Welcome to part 3 of our Fireproofing series. In part 1 of the series, you heard about Brindley Engineering’s approach to post fire evaluations and fire and fireproofing technology. In part 2, you learned about API 2218 and its importance. Today we explore the...
Welcome to part 2 of our Fireproofing series. Brindley Engineering sees the urgent need to protect the infrastructure of industrial facilities and ensure operability for the next generation. Brindley Engineering is passionate about proactively mitigating these...
Brindley Engineering sees the urgent need to protect the infrastructure of industrial facilities and ensure operability for the next generation. Brindley Engineering is passionate about proactively mitigating these risks and getting ahead of any problems before...
By Gourav Patodi, Reliability Engineer at Brindley Fireproofing is a passive fire protection measure where a type of coating, board, or wrap is applied to structural steel components requiring a delay in temperature rise when exposed to a fire event. The...
By Jignesh Sapra, Designer and Gourav Patodi P.E., Engineer Protecting Industrial Infrastructure from Fire with Brindley Engineering’s Fireproofing Engineering Services As our nation’s infrastructure ages, protecting industrial structures is a growing concern....
By Gourav Patodi, Reliability Engineer at Brindley Protection of equipment and structures in petroleum and petrochemical facilities through passive fireproofing systems play a vital role in reducing risk in the event of a fire. Where fireproofing helps control...
The main purpose of passive fireproofing (FP) is to maintain structural stability and integrity of steel members for a defined period of time when exposed to a hydrocarbon pool fire. Reinforcement in concrete fireproofing plays a significant role in preventing the...
Why are our Fireproofing Repairs Failing? At Brindley Engineering, we find evidence of past structural fireproofing repairs that have failed prematurely in nearly all the facilities we evaluate. This is a very common occurrence not only for fireproofing repairs...
What if I Stop My Fireproofing Program? The Vicious Cycle It is not uncommon to encounter a facility that conducts a structural and fireproofing evaluation, identifies several heavily deteriorated items or areas, and decides to spend the next 2 to 3 years’ budgets...
Brindley Engineering was commissioned on an emergency basis to assist a refinery to recover from a fire. A large portion within one of their processing units was damaged including critical DCS cabling infrastructure along with field instrumentation replacement and...
