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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
Aboveground Storage Tanks Floor Inspection
Above-ground storage tanks can contain large quantities of dangerous materials whose release can have major consequences:
- endangering personnel,
- polluting the environment, and
- interrupting business.
Tank bottom (or floor) inspection is a special case. The sides and roof can be conveniently inspected with conventional nondestructive methods and releases are readily detectable. Tank floors are less accessible and evidence of release remains largely hidden from view until the extent of the release is large. In-service degradation of tank bottoms is the result of internal, under-floor corrosion, and mechanical deformation.
Acoustic Emission inspection of tank floors satisfies the requirements set for in API Standard 653, Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction. Using API 653 as its basis, WINS tank bottom maintenance program combines nondestructive inspection with comprehensive life-cycle maintenance tools that use the valuable information available in the inspection and other maintenance data gathered on the tank over time. This ensemble of tools is designed to meet the mandatory regulatory requirements based on API 653. They minimize maintenance costs and reduce exposure to safety, environmental and business risks by:
- selecting the correct inspection methods
- evaluating the current condition of the tank
- establishing inspection intervals,
- predicting remaining life