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Publications and Published Authority
Failure Investigation of Boiler Tubes was published by ASM International in 2018, and the chapter Failure of Boilers and Related Equipment sits in ASM Handbook Volume 11A. Both were written from the same bench that signs the reports.
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The capability is backed by published authority.
Overview
Published authority sits behind the rest of the catalogue.
When a buyer in Houston, London, Singapore, or Dubai opens this profile and reaches the Asset Integrity pillar, the question they ask is not "Can TCR test a sample?" The question they ask is "Will the report stand up under peer review, in arbitration, or in front of a regulator?" The published authority section answers that question with a defined inventory of two ASM International publications, three peer-style technical papers, one institutional product white paper, and four foundational TCR white papers spanning 2004 to 2021.
The defensible publication footprint is 10 formal publications plus an active senior-bench blog corpus. The two ASM International titles are the public anchor. The peer-style papers establish authorship priority on specialised methodology. The white papers establish the institutional voice on practice areas. The blog corpus extends reach but does NOT count toward the formal Published Authority claim.
The ASM International Anchor
Failure Investigation of Boiler Tubes (2018)
Haribhakti, P., Joshi, P.B., Kumar, R. (2018), Failure Investigation of Boiler Tubes: A Comprehensive Approach, ASM International, ISBN 978-1-62708-156-6, ~500 pages.
The book is the public-facing anchor for the Boiler RLA and KBA practice. Authored by Paresh U. Haribhakti (Managing Director, TCR Advanced) with Dr. P.B. Joshi (ex-Head, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, MS University Vadodara) and Mr. R. Kumar. The book reaches the integrity-engineering bench in 140+ countries through ASM International's distribution channel and is cited extensively in the boiler-vertical literature on tube-failure mechanisms, root-cause analysis methodology, and life-extension strategies.
ASM Handbook Volume 11A, Chapter on "Failure of Boilers and Related Equipment" (2021)
The chapter is the highest-credibility public reference on TCR Advanced's boiler-failure-analysis bench. Co-authored by Paresh U. Haribhakti and Dr. P.B. Joshi, the chapter sits in the ASM Handbook framework that integrity-engineering practitioners across the world treat as the authoritative reference. The 840-page Vol. 11A volume reaches the same 140+ countries distribution.
Peer-Style Technical Papers
NACE Paper No. 09012 (2009 to 2010)
Haribhakti, P.U. (2009-2010), NACE Paper No. 09012, NACE International Annual Conference and Exposition. Authored by Paresh U. Haribhakti at TCR Arabia. Establishes the in-situ metallography authorship priority and frames the TCR Arabia entry into the Aramco vendor universe.
ARTiS Reformer Tubes Paper (2013 to 2014)
Upadhyaya, K., Haribhakti, P., Patel, G., Bafna, V.K. (2013-2014), ARTiS Reformer Tubes Paper. Co-authored by Ketankumar Upadhyaya, Paresh Haribhakti, Gopul Patel, and V.K. Bafna at TCR Advanced. Establishes the published authority anchor for the ARTiS practice (50,000+ reformer tubes scanned cumulatively as of May 2026).
High-Temperature Remaining Life Assessment Paper (2014)
Haribhakti, P., Upadhyaya, K., Patel, G., Baad, S., Bafna, V.K. (2014), High-Temperature RLA Paper. Co-authored by Paresh Haribhakti, Ketankumar Upadhyaya, Gopul Patel, S. Baad, and V.K. Bafna at TCR Advanced. Establishes the published authority anchor for the elevated-temperature RLA practice (the 750+ all-asset-class RLA work; the 400+ Boiler RLA programme).
The 2026 AiOM White Paper
TCR Advanced, 2026, AiOM White Paper. The public-facing complement to the three internal AiOM source decks. Frames the six-pillar architecture (Asset Master, Asset Strategy, Asset Maintenance, Asset Integrity and Reliability, Asset Optimisation, Asset Analytics) and the AiOM-CCP cross-country-pipelines application against the API 580/581/584/579-1 standards stack.
Foundational TCR White Papers
Need for Failure Analysis in India and the Middle East (2004 to 2005)
The 2004-2005 institutional white paper that frames the failure-analysis practice for the Indian and Middle East buyer pool.
Failure and Root Cause Analysis: Investigating Material and Component Failure (July 2004)
The methodology white paper that codifies the TCR root-cause-analysis workflow (visual, NDT, replication per ASTM E1351, hardness, mechanical and chemical, fractography via SEM and EDS, microstructural analysis, FEA where loading is in question, damage-mechanism attribution, written report fit for litigation, insurance, or operator action).
Outsourcing Laboratory Practices (V.K. Bafna, June 2006)
Bafna, V.K. (2006), Outsourcing Laboratory Practices. Authored by V.K. Bafna (Founder, TCR Engineering, 1940 to 2013). Frames the ILAC MRA reciprocity and the outsourced-testing model for international buyers.
An Introduction to Ferrography (Paresh Haribhakti, March 2010)
Haribhakti, P. (2010), An Introduction to Ferrography. Authored by Paresh Haribhakti at TCR Advanced. Frames the lube-oil-condition-monitoring practice for predictive maintenance of rotating equipment.
Beyond the technical corpus, TCR published a 50th-anniversary volume, TCR Engineering: A 50-Year Journey in Material Testing Excellence, marking the 1973 to 2024 span and available on Amazon (ISBN 979-8347661930). It records the founding by Neelam Bafna and the late metallurgist V.K. Bafna and the build-out across mechanical testing, advanced NDT, civil testing, asset integrity, boiler audit, and failure analysis.
Conference and Industry Forum Presence
Beyond the ten formal publications, the TCR senior bench maintains an active conference-and-forum presence across 17 years of technical presentations. Forums include:
- ASNT (American Society for Nondestructive Testing) annual conferences and the ASNT Corporate Partner network (TCR Arabia is an ASNT Corporate Partner).
- NACE / AMPP (Association for Materials Protection and Performance) annual conferences and chapter events; the NACE Excellent Laboratory in the Private Sector award.
- Saudi Aramco ITEME (International Technical Exchange Meeting and Exhibition) and the broader Aramco vendor-and-licensor forum stack.
- World NDT Conference (WCNDT).
- SABIC STC (Scientific and Technical Conference).
- Fertilizer Show USA (2026).
- AIChE Ammonia Plant Safety Committee (Ahmed Esmael Rahimi of QAFCO sits on the committee; the committee is the international reference frame for ammonia-plant integrity).
- NDE conferences in India (NDE 2025 Mumbai launched the Chugai Technos Scale Checker product).
- Boiler India (Avinash Tambewagh delivered the Boiler India 2022 keynote).
Authored Blog Articles by Senior Bench
Across tcreng.com (320 unique posts) and tcradvanced.com (96 unique posts), named TCR senior personnel author approximately 400+ blog posts. The blog corpus extends technical reach and search-visibility surface but does not count toward the formal Published Authority claim. Blog articles do not extend the 140+ countries distribution claim.