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INSTRUCTIONS FOR CHANGING

COVER IMAGES:

1. Select both images by holding down

the ‘Ctrl’ button

2. Go to DRAWING TOOLS

3. Click the arrow next to SHAPE FILL

4. Click PICTURE

5. Locate the folder that contains the picture you want

to use and click INSERT

INSTRUCTIONS TO RESIZE AND REPOSITION

YOUR IMAGE:

1. Click the image you want to edit

2. Go to PICTURE TOOLS

3. To maintain the original size and format

of the image, click the arrow under CROP and click

FIT

4. To reposition or resize your image, click CROP, and

use the circles on the edge of the image

INTECSEA ECA Tool

Joe Tran, Ismael Ripoll, Will Heaps

ENGINEERING CRITICAL ASSESSMENT (ECA)

INTECSEA

PIPELINES/RISERS are pipes connected by WELDS, which always have DEFECTS

Acceptance

Criteria

Pass

OK

Repair

or Cut-

out

Fail Check

Engineering

Critical

Assessment

(ECA)

Defined by

3D Finite Element Fracture Model

Advantages

More accurate

More appropriate

for large strain

condition

More appropriate

for clad/lined pipe

Able to model

material mismatch

and bi-axial loading

condition

Drawbacks

Time for modelling

Expensive

computational cost

Analytical Solutions

Advantages

Low Computational

Cost

Widely Used in the

Industry

Drawbacks

Less accurate due

to simplification

Not able to model

material mismatch

and bi-axial loading

Not appropriate for

CRA pipe and large

strain condition

INTECSEA ECA Tool

INTECSEA

Features

• Detailed 3D Modelling using Abaqus

• DNV Verified Models and Methodology with Actual Project Track Record

• Displacement and Force Controlled Models for Reeling, S/J-Lay and Operation ECAs

• Applicable for Onshore and Offshore Pipelines/Risers (C-Mn and CRA Pipes)

• Tearing Solver to Determine the Crack Growth in the Current Strain Cycle and Update the Flaw Size for the Next Strain Cycle Automatically

• Full Automation from Installation to Operation ECAs (including Fatigue Crack Growth Calculations)

• Full Set of Inputs and Outputs for Quality and Transparent Check

Technical Benefits

• Significantly Improve Efficiency by Reducing Execution Time by more than 80%

• Better Quality Check

• Enable Sensitivity Studies for More Robust and Optimized Solutions

• Provide Possibilities to Perform Probabilistic ECA at Level 3C

Commercial Benefits

• Be able to Provide a Bespoke Service within a very Tight Schedule/Time Frame

• Lower Cost associated with ECA Scopes of Work

• Level 3C ECA can be Considered and Executed during FEED

Demo Video

• http://intecsea.com/technology/tools/