Failure Investigations

Anti Corrosion Technology (ACT) works jointly with the end user to inspect, investigate, evaluate and assess any given failure.

ACT adopts a systematic engineering approach by providing the end user with a final report highlighting the root cause of the failure identfying whether it is application or service related. This report includes a comprehensive remedial action plan on both short and long term implementation. Examples of application related versus service related failures are shown below in Figures 1 and 2. 

Figure 1. Application related failure. This image shows the mishandling of a concrete-weight coated (CWC) subsea pipeline during installation causing serious damage to the CWC

Figure 2. Service related failure. This image shows coating blisters as a result of water ingress due to osmotic pressure caused by the CP