Integrity Assessment and Fitness for Service

Integrity Analyses

To assess the impact of flaws on reliability and safety TÜV SÜD relies on modern and internationally accepted methods and tools and on a highly qualified and experienced staff. Flaws, induced by manufacturing as well as those arising from operational activity, are evaluated concerning the present state and future loading conditions. This is the basis for determining an adequate safety margin for the next operational period in combination with a suitable inspection program for the component’s remaining lifetime.

TÜV SÜD offers to perform or to review stress analyses, in particular:

Admissibility of detected flaws
Determination of allowable loads
Determination of critical crack length and depth
Leakage-before-Break Analyses
Crack growth estimation
Feasibility of rupture
Optimisation of inspection measures and determination of detection limits for non destructive testing
Fitness for Purpose, Fitness for Service
Estimation of remaining lifetime

Your advantages:
Indication if continuing service is safe or if repair or replacement of the component is advisable
Identification of causes of component failure and also how to prevent any future occurrence
Continuing service in accordance with safety margins
Adapted maintenance concepts