Browsing Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and Materials Science (TN-IMBM) by Title
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Corrosion propagation phase and bond strength degradation of reinforced concrete structures: state of the art
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Corrosion causes damage to reinforcing steel in concrete structures and governs the service life of the structures. Currently, researchers are paying attention to modelling the behaviour of the bond between the concrete ... -
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 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 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 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 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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Crack Arresting using Cutout Repair in Tubular Offshore Joints
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Finding efficient repair methods for cracked tubular joints in offshore structures is important, both as a permanent or temporary repair solution. The exploration of such methods and techniques includes the use of hole ... -
Crack formation and Crack propagation into the compression zone on reinforced concrete beam structures
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Crack formations in concrete may cause major damages in concrete structures. These damages require extensive maintenance work and thus have high costs. This paper addresses issues such as what causes cracks in concrete ... -
Cracking Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Structures Subjected to Service Load: Experimental and Numerical Investigation
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2021-10)Cracks in reinforced concrete (RC) structures are controlled to enhance the service life, for a better aesthetic appearance, and to avoid leakages in liquid retaining structures. The most widely used crack controlling ... -
Craco propgation in steel plates using FEM and XFEM
(Master thesis, 2021)The pupose of this thesis is to compare stress intensity factor in steel plates using FEM and XFEM. Also to compare methodology in crack propgation with FEM and XFEM. The methods used is finite element method and extended ... -
Critical Design Phase for Subsea Module Supporting Structures
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKM/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06)This master thesis is written at the University of Stavanger in collaboration with the Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and Materials Science. All subsea modules for subsea processing highly require ... -
Critical Review of Comparative Study of Selective Laser Melting and Investment Casting for Thin-Walled Parts
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Thin-walled structures are a significant and growing portion of engineering construction, with a wide range of applications, including storage vessels, industrial buildings, warehouses, aircraft, automobiles, bridges, ... -
Cr₂N utvikling ved isoterm varmebehandling og korrosjons egenskaper for UNS S322003
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKM/2007, Master thesis, 2007)I denne oppgaven er materialet UNS S32003 (AL 2003 TM) isotermt varmebehandlet ved 800 °C, ved tidene 0.25, 0,5, 1, 2, 3,10, 100 timer. Det ble sett på korrosjonsegenskapene og forandring i mikrostrukturen med hovedvekt ... -
Current Concepts for Cutting Metal-Based and Polymer-Based Composite Materials
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Due to the variety of properties of the composites produced, determining the choice of the appropriate cutting technique is demanding. Therefore, it is necessary to know the problems associated with cutting operations, ... -
Cyber Security Applications in Cyber Physical Systems
(Master thesis, 2021)The dynamic evolutions of Cyber Physical Systems in the Industry 4.0 context are considered, their inherent complexity and pertinent interfaces are examined contemplating the influence of the current security environments ... -
Cyber Security in Organizations
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKM/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)The cyber threat towards digital systems and organizations are increasing. WannaCry is one of the latest large-scale cyberattacks which has had a global impact. The digitalization is transforming organizations to innovate ... -
Cyclist Posture Optimisation using CFD
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMBM/2018, Master thesis, 2018-06)A procedure for optimising the posture of a cyclist concerning the drag force predicted by computational fluid dynamics is developed and executed using open-source software only. The computational setup is validated by ...