Application deadline

Registration deadline for PhD students at UiT - The Arctic University of Norway: September 1st

Application deadline for external applicants: June 1st

Type of course

Admission requirements

PhD students or holders of a Norwegian master´s degree of five years or 3+ 2 years (or equivalent) may be admitted. Valid documentation is a statement from your institution that you are a registered PhD student, or a Master´s Diploma with Diploma Supplement / English translation of the diploma. PhD students are exempt from semester fee.

PhD students at UiT The Arctic University of Norway register for the course through StudentWeb .

External applicants apply for admission through SøknadsWeb.

Application code 9303.

All external applicants have to attach a confirmation of their status as a PhD student from their home institution. Students who hold a Master of Science degree, but are not yet enrolled as a PhD-student have to attach a copy of their master's degree diploma. These students are also required to pay the semester fee.

More information regarding PhD courses at the Faculty of Science and Technology is found here.

Course content

• Principles of Risk-Based Inspection (RBI).
• The steps involved in a qualitative RBI study and the methodology within each step.
• Degradation mechanisms and Probability of Failure (PoF).
• Techniques for identifying accident scenarios
• Consequence of Failure (CoF) assessment, Risk assessment, and risk acceptance criteria.
• Criticality analysis, risk ranking and categorization
• Use of inspection and monitoring.
• Application of RBI in planning of inspection of offshore platform.
• Principles of condition monitoring, and the establishment of predictive maintenance program.  
• Introduction to monitoring methods using vibration, ultrasonic, thermodynamics, lubrication oil analysis techniques and non-destructive testing (NDT) methods such as penetrant, flux leakage, eddy current, and radiography.
• Application of  risk based inspection and condition monitoring in Arctic condition

Recommended prerequisites

Objectives of the course

Knowledge

The student:

• will be able to explain basic definition and concept of risk-based inspection (RBI) and condition monitoring.
• has extensive knowledge of basic principles and methods used in condition monitoring of rotating machinery, piping, pressure vessels and load bearing structures.
• has profound insight into some of the available standard of RBI of offshore equipment.

Skills

The student:

• will be in the forefront of existing knowledge and be able to carry out theories of risk based inspection and condition monitoring in a real situations.
• knows well about how to carry out risk assessment of engineering systems
• knows well about how to adopt the risk-based inspection programs for a production process/industries.
• has good knowledge about how to identify the suitable method for condition monitoring.

Competence

The students:

• has good knowledge on how to apply RBI in planning for inspection of offshore platform and other industries as well as condition monitoring.
• has profound insight and will be able to reflect on their professional practice, work in groups, manage report writing, presentation, and  function in a multi-disciplinary team.

Language of instruction and examination

Teaching methods

Assessment

Project report 50% and oral exam 50%.

Passed/not passed

There is no access to a re-sit examination in this course. Students with valid grounds for absence will be offered a postponed examination.

Recommended reading/syllabus