Australia Network: : Fracture mechanics and Fitness for Service

This is an Australian Members event organised by the Australian Members Working Group on behalf of Professional members in Australia. All members based in Australia are invited to join our meeting and technical talk. 

Overview: This presentation will cover several case studies on recent structural integrity projects including issues with weld peaking and in cyclic pressure equipment. Will tanks with through wall cracks leak before the break ?  How to establish minimum pressurisation temperatures for avoidance of brittle fracture in  pressure vessels fabricated from  vintage material.   

Speaker: Annette Karstensen - Fracture Mechanics and FFS Specialist

Speaker Biography: Annette is a fracture mechanics and fitness for service specialist with extensive experience covering assessments of engineering components relating to petrochemical plants, fossil power plants and refineries.   Main expertise  fracture mechanics assessment and remaining life assessment procedures to develop allowable crack sizes and/or time for failure in order to establish inspection strategies for components subjected to cyclic loads or high temperature exposure.

Prior to Becht, Annette spent 18 years with Quest Integrity in Asia Pacific and 7 years with TWI in the UK.  Annette holds a MSc in Engineering from Aalborg University, Denmark and a PhD  in Fracture Mechanics  from Glasgow University, UK. She is a Registered Professional Engineer of Australia and Queensland (RPEng, RPEQ) and a professional member of the Welding and Joining Society in the UK (CEng, FWeld).

Continuing Professional Development (CPD): Attending this event supports your professional development.  You can claim 2 CPD points per hour for this event.  As a member of the Welding Institute you can record your CPD activity online from your membership portal.

Additional Information:

• Registration will close 48 hours before the event starts.
• Live event only
• Registration details will be shared with our Branch volunteers to help facilitate the event.

Please note this event is for Australian members only.