Ultrasonic Testing Level I

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Learning Event: eLearning, Self-Paced
Contact Hours: 7.5
Valid for ASNT Level III recertification: No

Pricing:

Member: $835
Nonmember: $935

ASNT members receive member pricing on course registration. To receive member pricing, you must join/renew prior to registering for a course.

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Tim is a consultant, instructor and technical expert in the field of nondestructive testing and related technologies. He has over 30 years of experience and is one of the premiere specialists in Ultrasonic Testing (UT). He is credited with the development of several significant innovations. He is also the recipient of a number of prestigious awards and is widely recognized for his work in the field of UT.

He has held positions as Senior NDT Engineer, Applications Engineer and Engineering Assistant and has broad experience in the naval nuclear, aerospace, and inspection industries with emphasis on field applications. He has been involved with extensive projects involving Probability of Detection (POD), aging aircraft, inspection, and test equipment development.

Course Description:

This course specifically addresses the variables related to the propagation, reflection, and attenuation of sound as well as the responses from discontinuities. The various wave modes are presented in a comprehensive way so that the major wave modes are fully understood. These wave modes include compressional (longitudinal or straight beam), shear (transverse), surface (Rayleigh), and thin sheet (Lamb).

The course will demonstrate the use of UT equipment and transducers, enabling students to understand the display and how to calibrate the UT instrument, and to identify the location of reflectors and discontinuities in various test specimens.

Because UT is also used for precise thickness measurements and the basic procedure for this is also covered, a number of techniques and applications will also be presented, including discussions on the data required for precise reporting.

This course meets the recommendations for training as described in SNT-TC-1A.

NOTE: Please note the contact hours being awarded for this course. To meet the training requirements in SNT-TC-1A, CP-189, and NAS-410, the student must complete the eLearning course and the necessary practical lab/hands-on sessions. These lab sessions must be overseen and documented by a Level III to ensure the required training hours are fulfilled.