Course Overview
The Guided Wave 3-Day course is best suited to NDT technicians, engineers, managers, and executives that are seeking a general understanding of the advantages, challenges, and exciting potential for guided wave inspection. The curriculum focuses on conceptual understanding and hands-on experience with respect to a wide range of guided wave applications.
Why Guided Waves?
Guided waves differ from traditional ultrasonic “bulk waves” because they travel along or between the physical boundaries of a structure. This gives guided waves unique capabilities and allows for inspections that would be impractical or impossible with traditional ultrasonic techniques.
- Inspection over long distances from a single probe position
- The ability to inspect hidden and inaccessible structures
- Beam steering and focusing capabilities
- 100% volumetric coverage
- Dynamic sensitivity
Hands-On Experience
Students will participate in hands-on experiments in which they will generate and detect guided waves in various structures and review guided wave data. Some of the experiments featured in the course include:
- Pulse-echo and through-transmission guided wave measurements
- Angle beam, comb, and magnetostrictive transducer measurements
- Long-range guided wave inspection of pipelines
- Guided wave measurements in composites
- Phased array guided wave scans in plates
- Guided wave computed tomography (CT) imaging
- Magnetostrictive guided wave scans
Topics Covered During the Course
A wide range of topics are discussed during the course to introduce participants to the state-of-the-art in guided wave testing as well as a number of exciting new technologies on the horizon. Some of the topics covered during the course are:
- Basics of Waves and Ultrasonic Testing (UT)
- Guided Wave Terminology
- Guided Wave Inspection of Plates
- Guided Wave Inspection of Composites
- Guided Wave Inspection of Pipes and Tubes
- Guided Wave Inspection of Rods and Rails
- Phased Array Guided Wave Inspection of Plates
- Guided Wave Tomography for SHM
- Guided Wave Transducers
- Basic and Advanced Guided Wave Inspection Methods
- Interpreting Guided Wave Data
- Emerging Guided Wave Technologies and Applications
