THE USE OF INSPECTION AND MONITORING RELIABILITY INFORMATION IN CRITICALITY AND DEFECT ASSESSMENTS OF SHIP AND OFFSHORE STRUCTURES.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Brennan, Feargal; De Leeuw, Bart
- Source
- International Conference on Offshore Mechanics & Arctic Engineering; 7/2/2008, Vol. 2, p921-925, 5p, 1 Chart, 4 Graphs
- Subject
- ENGINEERING inspection
RELIABILITY in engineering
STRUCTURAL failures
SHIP inspection
OFFSHORE structures
PROBABILITY theory
PIPELINE failures
FRACTURE mechanics
- Language
The article describes the use of inspection and monitoring reliability information in criticality and defect assessments of ship and offshore structures. Elements involved in inspection are cited, one of which is the ability to detect. It also suggests a method for including Probability of Detection (POD) data into Reliability Analysis for Corrosion Inspection Scheduling of offshore pipelines. Fracture mechanics based life predictions using POD and Probability of Sizing (POS) are discussed.