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Level I MT-PT Training course scheduled for October 2010 in State College, PA.

Level II UT Training course scheduled for September 2010 in State College, PA.

Level I UT Training course scheduled for August 2010 in State College, PA.

Level III Acoustic Emission Training course completed (July 30) in State College, PA.

Level III UT Training course completed (July 23) in State College, PA.

Level II Acoustic Emission Testing course completed (July 16) in State College, PA

UT weld inspection course completed (July 8) in State College, PA

Level II Ultrasonic Testing course completed (July 2) in State College, PA

Level III UT Training course completed  in State College, PA, June 2010

WINS personnel delivered invited speech on H-Pile inspection technology at "Life cycle performance of bridges and structures" conference at Changsha, China in June 2010

View a presentation on the Principles and applications of long range ultrasound, from ASNT Greater Phila chapter meeting, April 2010

Level III UT Training course completed  in State College, PA, March 2010

WINS presents talk on ultrasonic guided wave potential towards helicopter maintenance to Indian Air force, February 2010

WINS funded by Transportation Research Board to develop Bridge Cable Inspection Technology, February 2010

Watch video of Wireless Acoustic Emission Sensor Network for Bridge Structural Health Monitoring
Strain Gaging
WavesinSolids specializes in strain analysis for a wide variety of structures.  Common structures that undergo strain testing include:


  • Bridges
  • Pavement layers
  • Locomotive rolling stock
  • Load bearing high-rise components

Strain gaging provides valuable data on structure deformation due to loading.  A multi-channel data acquisition system is used to collect the strain data and compute the principal strains.  Principal stress can then be calculated from measured strain values. The picture shows Strain Rosettes used for stress analysis of a locomotive wheel rim during impact loading.


WINS offers strain gage analyses for:

  • Dynamic laboratory testing
  • Static laboratory testing
  • Failure testing
  • Short-term field monitoring
  • Long-term field monitoring



Our American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) certified inspectors have complementary training in fall protection, highway safety, railway safety, and confined space safety.  We have a proven track record for high quality nondestructive testing services and safety.