These seminars are provided in line with DNV's Purpose "To Safeguard, Life, Property and the Environment" and hosted by the Houston Technology Center – the strategic North American center of excellence in maritime, oil and gas technical services.

We work on the forefront of technology, utilizing state of the art technology to verify the design of ships, subsea and drilling equipment and systems, pipelines, structures, offshore drilling units and floating production/storage facilities. To guarantee availability, please confirm your participation as soon as possible. Please also forward this invite to other colleagues who may be interested.

During November 8th, 9th and 18th, 2011, DNV's Specialists from Houston and around the World will be hosting seminars to present and discuss the most recent cutting edge developments in:

Hull Fatigue Course

When
November 9th, 2011 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Who should attend
Engineers and Managers involved in design and construction of offshore units seeking guidance in Hull Fatigue design.

Main Content

• Basics of Fatigue
  -Fatigue Rules
  -Fatigue Failure Modes
  -Low and High Cycle Fatigue
• Fatigue based on nominal stress
• Stress Concentration Factors
• Finite Element Analysis and Hot Spot Stress Method
• Deterministic and Stochastic Fatigue Analysis
• Fatigue Improvement Techniques
• Overview of DNV-RP-C203
  

Main Lecturers
Jenny Yan Lu, Principal Engineer, Group Lead, DNV Houston Approval Center
Michal Moczulski, Approval Engineer, DNV Houston Approval Center

Structural Integrity and Risk Based Inspection of Ageing Rigs

When
November 8th, 2011 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Who should attend
Engineers and Managers involved in Integrity Management of Hull Structures

Main Content

• A Process for handling Life Extension of Hull structure in Aging Rigs
• Class and Regulatory Requirements
• Degradation mechanisms
• Fatigue Effects with respect to Integrity Management
• Qualitative Integrity Management
• Quantitative Integrity Management – when to use, the benefits and the methodology
• Hull Integrity Management of Offshore Structures based on RBI methods
  

Handouts
Selected Seminar Material / Slides issued for reference

Main Lecturers
Gudfinnur Sigurdsson, Segment Director, Ageing Offshore Structures, DNV Oslo

Current Status of Global Ex Compliance in the Offshore Industry

When
November 9th, 2011 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Who should attend
Engineers, Manufactures, Owners, and Operators who need assurance of global compliance for offshore equipment and systems.

Main Content

• Relationship and Interface among Shelf State Regulations / Classification Requirements, National Certification Schemes, and Product Standards (e.g. IEC, NEC, etc.)

• National Ex Certification Schemes explained
  -Europe – ATEX
  -Australia – IECEx
  -Brazil – INMETRO
  -Middle East
  -Far East
  -North America

• Ex Mechanical Ignition risks – latest news and developments
• Ex Gas Turbines – latest news and developments

• Where is it all going? What is the future for Global

Handouts
Selected Seminar Material / Slides issued for reference

Main Lecturers
Mike Norman, Head of Department, Product Certification, DNV Calgary, Canada
Roy Teather, Business Development Manager, Product Certification, DNV Houston

DNV Training on Limit State Based Design for Pipelines and Risers

When
November 18th, 2011 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Who should attend
Engineers and Managers involved in design of offshore pipelines, risers and structures who wish to have further insight into the safety philosophy rationale behind limit state design.

Main Content

• Introduction to the safety framework behind limit state based design

• Case studies showing how limit state based design is applied in offshore applications
  -Pipeline Design
  -Defining requirements to High Integrity Pressure Protection System which is a new concept in pipeline design

• As will be illustrated, safety factors alone will not ensure sufficient safety. Complementary tools for assessing whether a system meets required reliability targets may include:
  -Risk based verification
  -Qualification of new technologies
  
  

Handouts
Selected Seminar Material / Slides issued for reference

Main Lecturer
Leif Collberg, Senior Principal Engineer and DNV technical authority for the DNV standard for submarine pipelines DNV-OS-F101

Registration

Contact Information

For technical inquiries please contact the following persons:

For registration and logistics please contact :
Schelitia Wright
Seminar Coordinator
(281) 396-1667
schelitia.wright@dnv.com