Structural integrity is defined as the ability of the asset to fulfill the function for which it was designed in safe, efficient and profitable conditions. The integrity evaluation is focused on the analysis of the risk associated with the design, construction and operation during its useful, consumed and remaining life.

The failure of a component in service is due, among other factors, to the deterioration of materials as a consequence of working conditions, generating so-called cumulative damage mechanisms that shorten the useful life of the component. The operating systems of most industrial plants, such as hydrocarbon extraction, transportation and refining, power generation, extraction and transportation of metallic and non-metallic minerals, agroindustry, fishing, among others, subject materials to conditions demanding service conditions leading to cumulative damage mechanisms such as corrosion, erosion and wear, fatigue, thermal fatigue, thermo-creep, etc., which require being properly monitored and controlled to avoid untimely failure. In this framework, the management of an adequate structural integrity system accompanied by appropriate maintenance management is essential to avoid the collapse of components.

For some years now, failure prevention mechanisms have become increasingly demanding and Peru already has the legal framework to require integrity evaluations in some industries such as the transportation of liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons. This legal framework can be perfectly extrapolated to other economic activities.

To do this, professionals duly trained in topics related to the behavior of materials in service, monitoring and control of deterioration and cumulative damage mechanisms, application of tests to characterize materials, non-destructive testing and inspection methods, methods for prediction are needed. of the remaining life time, application of the Risk-Based Inspection methodology as a guide for Risk-Based Maintenance actions.

In the construction of new industries or the modernization of old ones, materials with better physical, chemical, mechanical and metallurgical properties are being used, with the adaptation of new developments for the acquisition of data on operational parameters, monitoring of damage in service and evaluation of equipment performance, facilitating the acquisition of information required by equipment integrity and reliability management professionals. Conventional inspection of equipment and components, with time-based plant shutdowns and widespread intervention, has migrated to risk-based inspection, with interventions based on risk and reliability prioritization, which has meant improvements in efficiency. , safety and profitability; reducing the frequency of inspections and downtime.

Few technicians are familiar with the variety of techniques, procedures, methodologies and strategies to guarantee the reliability of performance throughout the component's life cycle, therefore, the Master's Degree in Structural Integrity will integrate this problem in industrial plants, providing skills to optimize and protect components and structures, extending their useful life in conditions of maximum safety in order to improve human capital in R&D&i and achieve an academic, scientific and technological contribution for the good of the country.