Case of the Month: The Fuel Tank Repair

The case of the month involves a fuel tank located in a petroleum distribution terminal in a very remote area.  The tank was 48 feet high and 65 feet in diameter, with a gross capacity of over 28 thousand barrels.  Normally it was filled with premium unleaded gasoline.  It was constructed by welding 5/16 inch thick, 8 feet wide by 24 feet long steel plates together, in 6 horizontal courses. The tank was over thirty years old and had seen its share of bad weather.  Corrosion and pitting were proportionate to the tank’s age.  The last typhoon it experienced damaged the tank, which required repairs.

Case of the Month: The Galloping Golf Cart that Got Away

A Particular Golf Course was a unique golf layout for Southern California.   The overall design of the course concentrated on preserving the natural vegetation, dry streams, and boulder outcroppings throughout the property.   Remarkable changes in elevation, majestic views, and a challenging golf course layout designed by a famous architect impressed golfers at any skill level.    An aerial view of the golf course showed a series of dry rocky canyons punctuated by pools of grassy fairways and greens.   On a fine July day, a golfer was operating a golf cart on the golf cart path at that particular golf course

For the mass market, auto aftermarket custom wheels are priced around $200 each.   For the high-end luxury market (think Escalade and up), a set can cost up to $8,000 (tires included!)  Have you ever wondered how they were manufactured?   While some wheels may be cast aluminum, they typically are manufactured one at a time on a CNC (computer numerically controlled) horizontal boring machine.   The machine starts with a solid block and trims, carves, rotates, flips, carves some more, turns and cuts using multiple rotating cutting bits, operating on up to 5 different axes.   Frequently the cutting edges are sprayed with cutting oil to lubricate and cool the machined surfaces.

The Singer's Slip and Fall

At approximately 1:00 am, a patron and his three companions left the Un-named Karaoke Bar & Restaurant.   The patron reportedly slipped and fell on the painted concrete area outside the entrance, falling forward and hitting his face on the concrete, incurring considerable dental damage in the incident.   Further, one of his companions also slipped on that same surface, just prior to his fall.