Browsing Studentoppgaver (TN-ISØP) by Subject "uncertainty"
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A new approach of uncertainty treatment in the verification of safety integrity level of safety instrumented system
(Master thesis, 2015-06)Reliability is very important aspect of any safety instrumented system. The standard IEC 61508, widely accepted in field of reliability of instrumented systems, entails the quantification of achieved risk reduction to be ... -
An Improved Basis for Estimating Riser Leak and Damage Frequencies
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-07-03)In the petroleum industry, risers are widely used to transport fluids and gases. Risers are intended to be critical integral components as they are subjected to numerous failure factors, where in case of a leak, a highly ... -
Emergency Management of Electrical Operators for a large-scale Volcanic Eruption in Öræfajökull, Iceland - identification of critical factors
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-13)In Iceland, as in many other countries, the functioning of society is highly dependent on so-called critical infrastructures. These include the electrical system, composed of installations that produce, transmit and ... -
Future Risk Scenarios of The Northern Sea Route
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-15)The Northern Sea Route is an area that is prone to wicked problems. Wicked problems are problems that are not predefined, nor do they have a single solution. They are problems that exist due to the opinions and wants of ... -
Nexus between risk and resilience: A review of recent research on integrated conceptualization and characterization and presentation of its new application
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-15)This thesis reviews recent research on the nexus between risk and resilience. This research relates to conceptualization and characterization of risk and resilience, with implications for risk and resilience analysis and ... -
Optimisation of Test Intervals for Well Barriers
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-13)The common approach among operators on the Norwegian Continental Shelf to verify the functional integrity of well barriers, including the safety instrumented systems in wells, is to schedule proof tests according to the ... -
Performance evaluation of Skagen Kon-Tiki and some emerging market funds, with an emphasis on the funds’ performance relative to the underlying risk
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2013;, Master thesis, 2013)The financial markets are as complex as ever due to an accelerating development in technology and complex financial instruments available to investors. This has contributed to the world becoming more financially integrated, ... -
Risk Governance of a Complex system using Route Redistribution as a case study
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-ISØP/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-07-15)Route redistribution is a communication networking system that allows different routing protocols within a network to communicate with each other. These protocols offer different benefits to the network and network equipment; ... -
Risk regulation and risk perception : the link to risk perspectives
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2009, Master thesis, 2009)The purpose of this paper is to discuss how risk regulation is related to fundamental concepts about risk. It distinguishes between two risk perspectives: a traditional risk perspective where risk is considered an objective ... -
The new EU offshore safety directive: A critical review and discussion in view of current practices and theories
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06-15)The review traces the development of EU law in the area of Offshore Safety, through the elaboration of the Directive at stake, where the EU authorities claim their ambition for preventing major accidents and limiting their ... -
Weather Risk In Marine Operations: An Approach For Using Risk Indicators From Offshore Environment Perspective
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06)The safety of marine operations is largely dependent on the weather conditions. The conditions which exist at the location of operations, during the period when the operations are planned for execution, determine the ...