HQ-NDT REFERENCE LIBRARY

The Engineering of Ultrasonics

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Ultrasonics42 chapters

Virtual calibrationStep-by-step calibration wizard›

Interactive labs6 labs · explore & practise

First & second critical angles Near zone & beam spread Probe position & A-scan Contact, angle beams & echoes Delay line & water path Weld inspection

Books4 books · study by level

Level 18 chapters

01What Ultrasonic Testing Is 02Why Materials Carry Sound Differently 03How an Ultrasonic Pulse Moves 04What Sound Does at a Boundary 05The Probe, Couplant and Instrument Chain 06Reading Your First A-Scan Properly 07Straight-Beam Thickness and Lamination Checks 08Your First Angle-Beam Weld Response

Level 29 chapters

09What the Beam Really Covers 10Instrument Controls, Digital Signals and What the Screen Can Hide 11Choosing the Probe and Transmission Arrangement 12Calibration, Reference Sensitivity and Reliable Checks 13Angle-Beam Geometry and a Practical Coverage Plan 14What Manufacturing Does to the Sound 15Read the Weld Before Reading the Echo 16A Practical Interpretation Method 17Size Only What the Signal Can Support

Level 325 chapters

Advanced practice

18From Following a Technique to Controlling a Measurement System 19When the Simple Wave Model Stops Working 20Characterising Probes and the Complete Ultrasonic System 21Instrument Performance and Digital Signal Integrity 22Designing and Defending an Ultrasonic Technique 23From Demonstration Results to Reliability and POD 24Difficult Materials, Geometry and Honest Capability 25Sizing Evidence and the Integrity Handoff 26Standards, Governance and Level 3 Decision Cases

Technical-control manual

01Level 3 Authority and the Inspection System 02Wave Physics for Technical Decisions 03Digital Instruments, Signal Processing and Controls 04Transducers, Cables and System Performance 05Beam Fields, Resolution and Coverage Modelling 06Calibration, Sensitivity and Transfer Control 07Technique Design and Qualification 08Contact, Immersion and Special Pulse-Echo Techniques 09PAUT, TOFD and Guided-Wave Governance 10Materials, Attenuation and Manufacturing Stages 11Weld Examination and Geometric Responses 12Discontinuity Origins and Ultrasonic Response 13Interpretation, Characterisation and False Calls 14Sizing, Uncertainty and Fitness for Decision 15Procedures, Work Instructions and Technical Governance 16Records, Quality Assurance and Level 3 Decision Cases

Practice examsChoose level · 40 questions per paper›

Phased Array Ultrasonics37 chapters

Virtual calibrationStep-by-step calibration wizard›

Interactive labs4 labs · explore & practise

Steering & focusing Aperture & beam spread Element width & steering Kerf, pitch & grating lobes

Books3 books · study by level

Level 1No book available

Level 228 chapters

Crossover reader

27From One Conventional Probe to One Phased-Array Beam 28One Reflector, Several PAUT Views 29The Array, the Selected Elements and the Wedge 30What Steering and Focusing Change on the Screen 31From One Focal Law to a Useful Law Group 32Encoders: Giving Every Law Group a Position 33Calibration as a Chain of Separate Checks 34Recognising When the PAUT System Has Changed 35Building a PAUT Coverage Story from the Component 36From a Valid PAUT Response to a Restrained Result

Practitioner manual

01The PAUT Level 2 Practitioner 02From Pulse-Echo UT to Phased Arrays 03Inside a PAUT System 04Digitising, Processing and Storing Ultrasonic Data 05Reading PAUT Displays 06Array Transducers and Wedges 07Array Geometry and Electronic Beam Steering 08Focus, Resolution and Beam Characterisation 09Beam Artefacts, Bandwidth and Damping 10Electronic Scan Types and Focal-Law Planning 11Coordinates, Offsets, Skew and Scan Patterns 12Manual and Encoded Data Acquisition 13Calibration Strategy and Reference Standards 14Calibrating a PAUT Setup 15System Performance and Periodic Checks 16Developing and Validating an Inspection Technique 17Indication Interpretation, Evaluation and Disposition 18Procedures, Reporting and Controlled Records

Level 39 chapters

37From Ray Lines to the Real Array Field 38Building and Checking Focal Laws 39Element Spacing, Unwanted Beams and Aperture Choice 40Proving Automated Acquisition Is Complete 41Calibration as Trustworthy PAUT Measurement 42Qualifying a PAUT Technique Through Evidence 43When the Simple Material Model Fails 44Combining Views Without Hiding Conflict 45Governance That Follows the Performance Claim

Practice examsChoose level · 40 questions per paper›

FMC / TFM / PCI34 chapters

Interactive labs1 lab · explore & practise

FMC capture & TFM reconstruction

Books3 books · study by level

Level 1No book available

Level 225 chapters

Crossover reader

46From Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing to Record-First Matrix Imaging 47Reading the Transmit-Receive Matrix 48Acquiring FMC Without Losing the Evidence 49Building a TFM Image One Pixel at a Time 50Choosing Modes, Views and Acoustic Paths 51Seeing What Reconstruction Controls Change 52Phase Agreement and PCI in Plain Language 53Proving the Data, Model and Technique 54From Valid Data to a Reproducible Conclusion

Practitioner manual

01The Crossover: What Changes and What Stays 02UT Level 2 Foundations for Advanced Imaging 03PAUT Foundations Reframed 04Signals, Phase and Matrix Data Literacy 05FMC Acquisition and Data Integrity 06How TFM Forms an Image 07Propagation Modes, Views and Acoustic Paths 08Resolution, Coverage and Reconstruction Controls 09Phase Coherence Without the Mystique 10Using PCI and Related Coherence Views 11Technique Design and Scan Planning 12Calibration, Verification and Performance Demonstration 13Artefacts, Failure Modes and Troubleshooting 14Interpretation, Characterisation and Sizing 15Acquisition, Reporting and Data Governance 16Capstone: Defend the Technique and the Result

Level 39 chapters

55Matrix-Acquisition Architectures 56TFM Mathematics and Imaging Functionals 57Acoustic Models for Interfaces, Layers and Anisotropy 58Reconstruction Algorithms, Interpolation and Computation 59Advanced Imaging and Coherence Methods 60Technique Optimisation and Coverage Engineering 61Validation, Metrology, Reliability and POD 62Artefact Diagnostics and Dataset Forensics 63Advanced Interpretation, Governance and Level 3 Cases

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MT14 chapters

Interactive labs2 labs · explore & practise

Field direction & discontinuities Build a hysteresis loop

Books1 book · study by level

Level 1No book available

Level 214 chapters

01The Level 2 Role and the Place of MT 02Magnetism, Materials and the B-H Response 03Flux Leakage and Indication Behaviour 04Field Geometry and Coverage Planning 05Current Waveforms and Electrical Measurements 06Detection Media, Contrast and Viewing 07Surface Preparation and Application Sequence 08Portable Magnetisation Equipment 09Coils and Adjacent Conductors 10Bench and Specialist Magnetisation Methods 11Process Control and Performance Verification 12Discontinuities, Interpretation and Reporting 13Demagnetisation, Post-Cleaning and Safety 14Technique Development and Field Execution

Level 3No book available

Practice examsChoose level · 40 questions per paper›

PT14 chapters

Interactive labs1 lab · explore & practise

Penetrant process & indications

Books1 book · study by level

Level 1No book available

Level 214 chapters

01PT Purpose, Scope and the Level 2 Role 02Capillarity, Wetting and Penetrant Performance 03Surface Eligibility, Pre-Cleaning and Drying 04Penetrant Systems, Classification and Selection 05Penetrant Application and Penetration Dwell 06Excess Penetrant Removal 07Drying, Developer and Development Time 08Viewing Conditions, UV-A and Vision 09Indication Interpretation 10Evaluation, Retesting and Acceptance Boundaries 11Recording, Reporting, Post-Cleaning and Protection 12Equipment, System Selection and Special Applications 13Reference Panels, Material Checks and Process Control 14Safety, Procedure Control, Supervision and Troubleshooting

Level 3No book available

Practice examsChoose level · 40 questions per paper›

Materials16 chapters

Books1 book · reference library

Reference books1 book

01Materials Knowledge in the NDT Decision Chain 02Atoms, Bonds and Material Families 03Crystals, Grains and Deformation 04Solidification, Phase Diagrams and the Iron-Carbon System 05Heat Treatment and Property Control 06Alloying and Ferrous Materials 07Non-Ferrous Metals and Their NDT Behaviour 08Ironmaking, Steelmaking and Product Traceability 09Casting Processes and Casting Discontinuities 10Wrought Products: Rolling, Forging, Extrusion and Drawing 11Welding Metallurgy, Processes and Discontinuities 12Machining, Composites and Additive Manufacturing 13Mechanical Behaviour and Destructive Testing 14NDT Method Selection and Material Response 15Manufacturing Discontinuity Analysis 16In-Service Degradation, Corrosion and Integrity Decisions

Practice examsChoose level · 40 questions per paper›

Study library

Ultrasonics42 chapters

Virtual calibrationStep-by-step calibration wizard›

Interactive labs6 labs · explore & practise

First & second critical angles Near zone & beam spread Probe position & A-scan Contact, angle beams & echoes Delay line & water path Weld inspection

Books4 books · study by level

Level 18 chapters

Level 29 chapters

Level 325 chapters

Advanced practice

Technical-control manual

Practice examsChoose level · 40 questions per paper›

Phased Array Ultrasonics37 chapters

Virtual calibrationStep-by-step calibration wizard›

Interactive labs4 labs · explore & practise

Steering & focusing Aperture & beam spread Element width & steering Kerf, pitch & grating lobes

Books3 books · study by level

Level 1No book available

Level 228 chapters

Crossover reader

Practitioner manual

Level 39 chapters

Practice examsChoose level · 40 questions per paper›

FMC / TFM / PCI34 chapters

Interactive labs1 lab · explore & practise

FMC capture & TFM reconstruction

Books3 books · study by level

Level 1No book available

Level 225 chapters

Crossover reader

Practitioner manual

Level 39 chapters

Practice examsChoose level · 40 questions per paper›

MT14 chapters

Interactive labs2 labs · explore & practise

Field direction & discontinuities Build a hysteresis loop

Books1 book · study by level

Level 1No book available

Level 214 chapters

Level 3No book available

Practice examsChoose level · 40 questions per paper›

PT14 chapters

Interactive labs1 lab · explore & practise

Penetrant process & indications

Books1 book · study by level

Level 1No book available

Level 214 chapters

Level 3No book available

Practice examsChoose level · 40 questions per paper›

Materials16 chapters

Books1 book · reference library

Reference books1 book

Practice examsChoose level · 40 questions per paper›

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