Structural Integrity

What this topic covers

Loads, corrosion, fatigue, cracking, connections and foundations in industrial structures.

Core ideas

Industrial structures support equipment, people, pipes, platforms and dynamic loads.

Condition can be affected by corrosion, impact, settlement, vibration and repeated loading.

Structural assessment and repair require competent engineering when capacity or stability may be affected.

Program tradeoffs

Localized damage can make simple averages misleading, so engineering decisions need representative evidence and applicable acceptance criteria.

What good evidence looks like

Repairs, pressure testing, entry and live process work are specialized activities outside this site's procedural scope.

Lifecycle perspective

Trend tools here illustrate data behaviour only and never establish safe remaining life or retirement limits.