The three-day HIDA-5 conference will be preceded by a Training Course (LMF3) in damage and defect assessment under creep and/or fatigue conditions.
This LMF3 course is one of a series of ETD Life Management Foundation (LMF) courses (LMF1, LMF2 and LMF3). The other two courses are: Plant operation, damage and life assessment (LMF1) and Failure Avoidance and Advanced Assessment of Complex / Welded Components (LMF2).

Full understanding of the intricacies of evaluating the effect of defects in complex structures can only come from a good understanding of the principles underlying materials behaviour. The modules in this course present the theory
behind the main damage and crack growth models. The course also critically reviews the main Defect Assessment procedures currently in use.

Experts on defect/life assessment from research organisations and from industry will give interactive lectures. They will demonstrate the new commercial ‘Crackfit’ Defect Assessment Procedure and Software [developed jointly by
ETD (UK) and Laborelec (Belgium)], and will demonstrate its use for sensitivity analysis and probabilistic assessment in creep and fatigue crack growth. This Training Course, though optional, will be a good preparation for the Conference which will consist of research and industry specific papers.

Who Should Attend
All those who have responsibility for assessing the condition of plant, making run/repair decisions or ensuring safe and uninterrupted operation, or are intimately involved with any of the following functions in Power Generation or Petrochemical industries.
O Engineering Planning
O Maintenance Service Providers
O Inspection - assessing defect significance
O Insurance
O Research and Development
O All those involved in High Temperature Defect Assessment

Course Certificates
These will be awarded to attendees on the completion of the course.