Introduction to structural integrity

management: Online

This online course explains the concepts behind

structural integrity management (SIM), focusing
on the North Sea experience of fixed offshore
structures, but will also touch on some aspects of
floating structures.

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Course description
The course aims to provide an understanding of a SIM system and how it is defined;
information about the activities and key issues; an overview of the roles and
responsibilities of the key stakeholders, along with the importance of effective
communication between them.

Learning objective
After attending the training the participants will have an overview of:

 Why structural integrity management is important and how it is facilitated;

  What the requirements for and components of an effective SIM system are;
 Who the key stakeholders are, their roles and responsibilities and how they
interact;
 The activities required and an understanding of their scopes, execution and
outcomes;
 The key issues that a structural integrity management system seeks to
address.

Target group
The main target audience is engineers working within the offshore oil and gas
industry. This course is suitable for personnel seeking a general knowledge and
overview of structural integrity management, including those tasked with
management of the SIM process as part of an operator’s asset management team.

About the Fixed and Floating Structure Team

The Fixed and Floating Structures Team, based in London and Aberdeen, comprises
a group of highly qualified civil, structural and mechanical engineers, and naval
architects who are recognized industry specialists. Our work includes the inspection
management and structural analysis of offshore oil and gas fixed and floating
structures, as well as offshore renewable structures. This practical experience
allows the members of the unit to deliver high quality and relevant training based
on practical experience.

Structural Integrity Assessment and Practical Application of BS 7910 Procedures for the Assessment
of Flaws in Metallic Structures

Is it for me?
Structural, civil, maintenance, pipeline, materials, welding, inspection and plant engineers including
those responsible for maintaining welded equipment and structures, managing the integrity of
ageing structures and optimizing asset performance.

Key features of the course:

 Introduces the concepts of fitness-for-purpose and engineering critical assessment (ECA),

using a mixture of lectures, informal discussion, quizzes, videos and software exercises to
reinforce learning

 Focuses on the practical applications of fracture mechanics and covers brittle and ductile
fracture, plastic collapse, fatigue crack growth and stress corrosion cracking

 Highlights fracture and fatigue procedures in BS 7910, with an emphasis on how they are
applied to welded structures

 Discusses the assessment of circumferential flaws in pipeline girth welds

  Covers a range of relevant subjects related to BS 7910, e.g. failure case studies, non-
destructive testing (inspection), materials properties, fracture toughness testing

 Provides practical training in fracture and fatigue assessments using CrackWISE software

 Provides engineers with a firm foundation in the application of BS 7910 to the assessment of
flaws using fitness-for-purpose methods

An online live version of this course is also available via Zoom - find out more.

What will I learn?

Day 1

Failure case studies:

 Examples of engineering failures

 Contributing factors and lessons learnt, especially with respect to welded structures

Fitness-for-purpose methods:

 Concept of fitness-for-purpose methods and engineering critical assessment (ECA)

 Key factors affecting structural integrity

Fracture mechanics theory:

 Main principles of fracture (for driving force and fracture toughness): K, CTOD, J

 Linear elastic and elastic-plastic fracture mechanics (LEFM and EPFM)

Non-Destructive testing (inspection):

 Role of NDT in ECA

 Capabilities of major NDT methods

Materials issues:

 Awareness of flaw types including fabrication and service flaws

 Materials/service issues and their effects on fracture toughness

Introduction to BS 7910:

 Background and definitions relating the day's sessions on input data to the terminology (flaw
types and stress categorisation)

Day 2

Fracture mechanics testing:

 Testing (especially welds) including preparation and post-test analysis

Fracture assessment using the Failure Assessment Diagram (FAD) approach:

 Definition, main parameters, primary and secondary stresses, local and global collapse
  Main features and input data to FAD assessments

Software workshop:

 Fracture assessment to BS 7910

 Using CrackWISE for fracture assessment and critical parameter cases

 Fracture quiz

Fatigue of welded structures:

 Fatigue design of welded joints

 Factors which affect the fatigue of welds

Day 3

Comparison of fracture assessment Options (1-3):

 Material-specific FADs

 Fracture toughness R-curves

Fatigue assessment procedures in BS 7910:

 Fracture mechanics based calculations of fatigue crack growth

 Fatigue quiz

Software workshop:

 Using CrackWISE for fatigue assessment

 Charpy/fracture toughness toolkit

Annexes of BS 7910 Part 1:

 BS 7910 annexes - content and use

 Recent developments in BS 7910

Other assessment procedures:

 Links to other flaw assessment procedures (including FITNET and API 579-1/ASME FFS-1)

Day 4

Annexes of BS 7910 Part 2:

 BS 7910 annexes - content and use

 Recent developments in BS 7910

Software Workshop:

 CrackWISE using R-curves and stress-strain curve data

 Sensitivity assessments
Fracture assessment of circumferential girth weld flaws:

 Guidance in BS 7910

 Example of installation and operation cases

Final examples and wrap-up session.