APSC 723 Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation II

Spring (3) Mr. Hinders (Prerequisites: Applied Science 722.) This course is a continuation of APSC 722, and covers nondestructive evaluation techniques such as acoustic microscopy, optical, eddy current and radiographic NDE. The required text for the course is "Nondestructive Evaluation : A Tool in Design, Manufacturing, and Service" by Don E. Bray, Roderic K. Stanley Revised edition (CRC Pr; January 1997). In addition, access to the following texts is strongly recommended:

• Acoustic Microscopy (Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials, Vol. 47) by Andrew Briggs (Clarendon Pr; March 1992)
  
• Electrical and Magnetic Methods of Non-Destructive Testing by Jack Blitz (Chapman & Hall; December 1997)
  
• Principles of Computerized Tomographic Imaging by Avinash C. Kak, Malcolm Slaney (IEEE; June 1988)
  

Additional material will be provided throughout the course. Laboratory exercises will be required for acoustic microscopy, eddy currents and photoelasticity. Results will be presented to the class in a graded oral presentation. A visit to NASA LaRC will be scheduled during the radiography portion of the course to see demonstration of their Qwest and DigiRay systems. Homework exercises will be assigned, as will cooperative projects that tie together the lectures, labs and NDE problems of interest to our industrial sponsors. These projects will involve teams of up to four students, and are expected to continue during the following summer. Each team’s final report for this course will include a schedule of milestones and materials & equipment budget for the summer portion of the work. Although that summer work will not be a formal part of this course, lessons learned during the summer can be expected to be tested on the qualifying exam. Take-home exams will be assigned at the middle and the end of the term.

This course meets Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:30-7:00 in McGlothlin-Street Hall, Rm 020.