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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
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Guided Wave UT
Course Description
WINS offer highly specialized course for engineers and scientists on the guided wave ultrasonic testing method. Detailed theoretical discussions are supplemented with extensive hands-on laboratory experiences in generating guided ultrasonic waves in different material geometries for defect identification and characterization. Please contact us for customized scheduling of your classes. Courses are offered in-house as well as at client sites. The classes are taught by highly qualified and experienced scientists and engineers.
Course Dates
March 15-16, 2010
August 9-10, 2010
November 4-5, 2010
Please contact us for client site training dates.
Course Duration
Two days (16 hours)
Course Outline
I. Review of ultrasonic wave propagation principles
a. Equations of motion
b. Reflection and Refraction
c. Normal and Oblique incidence
d. Wave scattering
II. Dispersion Principles
a. Group and Phase velocity concepts
b. Mode conversion
III. Generation of guided waves
a. Transducers
b. Transducer designs
i. Angle-beam transducers
ii. EMAT transducers
iii. Magnetostrictive transducers
iv. PVDF transducers
IV. Waves in Plates
a. Numerical solution
b. Wave structure analysis
c. Lamb waves
d. Shear Horizontal waves
e. Dispersion curves
f. Multi-layered plates
g. Lab work
V. Waves in Rods
a. Longitudinal waves
b. Torsional waves
c. Flexural waves
d. Guided waves in thin rods and wires
e. Lab work
VI. Waves in pipes and cylinders
a. Circumferential guided waves
b. Longitudinal guided waves
i. Axisymmetric modes
ii. Flexural modes
c. Leaky guided waves in liquid-loaded pipes
d. Attenuation dispersion curves
e. Lab work
VII. Interface waves
Course Price: $500 per trainee. Please contact for client site training fee.