Visual examination; liquid penetrant testing; magnetic particle testing; electromagnetic radiation in film, radiographic imaging, inspection techniques, applications, limitations, real time radiography, safety in industrial radiography.
Eddy current testing, sensitivity application, limitation; ultrasonic testing – basic properties of sound beam, ultrasonic transducers; acoustic emission testing – principles of AET and techniques.
Comparison and selection of NDT methods, detection of defects; selection of NDT methods- VE, LPT, MPT, ECT, RT, UT, AET and thermography; selection of instrumentation for various NDT methods; reliability in NDT.
Failure analysis – methodology; approaches, tools and techniques of failure analysis; modes of failure; failure data retrieval; procedural steps for investigation of a failure for failure analysis.
Improvements (design, material) derived from failure analysis; two case studies; application of fracture mechanics concepts to design for safety.
1. Baldev Raj, Jayakumar T., Thavasimuthu M., ‘Practical Non-Destructive Testing’, Narosa Publishing, 1997.
2. Das A.K., ‘Metallurgy of Failure Analysis’, TMH, 1992.
