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Failure Analysis & Fractography: Advanced Level

Welding, NDT & Materials

  • QGT-WLD-143
  • Advanced
  • 5 or 10 days
  • Online · Classroom · In-house

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Course overview

Failure Analysis & Fractography: Advanced Level is an advanced programme for experienced practitioners in Failure Analysis & Fractography. It covers the principles, the requirements of AWS D1.1, ASME IX, ISO 9712 and ASNT SNT-TC-1A, and the practical methods used on site, with case studies from operations in the Gulf, Africa and worldwide. Available online, in the classroom in 60 cities, or in-house.

What participants will be able to do

  • Explain the principles, terminology and scope of Failure Analysis & Fractography
  • Apply the relevant requirements of AWS D1.1, ASME IX, ISO 9712 and ASNT SNT-TC-1A
  • Apply advanced analysis methods to real operating data
  • Recognise common problems, risks and root causes and choose the right corrective action
  • Prepare an improvement plan for their own site or organisation

Who should attend

Designed for welding engineers, inspectors, NDT technicians and materials specialists with at least three years of experience.

Course outline (5 days)

  1. Day 1: Core principles revisitedFast review and recent changes in AWS D1.1, ASME IX, ISO 9712 and ASNT SNT-TC-1A
  2. Day 2: Advanced analysis methodsDetailed techniques, data interpretation and calculations
  3. Day 3: Design and performance optimisationImproving reliability, efficiency and cost
  4. Day 4: Troubleshooting complex casesDiagnosing multi-cause problems from field data
  5. Day 5: Risk, decisions and integrationBuilding a risk-based plan and presenting recommendations
What the 10-day edition adds
  1. Day 6: Applied project, part 1Apply the week-one methods to a case from your organisation
  2. Day 7: Data and digital toolsSoftware, spreadsheets and digital tools used in practice
  3. Day 8: Lessons from incidents and auditsWhat investigations and audit findings teach
  4. Day 9: Applied project, part 2Complete, test and refine your solution
  5. Day 10: Presentations and final assessmentPresent to the group and complete the final assessment

Training method and certificate

Interactive sessions, practical exercises, case studies and pre- and post-course assessments. Participants receive a Qimma Global Training certificate of completion stating the training hours (30 hours for 5 days, 60 hours for 10 days). Delivered in English or Arabic.

Dates 2027–2030

None of these dates work? We run this course for your team on the date and in the place you choose.

DatesCityDurationFee
12–23 Apr 2027Marrakech Classroom10 days$9,900Register
24–28 May 2027Stockholm Classroom5 days$5,500Register
6–17 Jun 2027Dammam Classroom10 days$9,900Register
27 Sep – 1 Oct 2027Tbilisi Classroom5 days$5,500Register
4–15 Oct 2027Online (live) Online (live)10 days$5,500Register
24 Apr – 5 May 2028Kigali Classroom10 days$9,900Register
18–22 Jun 2028Muscat Classroom5 days$5,500Register
7–18 Aug 2028Johannesburg Classroom10 days$9,900Register
6–10 Nov 2028Paris Classroom5 days$5,500Register
27 Nov – 8 Dec 2028Online (live) Online (live)10 days$5,500Register
22 Jan – 2 Feb 2029Abu Dhabi Classroom10 days$9,900Register
2–6 Jul 2029Houston Classroom5 days$5,500Register
2–13 Sep 2029Muscat Classroom10 days$9,900Register
17–21 Sep 2029Cape Town Classroom5 days$5,500Register
12–23 Nov 2029Online (live) Online (live)10 days$5,500Register
21 Jan – 1 Feb 2030Edinburgh Classroom10 days$9,900Register
8–12 Apr 2030Tbilisi Classroom5 days$5,500Register
22 Apr – 3 May 2030Barcelona Classroom10 days$9,900Register
3–7 Jun 2030Sharjah Classroom5 days$5,500Register
28 Oct – 8 Nov 2030Online (live) Online (live)10 days$5,500Register

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