Author: Heinz P. Bloch, P.E. Flexible and expansion joints are never used in flammable, toxic or explosive services by reliability and…
Author: Heinz P. Bloch, P.E. There is a widely overlooked item on sliding supports: Steel-Teflon®-Steel is not usually a satisfactory sliding support…
Author: Heinz P. Bloch, P.E. Baseplates pre-filled with epoxy and precision-machined in the shop are rightly considered monolithic blocks (Ref. 1). They…
Author: Heinz P. Bloch, P.E. There are obviously some flaws in the grout surrounding the base plate in Fig. 1 above…
Many process pumps are designed and constructed to facilitate field repair. On the so-called back pull-out pumps (see illustration, also…