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: 23.10.2023 - 07.12.2023
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
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
12 Responsible Production and Consumption
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn II
2023-2024 Autumn IIEnrollment :
Registration for the course will take place on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi).