Failure Analysis and NDT Techniques detailed syllabus for Mechanical Engineering (Mech) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Mech students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Mechanical Engineering 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Mech 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-V scheme and its subjects refer to Mech Professional Elective-V syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of failure analysis and ndt techniques is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION 9 Introduction and need and scope of failure analysis. Engineering Disasters and understanding failure analysis. Fundamental sources of failures. Deficient design. Improper Manufacturing & Assembly. Tree diagram and FMEA.
Unit II
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Unit III
MAGNETIC TESTING 9 Magnetic Particle Testing, Eddy Current Testing: Magnetism-basic definitions and principle of. magnetic particle testing, Magnetizing techniques, induced current flow, Procedure used for testing a component, Equipment Used for magnetic particle testing, Sensitivity, Limitations. Eddy Current Testing: Principles, Instrumentation for eddy current testing Techniques. Sensitivity Advanced Eddy Current Test Methods, Applications, Limitations.
Unit IV
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Unit V
ACOUTISTIC TESTING 9 Acoustic Emission Testing: Principle of Acoustic Emission Testing, Technique, Instrumentation, Sensitivity, Applications, Standards. Thermograph: Basic Principles, Detectors and Equipment, Techniques, Applications, Codes and Standards. In Situ Metallographic Examination: Approach to the Selection of Site for Metallographic examination, Replication process, Significance of Microstructure observation, Decision making, Applications, Codes and Standards.(digital signal process)
Non Destructive Testing Laboratory
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Course Outcomes:
At the end of the course the students would be able to
- Discuss the need and scope of failure analysis and fundamental sources of failures.
- Describe about non-destructive testing and basic principles of visual inspection.
- Explain about magnetic testing and principles, techniques.
- Explain the principle of radiography testing and its inspection techniques and methods.
- Describe the acoutistic testing principle and technique and instrumentation.
Text Books:
- Baldev Raj, T.Jayakumar, M.Thavasimuthu Practical Non-Destructive Testing, Narosa Publishing House, 2014.
- Ravi Prakash, Non-Destructive Testing Techniques, 1st revised edition, New Age InternationalPublishers, 2010
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