Course detail
Non-destructive Testing of Materials
FSI-WNZ Acad. year: 2025/2026 Summer semester
Description of methods of non-destructive testing of materials and products including their physical principles in accordance with ČSN EN ISO 9712. Instrumentation technique in defectoscopy. Automation of testing operations.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
8
Supervisor
Entry knowledge
Fundamental chapters of general physics:
1.Solid mechanics
2.Fluid mechanics
3.Electricity and magnetism
4.Oscillations and waves
5.Knowledge of technological processes.
6.Interaction between selected physical quantities and environment
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Conditions for awarding the course-unit credit: Attendance at exercises, writing the required reports on laboratory exercises on corresponding factual and graphic level, control of knowledge in the 7th and 12th week in the form of written tests.
Exam: The knowledge of topic areas dealt with in lectures is tested (mostly in written form). In the oral part detailed partial knowledge is tested or results of written test are corrected. Considered in the grading are: 1) the results of the evaluation of reports on laboratory exercises 2)the results of the written test and oral interview.
Attendance at lectures and seminars is compulsory. Absence from seminars may be compensated by the agreement with the teacher.
Aims
The objective is to provide theoretical and practical knowledge of the basic non-destructive evaluation of materials and operation diagnostics
The course provides students with the knowledge of non-destructive testing of material at NDT qualification Level I.
After completing the exercises, students will have 20 hours of practical experience.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme B-ZSI-P: Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's
specialization MTI: Materials Engineering, compulsory
Type of course unit
Lecture
26 hours, compulsory
Syllabus
1. Introduction, separate of NDT methods in accordance with ČSN EN ISO 9712. Defects of materials.
2. Visual testing methods
3. Capillary testing methods
4. Magneto-inductive and electro-inductive testing
5. Eddy current methods
6. Ultrasonic non-destructive evaluation methods I. – physical principles
7. Ultrasonic non-destructive evaluation methods II. – instrumentation (conventional UT, TOFD and Phased array), UT transducers.
8. Ultrasonic non-destructive evaluation methods III. – testing techniques, methods of evaluation of material defects (AVG diagram).
9. Radiographic testing methods I. – physical principles, digitalisation of radiographic testing, computer tomography (CT) testing method
10. Radiographic testing methods II. – Films and metal leaf, geometrical conditions of radiography, evaluation of indications
11. Unconventional methods of non-destructive evaluation – Leak testing, infrared thermography
12. Acoustic emission testing
13. Examples of application of NDT methods in technical practice
Laboratory exercise
26 hours, compulsory
Syllabus
1. Introduction, classification of NDT methods, defects of cast materials and forgings.
2. Defects of welded materials, defects of molded materials, Visual testing methods
3. Capillary testing methods
4. Magneto-inductive and electro-inductive testing – teoretical tutorial
5. Magneto-inductive and electro-inductive testing – laboratory tutorial
6. Eddy current methods – teoretical tutorial
7. Ultrasonic non-destructive evaluation methods I. – instrumentation, UT transducers. Control test no. 1
8. Ultrasonic non-destructive evaluation methods II. – testing techniques
9. Ultrasonic non-destructive evaluation methods III. – DAC and AVG diagrams
10. Radiographic testing methods I. – laboratory exercises I. (instrumentation, RTG methods), demonstration of computer tomography.
11. Radiographic testing methods II. – laboratory exercises II. – radiography testing techniques, evaluation of radiographs.
12. Acoustic emission – laboratory exercises. Control test No. 2
13. Credit test, recapitulate