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Ramaswami, Hemant, Sudhon Kanagaraj, and Sam Anand. "An inspection advisor for form error in cylindrical features." International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 40, no. 1-2 (2008): 128–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00170-007-1321-4.

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Ramaswami, Hemant, Atul Modi, and Sam Anand. "A design advisor for the optimal inspection of circularity tolerance." International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 31, no. 9-10 (2006): 857–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00170-005-0273-9.

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Kurosaki, Atsushi. "Enhanced Use of Advanced Web Inspection System and Winder Advisor System." JAPAN TAPPI JOURNAL 61, no. 11 (2007): 1343–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.2524/jtappij.61.1343.

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Van Grover, Robert. "OCIE issues risk alert on the most frequently identified advisory fee and expense compliance issues." Journal of Investment Compliance 19, no. 4 (2018): 1–3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/joic-06-2018-0046.

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Purpose To summarize and interpret a Risk Alert issued on April 12, 2018 by the US SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) on the most frequent advisory fee and expense compliance issues identified in recent examinations of investment advisers. Design/methodology/approach Summarizes deficiencies identified by the OCIE staff pertaining to advisory fees and expenses in the following categories: fee billing based on incorrect account valuations, billing fees in advance or with improper frequency, applying incorrect fee rates, omitting rebates and applying discounts incorrectly, disclosure issues involving advisory fees, and adviser expense misallocations. Findings In the Risk Alert, OCIE staff emphasized the importance of disclosures regarding advisory fees and expenses to the ability of clients to make informed decisions, including whether or not to engage or retain an adviser. Practical implications In light of the issues identified in the Risk Alert, advisers should assess the accuracy of disclosures and adequacy of policies and procedures regarding advisory fee billing and expenses. As a matter of best practice, advisers should implement periodic forensic reviews of billing practices to identify and correct issues relating to fee billing and expenses. Originality/value Expert guidance from experienced investment management lawyer.

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Galloway, Jackson, and Nicole Griffin. "SEC settles with adviser over failure to consider account aggregation requests in applying fee breakpoint discounts." Journal of Investment Compliance 15, no. 3 (2014): 32–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/joic-07-2014-0028.

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Purpose – To review SEC enforcement action taken against an adviser over: failure to grant advisory fee breakpoint discounts based on the aggregation of related accounts requested by clients and related deficiencies in the adviser’s administration of the account aggregation feature. Design/methodology/approach – Review and summarize the SEC’s finding’s regarding the adviser’s advisory fee breakpoint discount program, deficiencies in the program identified in SEC examinations, resulting violations of the Investment Advisers Act and its rules, the adviser’s remedial efforts and undertakings, and the sanctions imposed. Findings – This settlement provides an important reminder for registered investment advisers of the need to fully address deficiencies identified in SEC examinations and of the attention paid by SEC inspection staff to client fees as a core examination area. Originality/value – Practical explanation from experienced financial services lawyers.

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H. Walsh, John. "SEC’s examination program issues a risk alert on investment adviser due diligence processes." Journal of Investment Compliance 15, no. 2 (2014): 26–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/joic-05-2014-0019.

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Purpose – To summarize and interpret a Risk Alert titled “Investment Adviser Due Diligence Processes for Selecting Alternative Investments and their Respective Managers,” issued by the USA Securities and Exchange Commission Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations on January 28, 2014. Design/methodology/approach – Focuses on investment advisers selecting underlying alternative investment managers. Discusses the scope of the Staff’s observations. Describes several due diligence practices observed by the staff, including seeking greater transparency; utilizing third-party information aggregators, administrators, custodians, and auditors; using more quantitative analysis; and extending due diligence process to include operational and liquidity reviews. Lists several observed warning indicators that could lead an advisor to conduct additional due diligence, request the underlying manager to make appropriate changes, or reject or veto an investment. Identifies both positive and negative compliance practices. Findings – The Risk Alert noted several observed risk indicators that could lead an adviser to conduct additional due diligence, request the underlying manager to make appropriate changes, or reject or veto the investment. Advisers can assume that SEC Staff will ask about these risks in future adviser examinations. Originality/value – Practical guidance from an experienced financial services and securities lawyer.

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Monaco, Stephanie M., Amy Ward Pershkow, Leslie S. Cruz, Peter M. McCamman, Andrew D. Getsinger, and Adam Kanter. "US securities and exchange commission’s division of investment management issues guidance regarding robo-advisers." Journal of Investment Compliance 18, no. 3 (2017): 26–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/joic-06-2017-0035.

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Purpose To explain a guidance update issued in February 2017 by the staff of the Division of Investment Management (Staff) at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on how robo-advisers may meet their disclosure, suitability and compliance obligations under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act). Design/methodology/approach Examines the update’s guidance on three areas – the substance and presentation of disclosures, the provision of suitable investment advice, and the adoption and implementation of effective compliance programs – and then raises practical considerations for robo-advisers. Findings The update reflects the Staff’s increasing concern about the potential risks of the robo-adviser platform and provides a listing of key issues that the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) – which recently added “electronic investment advice” as a new focus for its 2017 examinations – may zero in on when examining robo-advisory firms. Practical implications Robo-advisers should carefully review the Staff’s update to evaluate whether their firms’ operations address the guidance. Originality/value Practical advice from experienced securities regulatory lawyers.

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P. Bramnik, Robert, and Mauro M. Wolfe. "SEC targets investment adviser community." Journal of Investment Compliance 15, no. 1 (2014): 45–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/joic-01-2014-0004.

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Purpose – To draw attention to the US Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) disciplinary focus on the investment adviser community Design/methodology/approach – Describes six recent enforcement cases for disclosure, custody, supervisory, procedural, and other rule violations and compliance failures; explains changes in registered investment adviser (RIA) exemptions following enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act; discusses recent SEC announcements concerning inspections and examinations of RIAs. Findings – The SEC's recent announcements and enforcement actions signal that all advisers (both registered investment advisers and exempt reporting advisers) may want to pay particular attention to their compliance programs and supervisory procedures. Originality/value – Practical advice from experienced financial services lawyers.

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SADA Head Office. "SADA communique to members - Licence and quality control tests for dental diagnostic X-ray imaging systems." South African Dental Journal 75, no. 10 (2020): 531. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2519-0105/2020/v75no10a10515.

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Members have been receiving notification from Inspection Bodies about their X-ray equipment being due for inspection. On enquiry, it has been discovered that, in some instances, this notice was based on erroneous data that Inspection bodies may have received from the Radiation Control, who had not correctly updated their records, due to "a lack of manpower". SADA strongly advises members who receive this notification to check their documentation before booking said inspections and, if the notification is incorrect, to request their usual inspection body to correct their records. SADA has serious concerns about the current legal framework and enforcement of the Act governing X-ray equipment. It questions the Code of Practice and more particularly, the legal standing of inspection bodies, licensing delays and the entire legislative framework. To this end, SADA has made an extensive written submission to the Minister of Health raising our concerns. In the meantime, as the legislative framework applies to practitioner, in its flawed framework, we provide members useful information for the benefit of members around the whole issue of licensing and testing of X-ray equipment so that members are properly informed when receiving notices of inspections or having to licence their new or used X-ray equipment.

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Dedering, Kathrin. "Consultancy in ‘failing schools’: Emerging issues." Improving Schools 21, no. 2 (2018): 141–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1365480217753515.

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External consultancy in schools by those who do not belong to the teaching staff has always been an important factor in school development. Such consulting goes hand in hand with the idea that internal school development processes and their results can be influenced positively by external experts. This is even more so for failing schools – that is, those that are revealed to have serious quality deficiencies by the school inspection. (The term failing schools is used in this article as shorthand; the actual terminology, and the underlying thinking, varies between education systems.) This article considers how school development consultancy is exercised by external experts in schools that have been classified as failing. It draws on empirical findings in part from a research project with schools found to have serious deficiencies in the first round of school inspections in the German federal state of Lower Saxony. Our research reveals that the framework conditions under which the outcomes of the inspections are processed at failing schools (in particular, the follow-up inspection) influence the activities in the school in such a way that a specific type of consultancy and/or a specific procedure by the advisers becomes attractive for the schools. This sometimes works against a closer examination of contents, strategies and instruments in school development – although the consultancy contracts advise this. This article, therefore, deals with how external consultancy for school development would have to be designed conceptually in order to effectively support the development activities at failing schools.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Inspection Advisor"

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Ramaswami, Hemant. "An integrated framework for virtual machining and inspection of turned parts." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1282574694.

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Ozokoli, G. "Changing role of the school inspector and adviser in England and Wales." Thesis, Middlesex University, 1990. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.568396.

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Παναγόπουλος, Αθανάσιος. "Το σύστημα εποπτείας και ελέγχου στην πρωτοβάθμια εκπαίδευση : η περίπτωση του Σχολικού Συμβούλου και οι θέσεις της Δ.Ο.Ε. για το θεσμό". Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10889/5403.

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Στην εργασία αυτή παρουσιάζεται το σύστημα εποπτείας και ελέγχου στην πρωτοβάθμια εκπαίδευση μέσα από τη μελέτη δύο κύριων φορέων υλοποίησής της, του θεσμού του Επιθεωρητή από το 1834 έως το 1982 και του θεσμού του Σχολικού Συμβούλου από το 1982 μέχρι το 2010. Έμφαση δίδεται στην εξέταση του λόγου της Διδασκαλικής Ομοσπονδίας Ελλάδας (Δ.Ο.Ε.) για τη λειτουργία του θεσμού του Σχολικού Συμβούλου πρωτοβάθμιας εκπαίδευσης. Αξιοποιώντας την τεχνική της ανάλυσης τεκμηρίων, επιχειρήθηκε η ποιοτική μελέτη του αρχειακού υλικού της Δ.Ο.Ε. Μελετήθηκαν όλα τα τεύχη του Διδασκαλικού Βήματος (232 τεύχη), τα οποία εκδόθηκαν από το 1982 έως το 2010. Η ανάλυση των δεδομένων αποκάλυψε ότι η Δ.Ο.Ε. κατά την υπό εξέταση περίοδο έχει συστηματικά καταθέσει προτάσεις για την εδραίωση και την αναβάθμιση του θεσμού του Σχολικού Συμβούλου, αποβλέποντας στη βελτίωση της παρεχόμενης εκπαίδευσης και στη στήριξη του καθημερινού έργου του εκπαιδευτικού.<br>This piece of work seeks to explore the inspection and advisory system of primary education in Greece through a historical perspective and an investigation of specific archives. At first, the inspectorate situation in primary education from 1834 up to 1982 as well as the school advisory system during the 1982-2010 period were studied. Secondly, a content analysis was attempted focusing on the examination of the official documents of the Federation of Primary School Teachers (D.O.E.), which were concerned with the topic under consideration. For this purpose, two hundred and thirty two issues published in the 1982-2010 period were studied. Data analysis revealed that, over the last three decades, the Federation has aimed at the upgrading of the school advisor’s status and has related this process with the betterment of school education and the support of teachers in their everyday work.

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Books on the topic "Inspection Advisor"

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Inspecting and advising: A handbook for inspectors, advisers, and advisory teachers. Routledge, 1992.

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Dean, Joan. Headteachers' and teachers' priorities for advisory work and inspection. EMIE, 1993.

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Rogers, Rick. Looking over the edge: The survey : Local Education Authority advisory and inspection services. Arts Council, 1993.

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Safety, University College Dublin Centre for Animal Health and Food. Report of Advisory Committee: Executive summary and recommendations. University College Dublin, 1997.

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Parkhouse, M. Facing the Future, Preparing for the externalisation of inspection and advisory services in a Local Education Authority. University ofEast London, 1995.

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Inspection report on the soft dollar practices of broker-dealers, investment advisers and mutual funds. The Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, 1998.

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United States. Securities and Exchange Commission. Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations. Inspection report on the soft dollar practices of broker-dealers, investment advisers and mutual funds. The Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, 1998.

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Final report of the Advisory Committee on the Food and Drug Administration. The Committee, 1991.

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United States. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Advisory Committee on the Food and Drug Administration. Final report of the Advisory Committee on the Food and Drug Administration. The Committee, 1991.

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United States. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Advisory Committee on the Food and Drug Administration. Final report of the Advisory Committee on the Food and Drug Administration. The Committee, 1991.

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Book chapters on the topic "Inspection Advisor"

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"The advisory service." In Inspecting and Advising. Routledge, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203411919-5.

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"Editorial Advisory Board." In Machine Vision for Inspection and Measurement. Elsevier, 1989. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-266719-0.50001-4.

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"Advisers." In Inspections and Reports on Dwellings. Routledge, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780415732215-9.

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"Training and the advisory service." In Inspecting and Advising. Routledge, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203411919-14.

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"The organisation of the advisory team." In Inspecting and Advising. Routledge, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203411919-15.

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"The role of the advisory teacher." In Inspecting and Advising. Routledge, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203411919-7.

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"The roles of inspectors and advisers." In Inspecting and Advising. Routledge, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203411919-6.

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Shooter, Ken, and Mel West. "Exploring the partnership between the LEA advisory and inspection service and schools." In Supporting Schools. Routledge, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351040907-9.

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Leuprecht, Christian. "New Zealand." In Intelligence as Democratic Statecraft. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192893949.003.0007.

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As the smallest and most centralized in the Five Eyes community, New Zealand’s intelligence and security community, and the system that holds it accountable, is an outlier. New Zealand’s proximity to Australia is reflected in parallels in intelligence accountability between the two Tasman allies. On the one hand, its relatively smaller size is reflected in certain unique attributes of intelligence accountability, such as its limited scope and access to sensitive material. On the other hand, its more modest size has been beneficial in driving innovation that has subsequently been adopted elsewhere, notably the double lock system for warrants. The chapter reviews the member organizations of the New Zealand’s National Intelligence Community, the particular strategic environment that has informed intelligence and accountability in New Zealand, its rather distinct national security threats, as well as New Zealand’s modest, centralized yet innovative intelligence accountability architecture: the Inspector General of Intelligence and Security, which has an Advisory Panel that is an attribute unique to New Zealand, the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament, and the Commissioner of Intelligence Warrants. New Zealand’s experience draws attention to economies of effort to be harnessed for scarce resources on the big collectors and assessor rather than other government clients that only receive intelligence. New Zealand also differs from other Five Eyes parliamentary intelligence committees in granting only limited access to sensitive operational matters or information. Mandatory regular review of legislation offers an opportunity to assess for efficacy and propose comprehensive improvements to innovate agencies and practices.

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Chotirmall, Sanjay H., and Helen Liddicoat. "Respiratory." In The Pocketbook for PACES. Oxford University Press, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199574186.003.0010.

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The MRCP PACES respiratory station offers an opportunity to demonstrate a slick examination technique that is performed on practically all patients. Respiratory diseases, after cardiovascular and musculoskeletal complaints, are the third most common cause for presentation to either the Emergency Department or the general practitioner (GP) and remains proof of the concept that ‘common things are common’. Respiratory disease can be generally divided into 3 major categories: airways, parenchymal and pleural disease. We have aimed to structure the following chapter to reflect this. Certain ‘high-yield’ or ‘favourites’ that recur in the PACES examination are covered in this section. During PACES, examiners assess your ability to both elicit and then correctly interpret physical signs. A general sense exists that a decision to pass or fail a candidate rests on an aura of competence (or incompetence!) during the clinical performance. In essence, the examiners are looking for you to demonstrate correct techniques whilst eliciting the signs and logical thinking when interpreting them. Therefore, eliciting the physical signs is only the first step; the interpretation and presentation are equally, if not more, important. With this in mind, the following useful general points should be considered: • The respiratory examination does not need to be a lengthy one. Start at the peripheries with the hands and then move to the back (unless specifically advised otherwise by your examiners). Traditionally the physical examination starts with the anterior chest but it is perfectly acceptable to do the back first then return to the front (most signs and clues to the diagnosis e.g. scars, will be detected by examining the posterior chest). • A 6-minute period is allowed for the examination portion of the station and it is our advice to spend the first 2 minutes examining the patient from a general perspective (including full inspection, hands and face) then the second 2 minutes on the posterior chest and the final 2 minutes on the anterior chest. As time is limited, palpate for features of pulmonary hypertension or right-sided heart failure at the anterior chest, before moving to the respiratory signs.

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Conference papers on the topic "Inspection Advisor"

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Perdue, R. K., C. W. Mycoff, J. Woodcock, T. A. Meyer, and R. Llovet. "A Decision Advisor to Manage the Implications of Alloy 600 Issues." In ASME 2003 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. ASMEDC, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/pvp2003-2161.

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A Decision Advisor process has been designed to efficiently support plant level decisions, and the process has been specialized to support decisions pertaining to plant locations that have alloy 600 degradation issues. The process guides the decision maker through phases of framing the problem, developing options, selecting alternatives, and planning. The decision making process is supported by a computer software model that quantifies the net present value costs of each identified strategy. The Alloy 600 Decision Advisor model calculates crack initiation and growth and the impact on operations and revenue for a given inspection and repair strategy. The three major modules in a component Decision Advisor are: engineering issues of crack propagation and detection, plant operations, and financial impacts. The crack propagation and detection module captures the current state-of-the-art knowledge regarding alloy 600 (and alloy 182/82 for welds) degradation, combining statistical analysis of historical data and expert engineering judgment to produce a forecast of cracks and leaks over the relevant planning period. This is input to the plant operational impact module, which calculates the resulting impacts on plant revenue and cost drivers. The model can be readily updated as new information (such as inspection results) comes available. Results are provided in a report describing the goals and objectives together with the technical and financial input, and providing the plant-level net present value cost of each alternative. The net present value costs include typical costs of implementation (such as inspections and repairs) as well as the effects on power production and plant revenue.

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Golas, K., S. Mutter, A. J. Smalley, and G. Quentin. "Application of Digital Video Interactive Technology for Operation and Maintenance of Industrial Gas Turbines." In ASME 1992 International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/92-gt-238.

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The operation and maintenance of large combustion turbines for electric power generation can be enhanced by training plant operators and maintenance technicians using Digital Video Interactive (DVI®) technology. DVI® is an all digital format for generating motion video, audio, animation, and graphics and still images. Using DVI® for visual information display provides effective training that encompasses both functional and diagnostic training, and can be augmented by on-line access to gas turbine documentation. The success of DVI® as a training vehicle is expected to be patterned after the success of interactive videodisc with the added advantage of an all digital format. DVI® is being integrated with other advanced technologies including expert systems and intelligent tutoring to form a complete informational resource for diagnostic training, visual data bases, and post disturbance analysis and blade inspection. These informational resources can be applied to on-site training using a new low-cost portable delivery system combining powerful microcomputers, dual visual displays, and large disk storage media. This portable information system is an outgrowth of the EPRI research into field troubleshooting based upon the SA*VANT® system. SA*VANT® is a portable computer-based expert system advisor to aid technicians in troubleshooting the Westinghouse 501 during fail-to-start situations.

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Mayberry, Alan K. "Pipeline Infrastructure Growth Challenges." In 2010 8th International Pipeline Conference. ASMEDC, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/ipc2010-31605.

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The rapid and unprecedented recent pipeline construction boom to satisfy energy demand has successfully delivered needed energy supplies to growing markets. In the United States, inspectors from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) significantly increased their inspection focus to cover many projects over the last four years. The results of many inspections were the subject of a PHMSA public meeting in April 2009, along with at least one Advisory Bulletin. This paper describes key issues PHMSA has witnessed, addressed, and taken action. The paper will also provide guidance on where industry should focus quality improvement initiatives.

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Noteboom, Jan Willem. "Generator Retaining Rings: In Situ Inspection and Life Assessment." In ASME 2009 Power Conference. ASMEDC, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/power2009-81072.

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Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) in retaining rings of generators has been a major issue since large generator manufactures started to advise generator owners to replace and inspect retaining rings made from certain materials in the mid 1990’s. KEMA has been inspecting generator retaining rings with automated systems from the seventies on. Since 1995 new developments led to the possibility of also testing rings in situ, eliminating the need of removing the rotor from the stator and thus saving considerable down-time. Over the years, step by step improvements to the system and its application to generator retaining ring inspections have been implemented, one of which is the use of smaller probes and manipulators. Another improvement is the implementation of eddy current testing (ECT) to increase the detection capability for cracking at the outside surface in parallel to the automated ultrasonic testing (AUT). Experience obtained with this method contradicts some of the common ideas about reliability of other Non-destructive testing (NDT) methods, in particular the application of Dye Penetrant inspection (DPI) which appears to be less reliable. By performing fracture mechanics calculations to evaluate detected and sized flaw indications, predictions of remaining life of the rings can be made (Fitness-for-Purpose analysis). This paper presents results of applying the in situ retaining ring inspection system in the last 14 years and gives an overview of cases — some of those from recent inspections — where defect indications were detected, sized and evaluated. In some cases this resulted in recommendations to replace the retaining rings.

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Bolsover, Andy, and Eric Hansen. "Pipeline Integrity Management Made Simple." In 2006 International Pipeline Conference. ASMEDC, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/ipc2006-10341.

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Over the years, new regulations, safety and environmental concerns from the public have emphasized the requirement for pipeline owners to demonstrate and document the safe operation of their facilities. In Europe, the “Seveso 2” regulation has mentioned pipelines in the requirement for safety and integrity management of hazardous facilities. What were originally technical issues related to inspection and maintenance have now been wrapped up in the general concept of pipeline integrity management. The safety of pipelines has indeed become a social accountability issue at Corporate level for every Operator. Bureau Veritas has been involved since its inception in the conformity assessment, the certification of facilities and organisations and has developed a vast experience in the field of QHSE and Regulatory compliance. Based on this experience, Bureau Veritas is developing a practical approach to Pipeline Integrity Management, providing guidelines and methodologies for operators. The paper describes a performance-based and risk-based approach to Pipeline Integrity Management. The approach includes: assessment of the condition of facilities (through audits and inspections), performing risk analysis and engineering criticality assessments, drawing up the priority list of further inspections, interventions, repairs and maintenance, assisting and advising in the selection of the appropriate methodologies and tools, controlling the execution of such inline inspections, cathodic protection surveys, safety systems upgrades, maintenance and repair works. Bureau Veritas has also developed calculation criteria to interpret inspection data and to advise on fitness for service of the facilities to prioritize the repair works.

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Spencer, Kevin, Shahani Kariyawasam, and Achim Hugger. "Validating the Threat of SCC With an Alternative, Economic and Reliable Method: SCCScreen™." In 2006 International Pipeline Conference. ASMEDC, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/ipc2006-10408.

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With ever-aging pipelines, the threat of SCC to pipeline operators has never been taken more seriously. High profile failures have prompted the USDOT to issue an advisory to operators of hazardous gas and liquid pipelines. The advisory, dated October 2003, requires pipeline operators to determine the susceptibility to SCC along their pipelines, and, to identify and manage SCC in segments where conditions indicating such susceptibility are found. CEPA recommendations provide guidelines to operators for the susceptibility assessments, validation and mitigation methods based upon the significance of the SCC found. Hydrotesting, SCCDA and In-Line Inspection (ILI) are traditional methods that can be used to validate the SCC threat. SCCScreen™ is an alternative threat validation method, which provides both a reliable and an economic option. Complying with both the USDOT SCC Advisory and CEPA recommendations, SCCScreen™ is the result of combining the latest ILI analysis techniques with historic SCC database and studies. Unique post ILI algorithms have been developed to target the signal characteristics intrinsic to SCC colonies. This reduction in data analysis effort enables a quick and economic answer to SCC threat validation. The use of proven Crack Detection ILI tools with an extensive database of crack detection history enables the quantification of its reliability. The methodologies are validated on over 20,000 Kms of crack detection data from the Ultrasonic Crack Detection (USCD) Tool. This paper describes the SCCScreen™ methodology from concept to reality. Validation of results will be demonstrated using previous inspection runs and more recent case studies.

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Bratton, Joseph P., Mitch Glass, Edgar Cote, Andy Gallagher, and William V. Harper. "Fitness-for-Service of Unconstrained Shallow Dents." In 2014 10th International Pipeline Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/ipc2014-33635.

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Current federal regulations in the U.S. require excavation of plain dents identified through in line inspection surveys based primarily on depth. Industry experience, and previous research, has shown that the depth of the dent, alone, is not sufficient to assess dent severity and that releases could occur at dents below the excavation threshold (Dawson, 2006). Canada’s National Energy Board released a safety advisory on June 18, 2010, to all companies under their jurisdiction regarding two incidents involving shallow dents. The safety advisory stated that all integrity management programs should be reviewed and updated where appropriate to address the threat posed by shallow dents. Similar incidents have raised awareness in the United States and elsewhere around the world. This paper focuses on an extensive multi-year effort to analyze the fitness for service of unconstrained shallow dents on multiple pipeline systems. Fatigue and strain analyses were performed to determine the serviceability and estimate the remaining service life. The dents in this study included both topside dents and bottomside dents that were previously evaluated through excavation to be unconstrained. Results of the fatigue and strain assessments are presented, along with field results of dents that were chosen for excavation. Comparison of the fitness for service results and subsequent excavation findings were performed to improve an ongoing campaign to prioritize several hundred in-service unconstrained dents. Maximum strain levels of the dents were calculated based on the geometry of the dent as determined by radial sensor measurements from in line inspection surveys. The results of the in-line inspection and field measurement comparisons were analyzed to determine the accuracy and possible adjustments of strain assessments for the ongoing fitness-for-service program.

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Bratton, Joseph P., Tom Alexander, Thomas A. Bubenik, Shane Finneran, and Hans Olav Heggen. "An Approach for Evaluating the Integrity of Plain Dents Reported by In-Line Inspection Tools." In 2012 9th International Pipeline Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/ipc2012-90643.

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Current federal regulations in the U.S. require excavation of plain dents identified through in-line inspection surveys based primarily on depth. Industry experience, and previous research, has shown that the depth of the dent, alone, is not sufficient to assess dent severity and that releases could occur at dents below the excavation threshold (Dawson, 2006). Canada’s National Energy Board released a safety advisory on June 18, 2010, to all companies under their jurisdiction regarding two incidents involving shallow dents. The safety advisory stated that all integrity management programs should be reviewed and updated where appropriate to address the threat posed by shallow dents. Similar incidents have raised awareness in the United States and elsewhere around the world. This paper focuses on the fitness for service of dents identified by in-line inspection surveys. The fitness for service assessment provides an estimated remaining life of a dent based on the geometry of the dent and current pressure cycling of the pipeline. Dynamic pressure cycling at each dent location is estimated using the upstream and downstream pressure cycle data, elevation, and distance along the pipe. The dynamic pressure cycle data at each dent is then converted into equivalent stress cycles based on the results of rainflow cycle counting. Maximum strain levels of the dents are calculated based on the geometry of the dent as determined by radial sensor measurements from the in-line inspection survey. The combination of assessment methods provides estimates of remaining fatigue life and peak strain which can be used for prioritizing the investigation and remediation of plain dents in pipelines. Finite element analysis (FEA) is performed for one dent to calculate the maximum strain levels and identify stress concentration areas. These results are compared with the values applied during the fitness for service assessment to validate the accuracy and conservatism of the calculation methods used. An idealized dent will be analyzed to investigate the strain calculations in ASME B31.8 and localize maximum strain values.

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Bhat, Shankar, Varadarajan Nadathur, David Knezevic, et al. "Structural Digital Twin of FPSO for Monitoring the Hull and Topsides Based on Inspection Data and Load Measurement." In Offshore Technology Conference. OTC, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4043/31328-ms.

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Abstract A high-fidelity FPSO Structural Digital Twin (SDT) based on Reduced Basis Finite Element Analysis (RB-FEA) coupled with inspection data and physical sensor measurements (advisory hull monitoring system) is presented to demonstrate a complete FPSO "digital thread" that combines operational data feeds, detailed structural analysis based on as-is asset condition, and automated structural integrity reporting. This lays the groundwork for a philosophical shift for asset lifecycle management by enabling the use of "as-measured" conditions in lieu of assumed "design-conditions" for a more accurate, and robust understanding of asset health. We demonstrate the deployment of this methodology for the Bonga FPSO and discuss the value that it brings during day-to-day operations.

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Matsumoto, Shunsaku, Vivek Jaiswal, Tadashi Sugimura, Shintaro Honjo, and Piotr Szalewski. "Mooring Integrity Management through Digital Twin and Standardized Inspection Data." In Offshore Technology Conference. OTC, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4043/31036-ms.

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Abstract This paper presents a concept of a mooring digital twin frameworkand a standardized inspection datatemplate to enable digital twin. The mooring digital twin framework supports real-time and/or on-demand decision making in mooring integrity management, which minimizes the failure risk while reducing operation and maintenance cost by efficient inspection, monitoring, repair, and strengthening. An industry survey conducted through the DeepStar project 18403 identified a standard template for recording inspection data as a high priority item to enable application of the digital twins for integrity management. Further, mooring chain was selected as a critical mooring component for which a standard inspection template was needed. The characteristics of damage/performance prediction with the proposed mooring digital twin framework are (i) to utilize surrogates and/or reduced-order models trained by high-fidelity physics simulation models, (ii) to combine all available lifecycle data about the mooring system, (iii) to evaluate current and future asset conditions in a systematic way based on the concept of uncertainty quantification (UQ). The general and mooring-specific digital twin development workflows are described with the identified essential data, physics models, and several UQ methodologies such as surrogate modeling, local and global sensitivity analyses, Bayesian prediction etc. Also, the proposed digital twin system architecture is summarized to illustrate the dataflow in digital twin development andutilization. The prototype of mooring digital twin dashboard, web-based risk visualization and advisory system, is developed to demonstrate the capability to visualize the system health diagnosis and prognosis and suggest possible measures/solutions for the high-risk components as a digital twin's insight.

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