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Bernard Schulze - Associate Principal and Unit Manager: Experience
Bernard Schulze - Associate Principal and Unit Manager: Experience
Bernard Schulze - Associate Principal and Unit Manager: Experience
PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS
and component testing. Mr. Schulze has assessment of resilient fastener systems
performed numerous investigations of and concrete ties*
material degradation, corrosion and
mechanical failure, such as fatigue, fracture Process Industries/Refinery
Unit Inspection Plans - IN: Development of
and plastic deformation. His other pertinent
fixed equipment inspection plans for
experience relates to damage assessment of
refinery process units based on corrosion
structures following exposure to fire and
studies and historical reviews*
EDUCATION other high-temperature events.
Fire Damage Assessment - OH: Fitness-
Illinois Institute of Technology Mr. Schulze has experience in a broad range
for-service assessment of post-fire
B.S., Metallurgical and of industries, including refinery and exposed vessels, piping, support
Materials Engineering, 1984 petrochemical processing, oil and gas, structures, and ancillary equipment*
bridges and structures, rail car and track Coke Drum Study - IL: Drum replacement
PRACTICE AREAS work, medical devices, and consumer study reviewing mechanical, structural,
Failure/Damage Investigations products. He routinely provides strategic inspection, and repair scenarios*
Bridges and Civil Infrastructure and technical guidance on equipment Turnaround Support - WY: On-site
Rail Components and integrity, safety and/or regulatory metallurgical engineering support during
Track Work compliance. unit maintenance and repair outages*
Process Industries/Refinery
Fired Heater Tube Life Assessment - IL:
Power Industry
REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS Heater tube remaining life predictions and
Instrumentation/Monitoring/ Failure/Damage Investigations inspection planning*
Load Testing Apartment Building - WA: Forensic
Metallurgical Evaluations corrosion assessment of post-tensioned Instrumentation/Monitoring/Load Testing
Nondestructive Examinations cable strands* Coke Drum Monitoring, IN: Vessel health
Fitness-for-Service Pedestrian Bridge - FL: Failure analysis of monitoring system comprised of high-
Litigation Consulting P-T bar separated from bearing plate* temperature strain gages and
Transit Center - WI: Precast connection, thermocouples*
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS metallurgical failure analysis* Adhesive Testing - MA: Anchor adhesive
ASM International Natural Gas Transmission Line - PA: long-term creep testing*
American Institute of Chemical Pipeline reducer fitting failure analysis Anchor Bar Testing - IL: Mechanical
Engineers (AIChe) involving weld and metal fabrication testing of forged head anchor bars*
Society of Plastics Engineers quality* Bridge Bearing - NJ: Elastomeric bearing
(SPE) Hammer Union Fitting- OK: Failure material characterization to AASHTO
Institute of Packaging analysis of hammer union from fracking specifications*
Professionals (IoPP) well installation* Aerated Concrete - IL: Flexural testing of
reinforced aerated concrete elements*
CONTACT Bridges and Civil Infrastructure
bschulze@wje.com Bridge Health Monitoring - LA: Installation Metallurgy and Nondestructive Evaluation
847.272.7400 of truss (stress) monitoring system to Reformer Tubes - OH: High-temperature
www.wje.com measure construction related loads* materials characterization Cr-Ni-Nb alloys
Bridge Cables and Strands - MO and IN: after creep and rupture testing*
Inspection and corrosion assessment of High-Temperature Hydrogen Attack
cable wires and strands* (HTHA) - CO: Metallurgical screening of
Anchor Bolts - WV: Anchor bolt inspection hydro-treater reactor for the detection
and metallurgical failure analysis* of HTHA*
Superheater Header - IN: Evaluation of
Rail Components and Track Work SA-335, P91 header material for potential
Railroad Couplers - IL: Mechanical testing, overheating during postweld heat
failure analysis, and metallurgical treatment (PWHT)*
* indicates with previous firms assessment of knuckle couplers*