Materials technology enables us to design durable constructions and components because we better understand ageing processes under different operating conditions. Failures that lead to production losses and threaten life and environment may still occur. By applying our technical expertise, DNV can reveal root causes and create innovative solutions that reduce the risk of material damages. This then improves performance with respect to business interruptions and economical losses. We have proven ourselves as a credible partner.

Purpose

To determine the root causes to failures and develop and implement cost-effective solutions to avoid the failures from re-occuring.

Benefits

Through our fitness for purpose services, DNV provides clients with:

• Advice on how to avoid major production breakdowns, critical safety failures and accidents
• A better understanding of the root causes of failures, enabling appropriate corrective action
• Cost savings by avoiding unnecessary and repeated breakdowns and operational interruptions
• Cost-efficient and safe solutions to technical and operational problems.
  

Our approach

DNV offers unique expertise within materials technology. This forms the basis for a large set of services related to materials selection, design verification, qualification of new technology and manufacturing of critical components in the design and construction phase. For plants in operation, we employ the same technology base. Thus we can identify possible damage, study its extent, identify the cause of failure and establish programs to mitigate ill effects and improve performance. We aim to ensure that your equipment is fit for purpose and performs its intended function in a cost-efficient and safe manner.

By combining fitness for purpose services with other technical services and business consulting skills, DNV is uniquely positioned to help our clients understand technical challenges, while developing the best solution to meet business goals and requirements.

• Evaluation of compliance with specifications and operational design conditions
• Evaluation of unintentional incidents and failure causes
• Failure investigations, including field inspections and damage analyses
• Non-destructive testing and measurements
• Laboratory testing
• Fracture mechanics calculation and testing, and fatigue assessments
• Fitness for purpose assessments
• Development of programs to mitigate damages.