Objective A comprehensive modular software system was developed covering a wide range of aspects of cracking corrosion prevention and analysis related to several combinations of materials and environments. The system developed is rather innovative and more complete regarding other systems related to Corrosion prevention. The main aspects to point out are: Integration in a unique system of various pieces of knowledge. Development of a corrosion simulator capable to quantify or give qualitative assessment of corrosion risks. Openness of the system: The system is almost fully open allowing to the user to create and program his own rules of assessment or quantification of corrosion risk, through neural networks analysis or rule-based expert systems; to store his own design rules, specification or standards; to record his own failure case histories in a very comprehensive and systematic ATLAS of Case Histories. In conclusion, the project has been successful in achieving its principal objective of providing a Corrosion and Materials Advisor to improve the assessment of corrosion-related cracking risks and to enhance design and maintenance practices in process industries and power plants. The applicability and benefits of the developed system have been demonstrated through a number of realistic examples.The proposed research is directed at developing an (off-line) automatic Corrosion & Materials Advisor for improved design and maintenance in chemical industries and power plants. The project addresses the problems of corrosion-related cracking of components in various process and power plants (chemical plants, refineries, nuclear and conventional power stations - new ones and those already in operation). The proposed computerised support tool :1. will be a CORROSION SIMULATOR, allowing the user to analyse different what-if scenarios when changing process or other conditions;2. will be able to act as an INTELLIGENT INFORMATION BANK guiding the user on how to reduce the risks, and allowing him to access necessary background information. The results of the proposed research should provide help, i.e. enhance the existing engineering solutions, at three main levels :- in design optimisation; - in safety analysis; - in failure analysis. The solution for the problem would imply completion of the following R&D trasks:1. Structuring and analysing knowledge already available (case histories, construction rules, standards, data sets, etc.) in order to derive corrosion cracking models;2. Performing some additional testing in specific target sub-areas;3. Customising appropriate knowledge engineering methods and tools for task, including the use of expert system, hypermedia and neural network technologies;4. Integration of the results into a single engineering system. Fields of science humanitieshistory and archaeologyhistorynatural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationssystem softwarenatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesknowledge engineeringnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligenceexpert systemsnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencecomputational intelligence Programme(s) FP3-BRITE/EURAM 2 - Specific programme (EEC) of research and technological development in the field of industrial and materials technologies, 1990-1994 Topic(s) 2.1.3 - Maintainability and reliability Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator INST DE SOLDADURA E QUALIDADE EU contribution No data Address CABANAS-LEIAO (TAGUSPARK) ESTRADA NACIONAL 249-KM3 2781 OEIRAS Portugal See on map Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all KUL Belgium EU contribution No data Address DE CROYLAAN 2 3001 LEUVEN See on map Total cost No data METALOGIC NV Belgium EU contribution No data Address KAPELDREEF 60 3001 LEUVEN See on map Total cost No data NCD Netherlands EU contribution No data Address POSTBUS 120 3720 AC BILTHOVEN See on map Total cost No data QUIMIGAL ADUBOS S.A. Portugal EU contribution No data Address AV. INFANTE SANTO Nø 2-2ø 1300 LISBOA See on map Total cost No data SIEMENS AG Germany EU contribution No data Address HAMMERBACHERSTRAßE 12-14 91058 ERLANGEN See on map Total cost No data Staatliche Materialprüfungsanstalt Germany EU contribution No data Address Pfaffenwaldring 32 70569 Stuttgart See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data