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
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.