DNV is highly recognised for failure investigations and has metallurgical laboratories equipped to perform failure investigations, materials verification, advisory services and R&D work. The investigations cover a wide range of failures from major breakdowns to failures in small components.

Purpose

The main purpose of conducting failure investigation is to determine the root cause of the failure in order to prevent the occurrence of similar incidents in the future.

Benefits

This service will help the client to understand the root cause of a given failure and further to make the required corrective actions preventing the occurrence of similar failures in the future.

Features

Failure analyses may be carried out in the field based on the findings of the field examinations, eliminating the need to wait for analyses in the laboratory. Failure analysis in the field may also serve as a basis for decision-making in cases where intervention is needed but where e.g. safety measures require knowledge about the underlying failure cause.