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Overview
This online course focuses on offshore steel structures relating to traditional energy applications. But the fundamental knowledge you’ll gain can be applied to structural integrity assessments in a range of marine applications, including offshore renewables, ships, and submarines.
Outcomes
By the end of this Offshore Structural Integrity course at the University of Aberdeen, you’ll be able to...
- Describe the principal materials used in offshore applications such as marine renewables and subsea extraction of oil and gas.
- Analyse the design and integrity issues associated with the use of materials in different offshore applications and environments.
- Learn to apply industrial standards to the selection of materials for offshore applications.
- Evaluate fundamental design and integrity-related problems, looking for defects, causes of degradation and failure, and understanding the potential consequences of failure.
- Understand the implications of material choices for testing and component acceptance.
- Apply common fault-finding techniques and integrity-management procedures.
- Contribute to detailed component design and integrity assessment for structures used in a marine environment.
Programme Structure
You’ll cover the following course syllabus:- Principles of materials selection.
- Materials and component qualification: design standards and testing/acceptance regimes.
- Degradation processes: corrosion, erosion, stress corrosion.
- Failure processes: fracture and fatigue.
- Inspection techniques.
- Integrity management procedures.
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 3 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
Language
English
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90
PTE Academic 62
IELTS 6.5
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Credits
15 alternative credits
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Duolingo English Test 120
TOEFL® IBT OR
90
PTE Academic 62
IELTS 6.5
IELTS & PTE Test Preparation
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Admission to your dream university starts with a high IELTS or PTE score. Earn your target score with E2's guided test preparation.
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Other requirements
General requirements
This course has no formal entry requirements. You decide if it’s suitable for you.
The course is delivered at Masters level. At this level, for this course, you’d usually have at least:
- a 2:2 UK honours degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, Applied Mathematics or Physics, or
- three years’ relevant experience that supports this level of study.
Tuition Fees
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents1395 GBP / full≈ 1395 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents1395 GBP / full≈ 1395 GBP / full
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