PhD theses (TN-IKM / TN-IMBM)
Recent Submissions
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Identifying innovation opportunities emerging from technology and business trends
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Businesses are continuously looking for opportunities to innovate. There is a gap in the literature regarding innovation models and approaches that are systematic, practical and easy to apply. This thesis addresses this ... -
Design and Dynamic Analysis of a Novel Subsea Shuttle Tanker
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Underwater pipelines, tanker ships, and liquefied gas carriers have traditionally been employed to transport hydrocarbons between offshore oil and gas facilities and onshore locations. However, both methods come with ... -
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 ... -
Thermal Stratification and Turbulent Wind Loading on Floating Wind Turbines
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Offshore wind is a promising clean energy alternative to fossil fuels. The wind resource at sea is considerably stronger than on land, and the offshore wind turbines (OWTs) tend to be larger. Currently, more than 160 ... -
Effect and consequence analysis of expanding PIN-technology in various types of heavy machinery
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Expanding pin systems can be applied in any joint, moveable, or fixed, in any type of machine, crane, or equipment, in almost any type of industry, globally. There are a variety of different versions of expanding pins ... -
Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Residual Stress for Structural Integrity Assessment of Proximity Girth Welds
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2023-01)Over the last decade, there has been a growing interest in the life extension of existing welded structures in offshore and renewable industry. During this phase of extension, repair of welded structures is a common practise ... -
Bridge aerodynamics in skew winds: Generalized buffeting load modelling and response analysis
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2022-11)This thesis deals with the modelling of wind loads on bridges. When turbulent wind blows past a bridge deck, the deck experiences fluctuating loads, i.e., buffeting loads. Most buffeting theories concern straight bridge ... -
Fatigue of Structural and Additively Manufactured Steels: Damage Assessment and Modelling Techniques
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2022-09)The topics of damage assessment by in situ measurements before a macroscopic crack has been initiated, nonlinear damage modelling and additive manufacturing are herein discussed and researched from the perspective of the ... -
Development of Advanced Numerical Tools for Dynamic Analysis of Aquaculture Structures
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2022-04)Numerical methods to accurately predict dynamic responses of marine aquaculture structures are essential in the engineering design process, because these structures can be subjected to large wave and current loads in the ... -
Bridge deck aerodynamics: A case study in full-scale
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2022-04)One of the key aspects of bridge deck aerodynamics is the transformation of the incident wind flow into fluctuating surface pressures around a bridge deck. The atmospheric turbulence generates fluctuating loads on bridge ... -
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 ... -
Use of Fuel Cells to Extend Multirotor Drone Endurance
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2021-10)Unmanned aerial systems can be used for a range of industrial applications to reduce risk, cost, and time. Fuel cell-based propulsion systems are outlined as a solution to extend mission endurance, one of the current main ... -
Safety and Emergency Response Associated with Cold Climate Marine Operations
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2020)This dissertation is developed by GMC Maritime and the University of Stavanger and is part of the industrial PhD program at the Norwegian Research Council. The aim of the work is to identify the governing mechanisms ... -
Structural Integrity of Steel Bridges: Environment-Assisted Cracking
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2020-04)Steel bridges are generally subjected to degradation due to corrosive environments. Uniform corrosion, pitting corrosion, crevice corrosion, intergranular corrosion, microbiologically influenced corrosion and environment-assisted ... -
Load sequence effects and mixed-mode fatigue crack growth in offshore structures
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2019-12)An increasing number of the offshore structures in the North Sea are being operated in a life extension phase, which means that their original design life has been exceeded. As the structures age, they are deteriorating, ... -
Life extension of offshore structures : A conceptual framework and fatigue damage models
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2019-09)Many offshore structures worldwide are approaching or have already exceeded their original design life. It is important to use the existing infrastructure efficiently and to estimate remaining service life accurately. ... -
Mineral Replacements in Flooding Experiments Linked to Enhanced Oil Recovery in Chalk
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2018-11)Seawater injection into chalk-reservoirs on the Norwegian Continental Shelf has increased the oil recovery and reduced seabed subsidence. In the researchfield of Improved Oil Recovery (IOR) the effects of injection of ... -
Numerical Simulation and Customized DACM Based Design Optimization
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2018)The diverse numerical modelling, analysis and simulation tools that have been developed and introduced to markets are intended to perform the virtual design and testing of products and systems without the construction of ... -
Offshore Structures Exposed to Large Slamming Wave Loads
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2017-12)In sloping shallow water regions, waves undergo different nonlinear transformations such as wave shoaling and breaking, due to the nonlinear wave interactions with the seabed. The forces from breaking waves are of concern ... -
Wind-induced vibrations of a suspension bridge: A case study in full-scale
(PhD thesis UiS;326, Doctoral thesis, 2016-12-16)In 2013, the Norwegian government adopted an ambitious plan to cross the wide and deep-fjords of Western Norway and create a ferry-free coastal high- way route. This implies the construction of multiple long-span bridges ...