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Corrosion Under Pipe Support Strategy
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMBM/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-12-14)Due the increment of the incidents related with corrosion under pipe supports (CUPS) at Borealis Plastomer Plant at Chemelot Site located in Geleen, Netherlands, it was decided by the management to face this problem and ... -
Cosmology with the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) has two scientific objectives of cosmological focus: to probe the expansion rate of the universe, and to understand stochastic gravitational-wave backgrounds and their implications ... -
Cost and duration estimation for deep enhanced geothermal system well
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2013;, Master thesis, 2013)Geothermal energy is today recognized as a weather independent and stable energy source with significant potential. The high cost of drilling long-reach wells is a key bottleneck and a show stopper for the realization of ... -
Cost and safety efficient plugging and abandonment of subsea wells by a smaller vessel
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKM/2009;, Master thesis, 2011-11-08)The main objective of this thesis is to evaluate challenges in satisfying rules and regulations set by regulatory bodies, constrains related to the well status as well as the limitation of technology available to perform ... -
Cost Escalation in Road Construction Contracts
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09)This paper presents a study of cost escalation in unit price road construction contracts. The aim is to investigate why the final cost of contracts differs from the agreed contract cost following tendering, both to identify ... -
Cost evaluation of mitigation strategies for injectivity challenges- a scenario analysis
(Master thesis, 2022)Global warming is a key concern for human society and anthropogenic emissions must be reduced. To aid this development, carbon capture and storage has showed a great potential. Here, carbon dioxide is captured and stored ... -
Cost Improvement of Seal Retainer
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06)The objectives of the thesis are to optimize the tip angle of the seal retainers and to determine cheaper materials that are appropriate for the application of the tool. Seal retainers are used to retain seals on valve ... -
Cost overruns in Norwegian projects – An econometric study
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-15)Cost overruns are a global phenomenon. By assuming that companies are profit maximizing, we imply that inaccurate estimates of project costs are unwanted as the basis for investment analysis is weakened. The aim of this ... -
Cost predictive model to support decision making regarding equipment replacement, using system analysis and system dynamics: A case study in Hydro Aluminium Karmøy.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMBM/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06)Hydro is a fully integrated aluminium company with employees in countries worldwide. Maintaining equipment that is being used in the production of aluminium is an important and complex task. There are many critical operations ... -
Cost-benefit analysis of road safety measures - a blind alley?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-15)As the Norwegian public road industry is characterized as a "low uncertainty" industry, especially in comparison to the Norwegian oil and gas industry, it has been common to give more weight to the economic perspective in ... -
Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Transition From Traditional On-Site Training to Interactive VR-training
(Master thesis, 2023)Virtual Reality (VR) is increasing in popularity as a training tool. The recent development of head-mounted displays (HMDs) that have become affordable and more companies starting to use VR, have made VR a popular research ... -
Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Transtion to Cloud Services
(Master thesis, 2023)This master’s thesis delves into the comprehensive assessment of transitioning from on- premises infrastructure to cloud services, focusing on the impact on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). With the rapidly evolving ... -
Cost-effective Data Upkeep in Decentralized Storage Systems
(Conference object; Journal article, 2023)Decentralized storage systems split files into chunks and distribute the chunks across a network of peers. Each peer may only store a few chunks per file. To later reconstruct a file, all its chunks must be downloaded. ... -
Cost-effective model for self-assessment of maintenance management: An update to the “Maintenance Baseline Study” early developed by Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKM/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)The self-assessment method is used to improve the maintenance management system and its related operations. It has the advantage over the maintenance auditing method, as it is a self-driven improvement method, less required ... -
Cost-efficiency analyses of offshore 3D seismic survey
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06)The main objective of this project is to analyses the factors that affect the cost and efficiency during the offshore 3D seismic survey. Four parts will be discussed to support the main objective--the equipment, environment, ... -
Cost-Efficient Low-Volume Production Through Additive Manufacturing
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-15)Additive manufacturing, commonly known as 3D Printing, is a production method of rising popularity. The method works by adding layers of material, in contrast to subtracting, which is the dominating method today. ... -
Costs of not Following Common Standards; A Case Study of Cost Implications of Using Customer Specific Requirements Instead of Industry Standards
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-15)In recent years, costs of subsea production systems on the Norwegian Continental Shelf has escalated. In combination with a plunging oil price, this has led to reduced margins for the companies. In order to survive the ... -
The COTUR project: remote sensing of offshore turbulence for wind energy application
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09)The paper presents the measurement strategy and data set collected during the COTUR (COherence of TURbulence with lidars) campaign. This field experiment took place from February 2019 to April 2020 on the southwestern coast ... -
Counterterrorism as Risk Management Strategies
(PhD thesis UiS;178, Doctoral thesis, 2012-11-26)After the terrorist attacks in the USA on 11 September 2001 (9/11), most Western countries, including Norway, implemented a multiplicity of counterterrorism measures. 9/11 seems to have lowered Western governments' ... -
Coupled dynamic analysis of cylindrical FPSO, moorings and riser based on numerical simulation
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKM/2011;, Master thesis, 2011)The hostile environments are presently one of the challenges that should to be deal with in offshore floating system design where the hydrodynamic interaction effects and dynamic responses dominate the major consideration ...