Dec 06, 2025  
PUBLISHED 2025-2026 Credit Catalog 
    
PUBLISHED 2025-2026 Credit Catalog

EMTL 353 - Failure Mitigation


Description
This course covers the types of Damage Mechanisms; including the general principles of failure analysis, ductile and brittle fracture, fatigue, corrosion, creep and wear. Learners will learn to conduct basic Fitness-for-Service assessments and also be introduced to Risk-Based Inspection. Projects involving industrial failures are assigned culminating in written case study reports that are based on the analytical methods including fracture mechanics and mechanical metallurgical testing results. The learner will also compile a written report based on case study analysis.



1.5 Credits

Time Guidelines
The standard instructional time for this course is 45 hours.


Prerequisites
  • EMTL 280
  • CODE 315