Your course at a glance

Course Availability

On request - contact us

Duration

8 hours 

Delivery

Live, online session

Level

Foundation level

Competency Standards

Satisfies the learning requirements for
Crack Management CS050F

What you will get

Certificate of completion, plus
Continued Professional Development hours

Course agenda

This course runs over two days and includes breaks and question and answer sessions (30 minutes per day). Additionally, you will have access to the following selected Tier 1 E-Learns prior the program start date: Crack Management (CS050A), Fracture Mechanics (CS032A), and Pipeline Defects Assessment (CS020A).

Day 1

Basic Concepts

• Overview of cracking threats
•  Examples of failures due to cracking

Understanding Potential Cracking Mechanisms

• EAC & SCC
• Fatigue
• Manufacturing

Crack Assessment Recap

• Overview of methods
• Critical input data
• Toughness – dealing with uncertainty
• Overview of crack growth
• Overview of complex assessments i.e., cracks in areas of additional stresses

Day 2

Introduction to How to Manage Cracking

Introduction to Crack Management Framework & standards Diagnostic Solutions – introduction to crack ILI Introduction to using Hydrotesting for crack management Introduction to NDT Uncertainties associated with integrity management of cracking

Managing the Threat

• Prioritizing of key locations
• Risk Assessment
• Integrity management plan
• Validating the results
• Case study

 Stress Analysis Considerations

• Model Construction
• Boundary Conditions
• Application: Applying Boundary Condition
• Load Cases
• Application: Defining Load Cases
• Linear Analysis Limitations & Assumptions
• Non-Linear Analysis
• Buried Pipelines
• Application: Spotting Problem

Meet your subject matter expert

Bruce Nestleroth

Bruce Nestleroth has more than 35 years of nondestructive testing experience with a primary concentration on inspection technology to assess pipelines for potential defects. After earning his Ph.D. at Drexel University, he worked at Battelle for 26 years and then Kiefner for 7 years. He joined ROSEN as an Expert in 2021 with a primary on customer education; he is based in Columbus Ohio USA. Dr. Nestleroth has studied the capability and advanced the application of magnetic flux leakage, eddy current, ultrasonic, and electromagnetic acoustic transducer in-line inspection technology. Dr. Nestleroth has taught training courses and workshops on pipeline inspection technology and defect assessment since 1995. He serves on many committees developing technical standards for the pipeline industry.