Fulkrum’s Structural Integrity Management System (SIMS) offers an integrated approach to monitoring, assessing, and managing the health of your critical structural assets. SIMS employs advanced inspection technologies and engineering analyses to provide early detection of structural degradation, ensuring safety, regulatory compliance, and optimised asset life-cycle management.
Key Features of Fulkrum SIMS
- Continuous aggregation of inspection data, strain measurements, fatigue analysis, and environmental factors in a centralised digital platform for comprehensive asset visibility.
- Utilisation of finite element analysis (FEA), fracture mechanics, and material degradation modelling to assess structural resilience and predict remaining life.
- Identification and ranking of critical structural components through quantitative risk assessments considering deterioration mechanisms and operational stressors.
- Data-driven strategies to plan inspections, maintenance, repairs, and replacements, optimising safety margins and asset utilisation.
- Full alignment with industry standards and regulations, supporting classification society requirements and audit readiness.
Hull Integrity Management
- Compliance with IMO, DNV, ABS, Lloyd’s Register, and other classification society regulations, ensuring complete hull safety assessment.
- Deployment of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), ultrasonic thickness measurements (UTM), phased array ultrasonic testing (PAUT), and 3D scanning for precise hull condition evaluation.
Detailed evaluations of fatigue life, weld integrity, protective coating conditions, and corrosion rates to forecast potential failures and maintenance needs.
Construction of detailed digital hull models capturing current conditions, enabling simulation, real-time monitoring, and informed engineering decisions.
Development of efficient, risk-ranked maintenance plans to minimise downtime and extend vessel service life.
Benefits for Your Operations
Benefits of SIMS & Hull Integrity Management
- Early detection of structural issues minimises safety hazards and environmental risk.
- Optimised inspection and maintenance reduce operational costs and increase asset availability.
- Extended service life through informed degradation management.
- Assurance of regulatory compliance and improved stakeholder confidence.
- Enhanced asset data transparency, enabling proactive decision-making.
Integration with Fulkrum’s Asset Integrity Solutions
Fulkrum’s SIMS and Hull Integrity capabilities are fully integrated with complementary services:
- Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) for targeted inspection scheduling.
- Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) methodologies for detailed defect characterisation.
- Corrosion Management Programs (CMP) supporting material health monitoring.
- Digital Asset Management and AI-powered analytics for predictive maintenance.
- Remote and robotic inspections for enhanced data collection and safety.
Fulkrum’s Expertise
Our team of structural, naval, materials, and reliability engineers have proven expertise in delivering structural and hull integrity solutions across diverse sectors, including oil & gas, offshore, maritime, and heavy industry. Leveraging advanced analysis tools and field-proven practices, Fulkrum ensures your infrastructure remains safe, reliable, and efficient.