Publications

Tanner, Mark, “How Risk Can Improve Maintenance Planning” International Turbomachinery, September/October 2013

Molloy, John, and Tanner, Mark, “Life Management for Turbine Rotors,” International Turbomachinery, May/June 2013

Mauney, D., Peters, D., Sharp, D., and Tanner, M., “Probability & Consequence,” Mechanical Engineering, March 2009, pp 38-41.

Drosjack, M.J, and Tanner, G.M., “Optimizing Operation, Maintenance & Overhaul Inspections for Centrifugal Compressors,” CompressorTech, January-February 2002, pp 10-15.

Tanner, G.M., and Drosjack, M.J., “Rotating Equipment Risk-Based Assessment and Benchmarking,” Hydrocarbon Processing, January 2001, pp 38-50.

Tanner, G.M., and Drosjack, M.J., “Risk-Based Assessment of Mechanical Drive Steam Turbines,” 2000 Annual Refinery & Petrochemical Plant Maintenance Conference, Austin, TX, May 2000, paper MC-00-86.

Christ, T.J., Tanner, G.M., and Drosjack, M.J., “Steam Turbine Risk-Based Inspection Model,” AIChE 1999 Spring National Meeting, Houston, Texas, 1999

Tanner, G.M., Jones, R.B., Lewis, K., “Integrating Risk Management Principles Into Pipeline System Operations,” The Pipeline Risk Management and Reliability Conference, Houston, Texas, November, 1997.

Tanner, G.M., Latcovich, J.A., Biggs, J.W., “Steam Turbine Risk Assessment Project: Inspection and Overhauls Optimization of Steam Turbines,” TAPPI Joint Engineering/Papermakers SuperConference, Nashville, TN, October 1997

Tanner, G.M., Christ, T.J., and Drosjack, M.J., “Steam Turbine Risk Assessment: A Tool to Assist in Optimizing Inspection and Overhauls of Industrial Steam Turbines,” 26th Turbomachinery Symposium, Houston, Texas, September, 1997

Tanner, G.M., Drosjack, M.J., and Clattenburg, D., “Optimizing Dismantle Inspections For Industrial Steam Turbines,” proceedings from Hydrocarbon Processing’s Process Plant Reliability Conference, Houston, TX, October, 1996

Munson, R.E., Tanner, G.M., and Studer, A.C.,”Risk-Based Assessment of High Energy Piping Systems: A Practical Approach,” PVP-Vol. 336, Structural Integrity, NDE, Risk and Materials Performance for Petroleum, Process and Power, pp. 135-138, ASME 1996.

Tanner, G.M., “Metal Dusting (Catastrophic Carburization) of a Waste Heat Boiler Tube,” Engineering Failure Analysis, Vol.1, No.4, pp 289-306, 1994.

Tanner, G.M., and J.R. Harty, “Contact Fatigue Failure of a Bull Gear,” Handbook of Case Histories in Failure Analysis, Vol II, pp 39-44, 1993.

Tanner, G.M., and A.W. Hearn, and H. Rawlinson, “Stress-Corrosion Cracking of a Brass Tube in a Generator Air Cooler Unit,” Handbook of Case Histories in Failure Analysis, Vol. II, pp  107-110, 1993.

Tanner, G.M., “Caustic Gouging and Caustic-Induced Stress-Corrosion Cracking of Superheater Tube U-Bends,” Handbook of Case Histories in Failure Analysis, Vol. II, pp 148-152, 1993.

Tanner, G.M., “Corrosion Failure of Four Pump Impellers,” Handbook of Case Histories in Failure Analysis, Vol. I, pp 261 265, 1992.

Tanner, G.M., “Fatigue Failure of Six Cap Screws from a Hydraulic Coupling,” Handbook of Case Histories in Failure Analysis, Vol. I, pp 318 323, 1992.

Tanner, G.M., “Hydrogen Embrittlement Failure of Socket Head Cap Screws,” Handbook of Case Histories in Failure Analysis, Vol. I, pp 332 334, 1992.

Tanner, G.M. and Weiss, W.L., “The Glossary of Microstructures,” TMS Materials Week ’92, Conference proceedings, November 1992.

Tanner, G.M., Clark, R.B., and Harding, D.S., “The Failure Analysis and Repair of a 75 MW Gas Turbine Generator Used in Peaking Service,” ASM International Conference:  Life Assessment and Repair Technology for Combustion Turbine Hot Section Components, April 1990.

Bradley, W.L. and G.M. Tanner, “Evaluation of Fracture Toughness of Ductile Iron Using Fatigue Precracked Charpy, Dynamic Tear, and Compact Tension Specimens,” Fracture Mechanics:  18th National Symposium, ASTM STP 945, American Society for Testing and Materials, pp. 405 418, 1985.