Reduce revamp costs with appropriate 3D laser scanning strategies

Silky Wong is Fluor Corp.’s structural lead engineer in Houston, Texas on a chemical plant revamp project for its PDH expansion. She has worked on onshore refinery and petrochemical projects for the last nine years. Ms. Wong graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in civil engineering and, subsequently, from the University of California at Berkeley with her MS degree in civil engineering, with a specialty in structural engineering, materials and mechanics. She has authored/coauthored and presented more than 15 technical papers in multiple fields, including civil and structural engineering, industrial engineering, module weight management and knowledge management.

Robert Lowery is the global SME and tool champion for 3D laser scanning survey and dimensional control at Fluor Corp. He has more than 15 years of experience in the managing and execution of laser scanning projects, from projects as small as 50 scans up to the largest project with 6,000 scans.

Candice Kou is a design engineer at Fluor Corp. in Houston, Texas. She has been working on a project utilizing steel modularization in sub-arctic regions. She graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, with a BS degree in civil engineering, and earned her MS degree in civil engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, with an emphasis in structural engineering. Her research interests include novel seismic methodologies and their application to modern structural design.