NDT Global’s finite element analysis (FEA) was developed in response to traditional assessment methods that yielded results that were too conservative.

This conservatism can cause operators to perform unnecessary remediations and overspend on mitigationAppropriate action based on an assessment of risk factors to reduce the overall level of pipeline integrity risk by reducing the amount of risk from a probabili… efforts that were not required. Depending on the nature of the threat, operators can save both time and money with NDT Global’s FEA.

Unlike conventional methods, NDT Global’s FEA uses best-in-class 3D geometry mapping to not only identify anomalies in the pipeline, but to also account for the specific variables associated with them. Our FEA can also provide an assessment of combined anomalies (i.e., dents, cracks in dentA local change in pipe surface contour caused by an external force such as mechanical impact or rock impingement but is not accompanied by loss of metal., metal lossRefers to the reduction in material thickness or cross-sectional area of a pipe due to corrosion, erosion, or other forms of degradation. , etc.), a featureGeneral term for an anomaly detected during an assessment. Features can be anomalies, components, nearby metallic objects, welds, appurtenances, or some other i… not found in traditional finite element methods.