Copper Plumbing Corrosion Failures

A condominium complex suffered extensive failures in a copper pipe plumbing system. The installer of the water distribution system was among a number of parties that were implicated in the copper piping failures. APTECH was retained by the installer to determine the cause of the failures. Our analysis indicated that the corrosion damage was not related to the distribution piping and was associated with water chemistry and/or the copper piping materials.

Our primary contacts for matters regarding failures of copper and steel piping can be reached at (408) 745-7000.
Name Email Specialty
Satish Almaula
email button Plant failure and root cause analysis; process and design engineering analysis; process technology development and testing; plant engineering, operations, maintenance and safety management; plant and process control system management.

Philip Lindsay, P.E. email button Corrosion failure analysis, metallurgy, piping systems, corrosion mitigation, materials selection.

Jeffrey Grover, P.E. email button Mechanical engineering, failure analysis, civil engineering.

Eric Sullivan, P.E. email button Metallurgy, welding, failure analysis, fire and explosion investigations, equipment, piping.

 
   


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