalaspects of pressure vessels and pipingtechnology and its related fields that aredeveloped all over the world.

Starting with a Sunday evening MusicConcert featuring world-renowned vio-linist Eugenia Alikhanova and pianistMyung-Hee Chung, the Conference Socialevents included the Conference-WideReception on Monday evening at theHotel’s 34th perspective floor overlookingthe Vancouver Harbor, Tuesday Vancou-ver City Tour, Wednesday Majestic Van-couver North Shore Tour, and Vancouver

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William J. Bees

Conference Chair Howard Chungat the Opening/Plenary Session

PVPD Senators getting ready for “Roasting” of Joe Sinnappan

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Harbor Dinner Cruise with FireworksFestival on Wednesday evening. Allthese social events nicely complementedthe heavy technical programs.

Please refer to other parts of the Newslet-ter articles for more coverage on the Confer-ence, e.g., Tutorials, Publications, Honorsand Awards, Student Paper Competition,and Division Committee reports. Pleasealso note that the PVP-2002 programs areavailable from the ASME Internet webpage; www.asme.org/conf/pvp02/

Howard H. ChungPVP-2002 General Conference Chair

Five TutorialSessions at PVP-2003 in Cleveland

The objectives ofthe TutorialProgram

include updatingexperienced engi-neers and introduc-ing engineers intospecific areas oftechnology throughoverview courses.Five tutorial ses-

sions will be presented at PVP-2003 inCleveland, Ohio. Admission to the tutori-als is free for Conference Registrants. Thetutorial notes may be purchased at thetutorial sessions.

AN OVERVIEW OF ASME B31.3, THEPROCESS PIPING CODECharles Becht IV

The objective of this Tutorial is to pro-vide an overview of ASME B31.3, the Pro-cess Piping Code, its organization, scope,and application. The Tutorial coversrequirements for materials, design, fabri-cation, assembly, erection, examination,inspection, and testing of process piping.It provides an overview of the rules fornormal and Category D Fluid ServiceMetallic Piping. It is designed to familiar-ize the student with the general scope andorganization, as well as provide some his-torical background information and dis-cussion of intent, to better enable the stu-

dent to understand the code rules.

DO’S AND DON’TS IN USING ELAS-TIC-PLASTIC FINITE ELEMENT ANAL-YSIS FOR DESIGN BY SECTION III ANDSECTION VIII RULES Arturs Kalnins and Wolf Reinhardt

The tutorial is aimed at designers whoencounter cases in their work that are diffi-cult to handle by the design-by-rulesapproach and who are willing to take thestep toward design-by-analysis using FEA.The objective is to show the complete pro-cess that starts from the design specifica-tion and ends with the gross dimensions ofa design that satisfies the requirements ofSections III and VIII for static loading.

The focus will be on the application ofelastic-plastic FEA to the design process.Examples will be included that are solvedby the two major finite element programs,Abaqus and Ansys. It will be shown whatto do and what not to do; what elementsto use and what specific elements not touse; what pitfalls to avoid when modelingthe geometry, loading, and boundaryconditions.

THE ASME HPS SECTION 6000 “HAZ-ARDOUS RELEASE PROTECTION”:PROTECTION WORKING WITH PER-FORMANCE TO SET A STANDARDFOR RISK-BASED SAFETY OF PRES-SURE SYSTEMSSam Brown

The ASME HPS Standard Section 6000is intended to provide the user of thisstandard with requirements for evaluat-ing hazards and the required protection(mitigation) from failure associated withapplicable pressure systems.

This tutorial starts with a brief exami-nation of the history and motivatingissues for the development of the ASMEHPS Section 6000 and its relationship toSections 1000 to 5000. This tutorialreviews the seven parts of the ASME HPSStandard Section 6000 with respect totheir underlying philosophy and intent,in addition some examples are discussedthat illustrate the importance of ASMEHPS Section 6000. The seven parts of Sec-tion 6000 are:

• Introduction to Hazardous ReleaseProtection (Organization and Use);

• Hazards Identification and Analysis;• Estimating Magnitude of Hazardous

Release;• Performance Criteria for Personnel,

Secondary, and Protective Systems;• Siting Risk Classification;• Protective (Mitigation) Systems;• Protective Systems Documentation.

RISK-BASED MAINTENANCE ANDINTEGRITY MANAGEMENTJohn A. Farquharson and Randal L. Montgomery

This tutorial will discuss the concept ofusing risk and reliability managementtechniques to optimize a facility’s mainte-

nance activities. Risk and reliabilityassessment techniques have been used forover four decades, primarily by uniquehigh-risk industries where safety and reli-ability are paramount. This tutorial willdiscuss specific topics that describe practi-cal uses of risk and reliability technologiesto assist companies in mainline industriesin managing their maintenance opera-tions. Numerous examples will be pre-sented on how companies have loweredmaintenance costs and improved reliabili-ty through use of these techniques.

The topics covered will be: (1) Basic riskand reliability concepts, (2) Critical assetidentification using streamlined risk pro-files, (3) Techniques for identifyingimportant failures of critical assets anddetermining appropriate proactive main-tenance strategies needed to , and (4)Importance of maintenance managementsystems in managing risk. This tutorialprovides a basic understanding of riskand reliability needed by facility person-nel to understand and apply risk-baseddecision tools and techniques to mainte-nance activities.

DESIGN/ENGINEERING ASSESSMENTAND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTSFOR DESIGN DOCUMENTSOscar Shirani

Engineering audits of safety relatedsystems and components are commonplace in power and process industries.This tutorial will cover the developmentof regulatory requirements of the U.S.Code of Federal Regulations and theASME / ANSI standards as they relate tothe nuclear industry. The tutorial willalso cover the approach used to meetthese requirements and, in particular, thetutorial will provide guidance on howengineering/design documents/technicalspecifications should be packaged to meetthese requirements. While the nuclearindustry is used in the tutorial develop-ment, the guidance provided in the tutori-al can be applied in any industry.

Ismail T. KisiselChair, Professional Development

PVPD Publications

PVP Divisionpublicationsinclude (1)

Technical Paperpublications, (2)Annual ConferenceAnnouncementsand Brochures, (3)Division Newslet-ters, and (4) Divi-sion Internet Web

pages. Technical papers are published in

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the ASME Journal of Pressure Vessel Tech-nology (JPVT), annual PVP Conferencesymposium volumes, and special publica-tions such as the Decade of Progress series.

The high technical quality of these pub-lications is maintained through the peerreview process. During 2002, four JPVTwere issued, and twenty-three special PVPDivision publication volumes were pub-lished; 22 volumes at the PVP-2002 Con-ference in Vancouver, Canada and onevolume at the 2002 International Mechani-cal Engineering Congress and Exposition(IMECE02) in New Orleans, Louisiana,respectively. Details of these publicationsare listed on page 7 of this Newsletter.

For the 2003 ASME PVP Division Con-ference in Cleveland, Ohio, more than sev-enteen special volumes are expected to bepublished. The Division web pages con-tain up-to-date information on forthcom-ing annual PVP Division Conferences andthe Division personnel that can beaccessed through the ASME Internetaddress (www.asme.org/divisions/pvp/).

It should be noted that the publicationof papers in Conference Proceeding spe-cial publications does not precludeauthors from submitting their papers tothe ASME Journal of Pressure VesselTechnology. In fact, the authors who pre-sented their papers at the PVP Conferenceare strongly encouraged to submit theirpapers to the Journal editors along withthe peer reviews they have received fromthe Conference session organizers.

Anyone interested in knowing moreabout the Division publications may con-tact the PVPD Publications Chair, JudithA. Todd (jtodd@psu.edu).

Judith A. ToddChair, PVPD Publications

PVPD AwardsPresented at Honorsand Awards Luncheonin Vancouver

Society and Pres-sure Vesselsand Piping

Division awardswere presented tomore than seventymembers and inter-ested parties of theDivision at theannual Honors andAwards Luncheon

during the 2002 PVPD Conference in Van-couver in August. The awards were to

recognize contributions to the Society, tothe Division, and to the PVP industry.

ASME Dedicated Service Awards werepresented to Chuck Becht IV and WilliamKoves for their long dedicated voluntaryservice to the ASME. The Board of Gov-ernors Award was presented to Joe Sin-nappan as Chair of the PVP Division,2001-2002. Kam Mokhtarian and FrancisOsweiller were elevated to Fellow ofASME—the highest grade that ASME canbestow upon its members.

At the Divisionlevel, the highestaward, the ASMEPressure Vesselsand Piping Medalwas presented toAlex Marr. Alexwas, until his retire-ment, an engineer atSouthern CaliforniaEdison and is a former Chair of theDivision. The pre-

sentation included the medal, a certifi-cate, and an honorarium in recognition of his substantial contributions in thepressure vessels and piping field overmany years.

The PVPD Outstanding Service Awardwas presented to Don Fryer in recogni-tion of his outstanding voluntary serviceto the PVPD. Certificates of Appreciationwere presented to: K. W. Kwon and BarryLubin as Technical Committee Chairsfrom 1998-2002; Vivian Schultz, DennisWilliams, Mike Porter, Dennis Martens,Alan Ponter and Rudy Scavuzzo for giv-ing Tutorials during the Conference; JohnDuke, Greg Hulbert, Ismail Kisisel,Young Kwon, Marina Ruggles and JudyTodd for serving as Associate Editors forthe Journal of Pressure Vessel Technologyfrom 1996-2002, Rita Liu for giving a spe-cial seminar on “Feng Shui and You” tothe Conference Spouse Program and toPlenary speakers Maeng-Hyun Yoon,President, Korea Electric Power ResearchInstitute and Philip H. Francis, President,Group Francis, LLC.

Certificates of Recognition were pre-sented to: Dilip Bhavnani, William J.Koves, Dominique Moinereau, F. L. Cho,Ron S. Hafner, Lisle B. Hagler, KatsuhisaFujita, Chong-Shien Tsai, and LucianoLazzeri for their dedicated services to thetechnical committees; and to Navid Badie,James McCabe, Shigeru Itoh, RickyDixon, Frederick Brust, Karen McEl-hancy, Stephen Lu, Randall Lewis andMike Yoon for serving as the TechnicalProgram Representatives for the 2002PVPD Conference.

The 2001 PVPD Conference Outstand-ing Technical Session Award was given toWilliam Holston and Edmund Sullivanfor organizing the “First ASME/NRCSymposium on BVP Code XI” sponsored

by NRC and ASME Sec XI. The Out-standing International Session Awardwent to Satoyuki Kawano, Chris Kleijnand Vladimir Kudriavtsev. OutstandingTechnical Paper Awards were given to: D.P. Jones, J. L. Gordon, Michael Fischer,Jennifer Stolz, Klaus Strohmeier, J.Antunes, P. Piteau, D. T. Peters, P. Sper-anza, Edwin Smith, Douglas A. Scarth,and Budy D. Notohardjono.

The 2001 G.E.O. Widera LiteratureAward for Outstanding Paper in the Jour-nal of Pressure Vessel Technology went toPingsha Dong for his paper, “ResidualStress Analyses of a Multi-Pass Girth Weld:3-D Special Shell Versus Axisymmetric Mod-els” and the 2001 Journal of Pressure Ves-sel Technology Editor’s Choice Awardwas given to Wolf D. Reinhardt andPrasad Mangalaramanan for their paper:“Efficient Tubesheet Design Using RepeatedElastic Limit Analysis Technique.” Last butnot the least, the 2001 winner of the Sam-mataro Scholarship was Miss SophoriaNicole Renchi of Texas, who attends theGeorgia Institute of Technology.

M. K. Au-YangChair, PVPD Honors and Awards

PVPD ProgramChair Report

Asuccessful2002 ASMEPressure Ves-

sels and Piping Con-ference was held inVancouver, BritishColumbia, Canada,August 4 through 8,2002. The JapaneseSociety of Mechani-cal Engineers

(JSME), Korean Society of MechanicalEngineers (KSME), ASME NDE Divisionand ASME Pipeline Systems Subdivisionattended the conference. The ConferenceGeneral Chair was Howard H. Chungand the Conference Technical Chair wasWilliam J. Bees. The conference atten-dance was approximately 630 registrantswith nearly 170 technical sessions, includ-ing 4 tutorials and the NDE and SoftwareDemonstration Forums.

This year the Pressure Vessels & PipingConference will be held in the Renais-sance City of Cleveland, Ohio during July20 through 24, 2003. More than 150 paperand panel sessions are planned, as well astutorials, the NDE and Software Forumsand Student Paper Competition. TheConference General Chair is William J.Bees and the Conference Technical Chairis Ismail T. Kisisel.

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Alex Marr2002 PVP Medalist

James F. Cory, Jr.

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The 2004 ASME Pressure Vessels & Pip-ing Conference will be held in San Diego,California during July 25 through 29, atthe Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine.The Conference General Chair will beIsmail T. Kisisel and the Technical Pro-gram Chair will be M. K. Au-Yang.

Plans also are coming together for the2005 ASME Pressure Vessels & PipingConference. The Conference GeneralChair will be M. K. Au-Yang and theTechnical Program Chair will be Judith A.Todd. A Call for Papers will be issuedwhen the city and hotel arrangementshave been finalized.

Training sessions for Technical Pro-gram Representatives and Session Devel-opers will be held at this year’s Confer-ence on Wednesday. All upcoming TPR’sand SD’s should plan on attending.

James F. Cory, Jr.Chair, PVPD Programs

PVPD Senate Report

The PVP Divi-sion Senateconsists of all

of the past chairs(Ex-Officio) of theDivision. The pre-siding officer is theSenate President.The PVP Senate actsin an advisorycapacity to the PVP

Division ExecutiveCommittee. Duringthe year 2002-2003,the PVP Senate hasaccomplished the fol-lowing importanttasks: 1) held the10th Annual StudentPaper Competition atthe PVP-02 Confer-ence in Vancouver;

2) organized the 11th Annual StudentPaper Competition in Cleveland; 3) held aPVP Division Retreat Meeting in SanDiego; and 4) held its annual Senate Meet-ing. The Senate officers for 2003–2004 areJoe Sinnappan, Senate President andHoward Chung, Senate Historian.

A.G. Ware, PresidentJ. Sinnappan, Historian

PVP Division Senate 2002–2003

Artin DermenjianJoins the ExecutiveCommittee

Mr. ArtinDermenjianhas 30

years of experienceat increasing levelsof responsibility atSargent & Lundy,LLC in design, anal-ysis and evaluationof nuclear powerplant systems and

components. Currently, he is the ProcessOwner for Nuclear Piping Analysis andMechanical Design. In this position, as aDiscipline Manager in the Nuclear PowerTechnologies Group he is responsible formanaging analysis and design activitiesfor twelve major work processes relatedto nuclear power plant design and modi-fication activities.

In this industrial sector, he has demon-strated leadership through many years ofparticipation in numerous reviews,assessments and evaluations while serv-ing on different technical and profession-al committees. He has been an activemember of the Design and Analysis(D&A) Committee of the ASME PressureVessels and Piping Division (PVPD) since1982. He has served as the D&A Commit-tee Chair for four years (1996-2000), amember of the Executive Committee ofASME Codes and Standards, Operationand Maintenance (O&M) Committee, anda member of the Subgroup on Design ofASME B&PV Section III Code.

Mr. Dermenjian received the PressureVessels and Piping Division’s Outstand-ing Service Award at the 2000 PVP Con-ference in Seattle. He was elected to thegrade of “Fellow” in the American Soci-ety of Mechanical Engineers in 2001.

Journal of PressureVessel TechnologyNews

The PVT Jour-nal, the techni-cal voice of the

PVP Division, hascontinued its seriesof special publica-tions and due to itsInternational recog-nition, the organiz-ers of the GunTubes Conference

held in London on September 11, 2002 hasrequested that their conference papers be

published in JPVT. A special conferenceissue will appear in August 2003 underthe title “Pressure Vessel TechnologyApplied to Gun Tubes”. In August 2002,another special issue was developed on“Nondestructive Characterization ofStructural Materials”.

Two Journal awards were presented atthe 2002 Atlanta Conference: the “G.E.O.Widera Literature Award” to Bryan S.Dyson for his manuscript on “Use ofCDM in Materials Modeling and Compo-nent Creep Life-Prediction”, and the Jour-nal “Editor’s Choice Award” to Robert G.Brown, Gerrit M. Buchheim, David A.Osage, and Jeremy L. Janelle for their arti-cle on “Fitness for Service Evaluation ofRing Joint Groove Cracking”.

The Editorial Board welcomes to itsrank New Associated Editors appointedduring this year: Joseph L. Rose - NDE,Dennis K. Williams - D&A, Rudolph J.Scavuzzo - Seismic, Wing L. Cheng - FSIand G. E. Otto Widera, a member at large.

The Journal success is attributed to thededication of its Associate Editors.

Sam Y. ZamrikEditor, JPVT

PVP Student Paper Competition News

The 10th Annu-al StudentPaper Compe-

tition was held dur-ing the PVP02 Con-ference in Vancou-ver, BritishColumbia, Canada.Seven studentpapers were pre-sented in the Com-

petition. Each student who presented hisor her paper at the Conference was givena $600 award along with a certificate forbeing accepted and competing in the Stu-dent Paper Competition. Five additionalawards were presented in the Competi-tion: First Place for BS/MS degree student($500), First Place for PhD degree student($500), Second Place for BS/MS degreestudent ($300), and two Second Place forPhD degree students ($300 each).

The First Place BS/MS degree awardwent to Nagatoshi Seki, Yokohama Uni-versity, Japan, for the paper “Applicationof Surface Crack for Metals Subjected toFatigue Damage”; the First Place PhDdegree award went to Martin Muscat,University of Strathclyde, UK, for thepaper “Elastic Shakedown in PressureVessel Components under Non-propor-tional Loading”; the Second Place BS/MSdegree award went to Evren Azeloglu,

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State University of New York at StonyBrook, USA, for the paper “Determina-tion of the Regional Function of theHeart”; the two Second Place PhD degreeawards went to Liping Xue, MarquetteUniversity, USA, for her paper “Influenceof Pad Reinforcement on the Limit andBurst Pressure of Large Diameter Cylin-drical Shell Intersections”, and Do-JunShim, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea,for the paper “Plastic Limit Solutions forCracked Pipes Based on 3-D Finite Ele-ment Limit Analyses”.

Ten student papers have been acceptedfor the 11th Annual Student Paper Com-petition, to be held during the PVP-2003Conference in Cleveland, Ohio. The 12thAnnual Student Paper Competition willbe held during the PVP-2004 Conferencein San Diego, California. To submit apaper, contact Mr. Joseph Sinnappan atsinnappans@aol.com or Dr. Howard H.Chung at hchung@core.com

T. H. Liu, ChairStudent Paper Competition Committee

InternationalCoordination

ASME is trulyinternationaland the PVP

Division does quitewell in this area. Atthe last conferencein Vancouver, BC,Canada, at least,one-third of the par-ticipants came fromoverseas. As such,

the technical content and the quality ofPVP Conference sessions have greatlybenefited from the overseas participation.The PVP Division wants to continue pro-moting international participation, in par-ticular from overseas.

In order to help recognizing, encourag-ing and promoting multi-national partici-pation, PVP has created the position ofInternational Coordinator who reports tothe Executive Committee.

The first initiative approved by theExecutive Committee has been the cre-ation of a new award, the “OutstandingInternational Session Award”. This Cer-tificate of Recognition aims at recognizing(and promoting) the development of trulymulti-national sessions. The first suchaward was presented at the last PVP Con-ference in Vancouver and will be contin-ued at PVP-2003 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Visibility is important also: we suggest-ed the attendants to the Conference-WideReception on Monday evening to wearethnic clothes or cultural garment signify-ing their respective cultural heritage ortheir interest, so that the event shows themulti-cultural aspect of the Conference,and countries or regions they are repre-senting. Please do not forget to bringyour material with you to Cleveland!

Other initiatives will be developed inthe future, and I strongly recommend allmembers of our PVP family to forward tome (luc.geraets@tractebel.com) their ideasand suggestions!

Luc H. GeraetsChair, International Coordination

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ASME President Susan Skemp, Alex Marr, andSam Zamrik (from right) at PVP-2002

Student Paper Competition Winners

Sunday Evening Music Concert at PVP-2002

Division Chair Joe Sinnappan (2nd from right) receiving ASME Governor’s Award

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PUBLICATIONS (2001-2002)2002 ASME PVP Conference, Vancouver, BC, CanadaPVP 433 Analysis of Bolted Joints - 2002, edited by K. H. HsuPVP 434 Computational Weld Mechanics, Constraint, and Weld Fracture, edited by F. W. BrustPVP 435 Thermal-Hydraulic Problems, Sloshing Phenomena and Extreme Loads on Structures,

edited by F. Moody PVP 436 High Pressure Technology – 2002; Design, Analysis, Applications, and History,

edited by R. D. Dixon PVP 437 Service Experience and Failure Assessment Applications, edited by P. S. Lam PVP 438 New and Emerging Computational Methods: Applications to Fracture, Damage, and Reliability,

edited by F. W. BrustPVP 439 Pressure Vessel and Piping Codes and Standards - 2002, edited by M. RanaPVP 440 Design and Analysis of Piping, Vessels, and Components – 2002, edited by A. DermenjianPVP 441 Computational Mechanics: Developments and Applications – 2002, edited by N. BadiePVP 442 Fitness for Service Evaluations and Non-Linear Analysis – 2002, edited by J. F. McCabePVP 443-1/2 Fatigue, Fracture and Damage Analysis - 2002 Volume 1 & 2, edited by D. MoinereauPVP 444 Selected Topics on Aging Management, Reliability, Safety and License Renewal,

edited by F. L. (Bill) Cho and V. ShahPVP 445-1/2 Seismic Engineering – 2002, Volume 1 & 2, edited by S. LuPVP 446-1/2 Emerging Technologies for Fluids, Structures, and Fluid-Structure Interactions – 2002, Volume 1, edit-

ed by S. Itoh and M. Souli & Volume 2, edited by S. M. FishersPVP 447 Piping and Component Analysis and Diagnosis, edited by I. EzekoyePVP 448-1/2 Computational Technologies for Fluid/Thermal/Chemical Systems with Industrial Applications – 2002,

Volume 1, edited by C. R. Kleijn and S. Kawano & Volume 2, edited by S. Kawano and V. V. Kudriavstev

PVP 449 Transportation, Storage, and Disposal of Radioactive Materials - 2002, edited by R. S. HafnerPVP 450/NDE 22 Nondestructive Engineering (NDE) - 2002, edited by G. Ramirez

2002 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE-2002),New Orleans, LouisianaPVP-451 Recent Advances in Solids and Structures-2002, edited by Y. W. Kwon and H. H. Chung

2001 ASME PVP Conference, Atlanta, GeorgiaPVP-416 Analysis of Bolted Joints-2001, edited by K. H. HsuPVP-417 Emerging Technologies: Advanced Topics in Computational Mechanics and Risk Assessment,

edited by D. R. MetzgerPVP-418 High Pressure Technology at the Dawn of the New Millennium, edited by Les AntalffyPVP-419 Pressure Vessels and Piping, Codes and Standards-2001, edited by M. D. RanaPVP-420-1/2 Flow-Induced Vibrations–2001; Vol. 1 & 2, edited by M. J. PettigrewPVP-421 Thermal Hydraulics, Liquid Sloshing, Extreme Loads, and Structural Response-2001,

edited by F.J. MoodyPVP-422 NRC/ASME Boiler Pressure Vessel Code Section XI Symposium, edited by W. C. HolstonPVP-423 Fracture and Fitness, edited by D. P. LidburyPVP-424-1/2 Computational Technologies for Fluid/Thermal/Chemical Systems with Industrial Applications–2001;

Volume 1, edited by S. Kawano and V. V. Kudriavstev & Volume 2, edited by C. R. Kleijn and V. V. Kudriavstev

PVP-425 Transportation, Storage, and Disposal of Radioactive Materials-2001, edited by R. S. HafnerPVP-426 Operations, Applications, and Components-2001, edited by I. KisiselPVP-427 Service Experience, Fabrication, Residual Stresses and Performance, edited by R. W. WarkePVP-428-1/2 Seismic Engineering-2001; Vol. 1 & 2, edited by G. R. RousselPVP-429 Residual Stress Measurement and General Nondestructive Evaluation, edited by D. E. BrayPVP-430 Pressure Vessel and Piping Design and Analysis-2001, edited by D. H. MartensPVP-431 Emerging Technologies for Fluids, Structures, and Fluid-Structure Interactions-2001,

edited by W. Cheng and A. Holdo

2001 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE-2001),New York, New YorkPVP-432 Recent Advances in Solids and Structures-2001, edited by H. H. Chung and Y. W. Kwon

Codes and StandardsTechnical Committee

The C&S Com-mittee pro-vides a forum

for the presentationand publication oftechnical informa-tion on pertinenttopics relating to theCodes and Stan-dards for pressurevessels and piping.

As such, it provides a continuing associa-tion with the committees associated withthe ASME Boiler and Pressure VesselCodes, the ASME Piping Codes, andother international Codes and Standards.

The C&S Committee has sponsoredtechnical sessions at PVP-2003 on the fol-lowing three major categories: 1. Plastic Analysis in Pressure Vessel Design;2. Environmental Fatigue Issues in the

ASME B&PV Code;3. Structural Integrity of Pressure Components.

In the Plastic Analysis session, sevenpapers have been included that deal withthe application of plastic and limit loadanalysis to the design for both static andcyclic loadings.

The Environmental Fatigue session hasten papers of contemporary interest. Thepapers address issues regarding theeffects of light water reactor environ-ments on the fatigue life of structuralsteels used in the construction of nuclearpower plants.

Four papers in the Structural Integritysession deal with practical applications ofevaluating pressure retaining componentsusing the finite element and other methods.

In addition, a number of panel sessionsare organized for lively discussions on thefollowing issues of contemporary interest:1. Environmental Fatigue Issues in the

ASME B&PV Code;2. What’s New in Codes and Standards? 3. An Overview of the European Pressure

Equipment Directive (97/23/EC);4. EN 13445 – The Harmonized European

Pressure Vessel Standard;5. Current and Ongoing Perspectives of

ASME Boiler and PV Codes;6. Current and Ongoing Perspectives of

ASME Code - Section XI; and7. Post 9-11 Security Issues.

The technical papers, the panel ses-sions, and the conference proceeding vol-ume are the result of dedicated efforts ofthe authors, the reviewers, the sessiondevelopers, the technical program com-

mittee members, and the ASME staff. Allthose who took the time and put theeffort to contribute to the success of the2003 PVP Conference are commended fortheir hard work.

Special thanks go to Dr. GoraChakrabarti, Technical Program Represen-tative of the 2003 PVP Conference, for hisdiligent coordination of the C&S sessions.

C&S Committee meetings are open toall interested parties. The next C&S Com-mittee meeting is scheduled to be heldduring the 2003 PVP Conference in Cleve-land, Ohio.

Mahendra D. RanaChair, Codes and Standards

Technical Committee

Computer TechnologyTechnical Committee

The ComputerTechnology(CT) Technical

Committee is con-cerned with thedevelopment andapplication of com-puter technologyand its use by thepressure vessel andpiping industry,

especially with regard to proper docu-mentation and verification. It addressesissues related to hardware, software,algorithms, and emerging computer-relat-ed developments that affect analysis,design, and engineering process capabili-ties. The latest developments in linearand non-linear mechanics, including allaspects of finite- and boundary-elementdevelopment, are of particular interest.

The Committee presented 13 technicalsessions at the 2002 PVP Conference inVancouver, BC, Canada, including a pairof two-part joint sessions with other tech-nical committees. These sessions werewell-developed and received very posi-tive feedback, with good discussion peri-ods and a high level of interest. Sincerethanks go to Technical Program Repre-sentative (TPR) Navid Badie for his hardwork in overseeing the development ofthese CT sessions.

For PVP-2003 in Cleveland, Ohio, Co-TPRs John Martin and Wolf Reinhardthave done a great job in arranging sixteenCT sessions, including several ‘multi-part’sessions and two panel sessions address-ing topics of intense industry interest.The technical sessions include a three-

part joint session on “New and EmergingComputational Methods”, a five-part ses-sion on “Analysis of Bolted Joints”, and asession on “Non-Linear Finite ElementAnalysis and Emerging Methods”. Thepanel sessions will address “Risk-Basedvs. Deterministic Approach” and “Cur-rent Fugitive Emissions and FlangeDesign.” With so many pertinent sessiontopics, we have great expectations for avery successful Conference this year.

The next Committee meeting will beheld in conjunction with the 2003 PVPConference in Cleveland, Ohio. The CTTechnical Committee has an active mem-bership, but is always looking for individ-uals with an interest in helping engineersutilize present computer capabilities andkeeping them up-to-date with the technol-ogy’s expanding potential. Anyone withan interest in Computer Technology activ-ities is welcome to attend and participate.

Don R. MetzgerChair, Computer Technology

Technical Committee

Design and AnalysisTechnical Committee

The Design andAnalysis(D&A) Techni-

cal Committee isconcerned with thedevelopment andapplication of designand analysis meth-ods required for thepressure vessel andpiping industry. It

provides a forum for engineers to advancenew theories and to maintain an aware-ness of the latest developments in designand analysis techniques.

The D&A Technical Committee has anactive membership and continues to growin Conference participation and industryinvolvement, with important contribu-tions from several international members.

The D&A Technical Committee present-ed 22 technical sessions at the 2002 PVPConference in Vancouver, Canada, includ-ing several joint sessions with other tech-nical committees. These sessions werewell-developed and received very goodfeedback. In addition, a tutorial sessionon “Linear Finite-Element Analysis” wasalso well-attended and favorably received.Sincere thanks go to Technical Program

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News from the Technical CommitteesIndividuals with interest in activities of any PVP Division Technical Committee,

and with willingness to contribute, are invited to participate and join.The Committee meetings are open to PVP Division members, and guests are encouraged to attend.

Mahendra D. Rana

Dennis K. Williams

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Representative (TPR) James McCabe forhis hard work in overseeing the develop-ment of these many D&A sessions.

The D&A Technical Committee is look-ing forward to this year’s PVP Conferencein Cleveland, Ohio. TPR Marina Ruggleshas done a fine job in arranging 15 sessionsthis year, including a panel session with atopic of significant interest, not just tothose involved with pressure vessels andpiping, but also to those in the powerindustry. These sessions cover many dif-ferent aspects of design and analysis, rang-ing from “Fitness for Service and LifeExtension/Life Management” to “FractureToughness”, “Design and Analysis of Ves-sels and Components” and “FractureAnalysis” to “Fatigue Assessment” and“Elevated-Temperature Design and Analy-sis.” The panel session on Wednesdaymorning will address “Generation IVNuclear Reactors and the Challenges inPressure Vessel and Piping Materials andStructures.” With such a wide variety ofinteresting and pertinent session topics, weare expecting a high level of participation.

The next D&A Technical Committeemeeting will be held in conjunction withthe 2003 PVP Conference. Anyone withan interest in design and analysis activi-ties is welcome to attend and participate.

Dennis K. WilliamsChair, Design and Analysis

Technical Committee

Fluid-StructureInteraction TechnicalCommittee

The FSI Techni-cal Committeepromotes the

study and applica-tion of the dynamicsof fluid-structureinteractions as theyrelate to the designand operation ofpressure vessels,piping systems, and

components. Emphasis is placed on thefundamentals and engineering aspects offlow-induced vibrations, fluid-structureinteractions, wave propagation, and fluiddynamics.

The FSI Technical Committee presenteda total of 39 technical sessions with over200 papers at the 2002 PVP Conference inVancouver, BC, Canada, including a 19-session Symposium on “ComputationalTechnologies for Fluid/Thermal/Chemi-cal Systems with Industrial Applications.”A total of five technical volumes were

published. There were also four joint,multi-part sessions with other technicalcommittees. These sessions were well-developed and received positive responsefrom the participants, with active discus-sions and a great amount of interest. Sin-cere thanks go to Technical Program Rep-resentative (TPR) Shigeru Itoh for hisdedication in overseeing the developmentof these FSI sessions.

For PVP-2003, TPR Satoyuki Kawanohas done an excellent job in arranging 23sessions, including two internationalsymposiums, several ‘multi-part’ sessionsand a joint, multi-part session with theSeismic Engineering Committee. Eightsessions on Monday will address “TubeArrays in Cross-Flow”, “FSI Advances inPlant Design”, and “Thermal-HydraulicProblems in Vessels, Piping, and Compo-nents”. Tuesday’s eight sessions are“Advances in Damage, Fracture, andStructural Dynamics” and “Fluid-Struc-ture Coupling Analysis”. Wednesdaysessions include the sessions on “NewApplications of Shock Processing” and“FSI Advances in Plant Design”. Finally,seven sessions on Thursday will feature atwo-part, consecutive, joint session on“Seismic Response of Liquid StorageTanks,” and “Structures under ExtremeLoading Conditions.” Other technicalsession topics include “Impact/FrettingWear”, “Flow-Induced Vibration andWear of Fuel-Rod Bundles”, “Vibration,Vortex, Shedding, and Acoustics”, “FSIand Sloshing”, and “Advances in Explo-sive-Structure Interactions.” With such awide variety of pertinent session topics,PVP-2003 is sure to be a successful Con-ference for the FSI Committee.

The next FSI Technical Committee meet-ing will be held in conjunction with the2003 PVP Conference. Anyone with aninterest in Fluid-Structure Interaction activ-ities is welcome to attend and participate.

Wing Lau ChengChair, Fluid-Structure Interaction

Technical Committee

High Pressure TechnologyTechnical Committee

The High-Pres-sure Technolo-gy (HPT)

Technical Commit-tee continues tohave a diverse inter-national member-ship, with activemember representa-tion from four conti-nents. The HPT

Technical Committee focuses on theresearch, development, design, and oper-ation of high pressure systems - a technol-ogy widely recognized as both an art and

a science. The Committee provides tech-nical support to the ASME Codes andStandards Division in the development ofnew and updated Codes for high-pres-sure vessels, components, and systems.

The HPT Technical Committee present-ed three technical sessions at the 2002PVP Conference in Vancouver, BC, Cana-da, all of which were well-attended andgenerated a high degree of interest in thetechnology. Special thanks go to Techni-cal Program Representative (TPR) RickyD. Dixon for his hard work in developingthe PVP-2002 Conference sessions.

For this year’s PVP-2003 Conference inCleveland, Ohio, our TPR Dan Peters hasdone an excellent job in arranging fivesessions, including a panel session with atimely and thought-provoking topic.

There will be two technical sessions onTuesday presenting the topics of“Advanced Applications in High Pres-sure Technology” and “New Develop-ments in High Pressure Analysis.” Thepanel session will be on Thursday morn-ing, addressing “Rules Shaping the HighPressure Industry . . . Where the IndustryIs and Where It Is Going”. Following thepanel session there will be two final ses-sions titled “Advancements in High Pres-sure Failure Protection Devices, Analysisand Forensics” and “Fatigue”.

We are expecting excellent participa-tion in this year’s Conference with perti-nent and interesting topics such as thesegenerating lively interaction between thepresenters and the audience.

The next HPT Technical Committeemeeting will be held in conjunction withthe 2003 PVP Conference. Anyone with aninterest in high-pressure technology activi-ties is welcome to attend and participate.

Leslie P. AntalffyChair, High Pressure Technology

Technical Committee

Materials and FabricationTechnical Committee

The Materialsand Fabrica-tion (M&F)

Committee promotesthe developmentand sharing of tech-nical informationrelated to materialproperties/develop-ment as well as fab-rication technologies

for pipes, pipe supports, components, andvessels. The material efforts have primari-ly focused on subcritical crack growth andfracture in recent years. Fabrication effortshave recently been very strong in thewelding and residual stress area. TheM&F Committee has several subcommit-tees dealing with different aspects of pres-

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sure vessels and piping. The subcommit-tees are: (1) Materials; (2) Fabrication; (3)Fracture; (4) Subcritical crack growth; and(5) Fitness for service.

In the 2002 PVP conference held inVancouver, BC, Canada, the M&F Com-mittee sponsored 24 technical sessions(including 11 joint sessions) where over100 papers were presented and publishedin three conference proceedings. F. W.(Bud) Brust, who was the M&F TechnicalProgram Representative (TPR) for the2002 PVP Conference, received a Certifi-cate of Recognition for his diligent efforts.In the 2003 PVP conference to be held inCleveland, Ohio, the Committee will haveabout 26 technical sessions (including 8joint sessions) and 90 papers. The TPR isDr. Poh-Sang Lam. Because of the multi-disciplinary nature of the committee, sev-eral sessions are frequently organized incollaboration with the Codes and Stan-dards; Computer Technology; and Designand Analysis committees.

Membership in the M&F Committee isopen to people with different disciplinesinterested in fostering technical develop-ments in the areas mentioned above, aswell as any other aspects related to mate-rials and fabrication in pressure vesselsand piping. We have a large internationalparticipation in the membership and offera mentoring program for those interestedin developing sessions in the future. Forfurther information about the committeeand future meetings, please contact theM&F Chair, Sharif Rahman : 319-335-5679;E-mail: rahman@engineering. uiowa.edu.

Sharif RahmanChair, Materials and Fabrication

Technical Committee

Operations, Applicationsand ComponentsTechnical Committee

The Operations,Applicationsand Compo-

nents (OAC) Com-mittee provides aforum for exchangeof technical informa-tion on variousaspects of powerplant components.The committee

organizes and sponsors technical sessionsin reliability and safety studies, trans-portation of hazardous wastes, plant lifeextension, aging, toxic substances, design,testing, analysis and performance of plantcomponents (pumps, valves, compres-sors, heat exchangers, vessels, piping andpipe supports), and monitoring and diag-nostics. OAC is a fluid organization inwhich new ideas are encouraged and

developed and interdisciplinary activitieswelcome. OAC has several subcommit-tees dealing with different aspects ofpressure vessels and piping. Because ofits multidisciplinary nature, OAC is opento people willing to develop new areas.

OAC enjoys good international partici-pation. In general, more than 30 % of thepaper sessions are from international con-tributors. Our committee membership hasstrong international representation withsome of the subcommittees headed byinternational members.

For the 2003 PVP Conference, OACorganized 18 paper sessions in three con-ference proceedings. Because of the multi-disciplinary nature of the committee, sev-eral sessions are organized in collabora-tion with other committees such as Com-puter Technology. The paper sessionswere developed by volunteers like youwho worked tirelessly with authors will-ing to share their specific knowledge withthe engineering community through thiscommittee. For their efforts, the Chairappreciates their contributions andextends a welcoming hand to you to par-ticipate in developing future conferencesessions. Special thanks go to Steven J.Hansel, OAC Technical Program Repre-sentative of the 2003 PVP Conference whocoordinated the OAC sessions.

For PVP-2004, the OAC Technical Pro-gram Representative is Chris Alexander.He can be reached via phone at (281) 955-2900 or E-mail: chris.alexander@stress.com.

OAC is open to new membership. Ifyou would like to join the Committee,please join us in the next OAC committeemeeting during PVP-2003. If you wouldlike to join the Committee, or if you haveany suggestions or questions, please con-tact the OAC Chair Ike Ezekoye viaphone (412) 374-6643 or E-mail:ezekoyli@westinghouse.com.

Ike EzekoyeChair, Operations, Applications and

Components Technical Committee

Seismic EngineeringTechnical Committee

The SeismicEngineeringTechnical

Committee (SETC)of the ASME Pres-sure Vessels andPiping Division(PVPD) encouragesand promotes thedevelopment ofnew theories as well

as application of existing ones in thedesign and operation of pressure vessels,piping systems, and other components ina broad range of seismic related topics.One of the most effective ways of promot-

ing seismic engineering is to participate inthe annual ASME International PressureVessels and Piping (PVP) Conferences.

For the 2002 ASME PVP Conference inVancouver, BC, Canada, a total of 64excellent technical papers were presented.These papers were contributed as a directresult of continuing interest and coopera-tion in seismic engineering by authorsfrom North America, Asia and Europe.All of these papers were published in twobound volumes; Seismic Engineering -2002 (PVP-Vol.445-1&2).

Topics in the volumes covered the rela-tively broad areas of interest; SeismicDesign Criteria, Design Code and FailureAnalysis, Large Scale R&D Projects, Seis-mic Evaluation of PVP Systems, SeismicStructure Response, Innovative Technolo-gies for Seismic Isolation and VibrationControl and Technologies for SeismicMitigation.

The special forum session on “Appro-priate Criteria and Methods for SeismicDesign of Nuclear Piping” and the panelsession on “Performance Goal Based Seis-mic Design Philosophy” were successful-ly organized.

As the SETC Chair, special thanks aredue to the 2002 TPR, Stephen C. Lu, theSETC Vice Chair, G. C. Slagis and the Sec-retary M. E. Nitzel.

My term as the Chair will soon end thiscoming July 2003. I would like to expressmy sincere thanks to all Committee mem-bers of the PVP Division, especially tothose of the Seismic Engineering Techni-cal Committee.

Kohei SuzukiChair, Seismic Engineering

Technical Committee

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Vancouver Harbor Cruise during PVP-2002

Vancouver Harbor Cruise during PVP-2002

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American Society of Mechanical EngineersPVP-2004

CALL FOR PAPERS2004 ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Division Conference

Hyatt Regency La Jolla at AventineLa Jolla, CA, July 25-29, 2004

“Innovative PVP Technologies: Meeting Emerging Challenges Now”PVP-2004–Join us in San Diego (La Jolla), California, for the 2004 ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Confer-ence! More than 150 paper and panel sessions are planned, as well as tutorials, NDE and Software demonstra-tions, and the Student Paper Competition. The PVP Conference is a great place to present your ideas and tomeet colleagues as we look ahead to create and innovate PVP technology to meet today’s and tomorrow’schallenges. The ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Division will sponsor this Conference with co-sponsorshipof the Japanese Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME) and with participation by the ASME NDE Division.

This CALL FOR PAPERS provides guidance for submitting abstracts for proposed technical papers for the2004 ASME PVP Conference based on general topics. Specific Calls for Papers are available from the Techni-cal Committees or on the ASME PVPD web sites at www.asme.org/events/pvp04/ and/orwww.asme.org/divisions/pvp/.

GENERAL TOPICS: (1) Codes and Standards, (2) Computer Technology, (3) Design & Analysis, (4) Fluid-Structure Interaction, (5) High Pressure Technology, (6) Materials & Fabrication, (7) Operations, Applications, &Components, (8) Seismic Engineering, (9) Nondestructive Examination; and (10) Student Paper Competition.

SCHEDULE: Abstracts are due by September 30, 2003. Authors will be notified of abstract acceptance byOctober 15, 2003. Draft papers are due by November 30, 2003. Paper peer review comments will be returnedby January 31, 2004. Final papers in ASME format for publication must be received by March 1, 2004. Allaccepted papers will be published in Conference Volumes.

CONFERENCE INFORMATION: Updated Conference and paper publication instructions and informationare available on the Internet at the ASME Home Page, http://www.asme.org/divisions/pvp/.

ABSTRACT SUBMITTAL: Mail, fax, or email a 200-word abstract for each proposed paper with author’saffiliation, mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and the e-mail address to either of the following PVPExecutive Members by September 30, 2003:

Conference General Chair Technical Program ChairIsmail T. Kisisel, Sargent & Lundy, LLC M. K. Au-Yang55 East Monroe Street 3531 Round Hill RoadChicago, IL 60603-5780 Lynchburg, VA 24503-3225Phone: 312-269-6776 Fax: 312-269-9661 Phone: 434-384-9741 Fax: 434-384-9742PVP-Kisisel@sargentlundy.com mkauyang@aol.com

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEChairHoward H. ChungMITEC International, Inc.1022 Revere Court, Suite 100Naperville, IL 60540Ph/Fax: 630-886-6033/630-961-2066hchung@core.comVice Chair/SecretaryWilliam J. BeesBWX TechnologiesP.O. Box 271Barberton, OH 44203-0271Ph/Fax: 330-860-2436/2087wjbees@mcdermott.comProfessional DevelopmentIsmail T. KisiselSargent & Lundy, LLC55 East Monroe StreetChicago, IL 60603-5780Ph/Fax: 312-269-6776/9661PVP-Kisisel@sargentlundy.comHonors and AwardsM. K. Au-Yang3531 Round Hill RoadLynchburg, VA 24503-3225Ph/Fax: 434-384-9741/9742mkauyang@aol.comPublicationsJudith A. ToddDept. of Engineering Science & MechanicsThe Pennsylvania State University212 Earth-Engineering Sciences BuildingUniversity Park, PA 16802-6812Ph/Fax: 814-863-0771/865-9974jtodd@psu.eduProgramsJames F. Cory, Jr.EDS PLM Solutions2000 Eastman DriveMilford, OH 45150-2789Ph/Fax: 513-576-2419/2402james.f.cory@sdrc.comPVP SENATE OF PAST CHAIRSPresidentA. G. (Jack) Ware2585 Shannon CourtIdaho Falls, ID 83404Phone: 208-524-4013pvpjack@aol.comHistorianJoseph SinnappanGenex Corporation1400 Opus Place, Suite 201Downers Grove, IL 60515Ph/Fax: 630-964-8400/0100jsinnappan@genex-corp.comEditorJ. of Pressure Vessel TechnologySam Y. ZamrikPennsylvania State UniversityDept. of Eng. Science and Mechanics212 Earth Eng. Sciences BuildingUniversity Park, PA 16802-6812Ph/Fax: 814-865-5241/5241syzesm@engr.psu.edu

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEEMembership ChairArtin A. DermenjianSargent & Lundy, LLC55 East Monroe, 23rd FloorChicago, IL 60603-5713Ph/Fax: 312-269-3892/2028artin.a.dermenjian@sargentlundy.comPublicity ChairJim E. StaffieraFirst Energy Corporation5830 Chapel RoadMadison, OH 44057-1754Ph/Fax: 440-280-5008/428-7082jes_pvpd@hotmail.comInternational CoordinatorLuc H. GeraetsTractebel S.A.Place du Trone 1B-1000 Brussels, BELGIUMPh/Fax: +32-2-510-7442/7591luc.geraets@tractebel.comNewsletter EditorJim E. StaffieraFirst Energy Corporation5830 Chapel RoadMadison, OH 44057-1754Ph/Fax: 440-280-5008/428-7082jes_pvpd@hotmail.comTECHNICAL COMMITTEE CHAIRSCodes and StandardsMahendra RanaPraxair, Inc.175 East Park DriveTonawanda, NY 14151Ph/Fax: 716-879-2408/7167mahendra_rana@praxair.comComputer TechnologyDon R. MetzgerMcMaster UniversityMechanical Engineering Department1280 Main Street WestHamilton, Ontario L8S 4L8, CanadaPh./Fax: 905-525-9140 x27692/7944metzgerd@mcmaster.caDesign & AnalysisDennis K. WilliamsSharoden Engineering Consultants P. O. Box 1336 Matthews, NC 28106-1336 Ph./Fax: 704-847-2482 /2481denniskw@sharoden.comFluid-Structure InteractionWing Lau Cheng MechComp, Inc.1665 Lachine DriveSunnyvale, CA 94087Ph/Fax: 408-736-9669/9669winglau_cheng@yahoo.comHigh-Pressure TechnologyLeslie AntalffyFluor Daniel, Inc.One Fluor Daniel DriveSugarland, TX 77478Ph./Fax: 281-263-3056/8444leslie.antalffy@fluor.com

Materials & FabricationSharif RahmanUniversity of IowaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering2140 Engineering BuildingIowa City, IA 52242-1527Ph/Fax: 319-335-5679/5669rahman@icaen.uiowa.eduOperations, Applications, and ComponentsL. Ike EzekoyeWestinghouse Electric Company, LLC P. O. Box 355, ECE 522CPittsburgh, PA 15230-0355Ph/Fax: 412-374-6643/6639ezekoyli@westinghouse.comSeismic EngineeringKohei SuzukiTokyo Metropolitan UniversityDepartment of Mechanical Engineering1-1, Minami-osawa, Hachioji-shiTokyo 192-03, JapanPh/Fax: 011-81-426-77-2703/2701k-suzuki@ecomp.metro-u.ac.jpASME STAFFRichard UlvilaEngineering ProgramsASME InternationalThree Park AvenueNew York, NY 10016-5990Ph/Fax: 212-591-7863/7671ulvilar@asme.orgJacinta McComieEngineering ProgramsASME InternationalThree Park AvenueNew York, NY 10016-5990Ph/Fax: 212-591-7052/7671mccomiej@asme.orgMeetings DepartmentMarisa ScaliceMeetings ManagerASME InternationalThree Park AvenueNew York, NY 10016-5990Ph/Fax: 212-591-7057/7856scalicem@asme.org

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CommitteeJames E. Staffiera, Editor

Judith A. Todd, Division Publications ChairHoward H. Chung, Division Chair

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upcoming issues of the PVPDNewsletter, please contact:

Marina B. Ruggles-Wrennat rux@ornl.gov

2002–2003 Pressure Vessels and Piping Division Officers