Latest News

WINS' Acoustic Emission Tank Bottom Inspection featured in March 2010 issue of  "Tank Storage" Magazine

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

2010 NDT Training Course Schedule is available now!

WINS acquires state-of-the-art equipment for enhanced Guided Wave Inspection Services for Pipelines and Bridge Cables, November 2009.

WINS delivers Acoustic Emission Level III Training Course in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 5-9, 2009

WINS is awarded contract with U.S. Department of Energy for developing inspection technology for health monitoring of coal power plant components, August 2009

WINS presents a paper at NYC Bridge Conference titled "Structural health monitoring using wireless acoustic emission sensor network" in August, 2009

WINS is awarded contract with NSF for developing inspection technology for Steel Piles, July 2009

WINS presents  "Acoustic emission input to inspection-based bridge maintenance" at the International Conference on Fracture & Fatigue in July, 2009

WINS is awarded Market Access Grant from Pennsylvania IBD to launch Joint Venture in India, May 2009

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.