Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After the course the student can:

-Apply the physical fundaments of the main NDT techniques;

-Identify the variants of the main NDT techniques;

-Select the NDT techniques and main operational parameters for different industrial applications;

-Interpret with criteria the results from inspection;

-Identify the most common and critical defects from the general industrial applications;

-Predict the morphology, localization and dimension of the defects considering the type of material and manufacturing techniques.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 01.11.2021 - 16.12.2021

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Pedro Santos Vilaca da Silva

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Non-destructive testing (NDT) has a number of important roles to play in ensuring the through-life quality and reliability of many important products whose integrity is of paramount importance. The traditional role of NDT in quality control during manufacture - predominantly defect detection - has been complemented in recent years with increasingly important inspections in-service on plant and equipment at varying stages through life. The correct application of NDT can prevent accidents, save lives, protect the environment and avoid economic loss.

    NDT and inspection are vital functions in achieving the goals of efficiency and quality at an acceptable cost. In many cases, these functions are highly critical: painstaking procedures are adopted to provide the necessary degree of quality assurance. The consequences of failure of engineering materials, components and structures are well known and can be disastrous.

    In the present course the students will review the physical fundaments of the main NDT techniques and will be presented to the most relevant variants of the conventional NDT techniques. Focus will be given to the establishment of the morphology, localization and dimension of the defects typical in many engineering materials and resulting from the application of several manufacturing techniques.

     

Assessment Methods and Criteria
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Final Grade =

    0.5 x max (final exam grade; special project grade) +

    0.2 X continuous evaluation grade from answers to theory seminar questions +

    0.3 X continuous evaluation grade from laboratory reports

Workload
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    • Preparation of lecture = 10 h
    • Lectures (contact sessions) = 27 h
    • Literature exploration to support the answering to the questions from continuous evaluation = 17 h
    • Preparation of laboratorial exercises = 8 h
    • Laboratory exercises (contact sessions) = 8 h
    • Reporting the laboratory exercises = 24 h
    • Analytical exercises (contact sessions) = 10 h
    • Preparation for exam + exam = 30 h (also possible to replace by Special Project for deep learning approach)

DETAILS

Study Material
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Main:

    -ASM Handbook, Nondestructive Evaluation and Quality Control , Volume 17, ASM Handbook.

    Other:

    -European Federation for NDT (EFNDT), Overall NDT Quality System , EFNDT Guidelines, 2008. (http://www.efndt.org);

    -American Society for NDT (ASNDT). (http://www.asnt.org);

    -I. N. Prassianakis, NDT Means Economy and Safety in a Contemporary, Free, Peaceful and Democratic Society , proceedings of 4th International NDT Conference of the Hellenic Society of Non Destructive Testing, Creete, 2007.

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    4 Quality Education

    9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

    12 Responsible Production and Consumption

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Content in-detail:

    Introduction to Non-Destructive Testing Technology:

    - Historical Evolution;

    - Organization, Standards and Personnel Certification;

    - Origin of the Defects.

    Fundaments of Non-Destructive Testing Techniques:

    - Visual Inspection (Penetrant Testing; Endoscopy; Holography; Thermography; Other emergent);

    - Magnetic Testing (Particles; ACFM);

    - Radiographic Testing (Fundaments; X-ray; g-ray; Digital; Tomography);

    - Ultrasonic Inspection (Fundaments; Conventional Pulsed; Creeping, Phased Array; ToFD, Guided Waves);

    - Eddy Current Testing (Fundaments; Conventional; Pulsed; Giant Magnetoresistance; Remote Field Testing; Magnetic Flux Leakage);

    - Hybrid Methods (EMAT; MWM; US by Laser; Thermosonic/Sonic IR, Fuzzy Logic);

    - Reliability Analysis in NDT (Relative Operating Characteristic and Probability of Detection).

     

    Teaching Period:

    2020-2021 Autumn II

    2021-2022 Autumn II

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