Introduction to NonDestructive Testing detailed syllabus for Civil Engineering (Civil) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Civil 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 Civil Engineering 7th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Civil 7th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Open Elective-III scheme and its subjects refer to Civil Open Elective-III syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of introduction to nondestructive testing is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION TO NDT & VISUAL TESTING 9 Concepts of Non-destructive testing-relative merits and limitations-NDT Versus mechanical testing, Fundamentals of Visual Testing – vision, lighting, material attributes, environmental factors, visual perception, direct and indirect methods – mirrors, magnifiers, boroscopes and fibroscopes – light sources and special lighting.
Unit II
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Unit III
EDDY CURRENT TESTING & THERMOGRAPHY 9 Eddy Current Testing: Generation of eddy currents- properties- eddy current sensing elements, probes, Instrumentation, Types of arrangement, applications, advantages, limitations – Factors affecting sensing elements and coil impedance, calibration, Interpretation/Evaluation. Thermography- Principle, Contact & Non-Contact inspection methods, Active & Passive methods, Liquid Crystal – Concept, example, advantages & limitations. Electromagnetic spectrum, infrared thermography- approaches, IR detectors, Instrumentation and methods, applications.
Unit IV
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Unit V
RADIOGRAPHY TESTING 9 Sources-X-rays and Gamma rays and their characteristics-absorption, scattering. Filters and screens, Imaging modalities-film radiography and digital radiography (Computed, Direct, Real Time, CT scan). Problems in shadow formation, exposure factors, inverse square law, exposure charts, Penetrameters, safety in radiography.
Course Outcomes:
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Text Books:
- Baldev Raj, T. Jayakumar and M. Thavasimuthu, Practical Non Destructive Testing, Alpha Science International Limited, 3rd edition, 2002.
- J. Prasad and C. G. K. Nair, Non-Destructive Test and Evaluation of Materials, Tata McGraw-Hill Education, 2nd edition, 2011.
- Ravi Prakash, Non-Destructive Testing Techniques, 1st revised edition, New Age International Publishers, 2010.
Reference Books:
- ASM Metals Handbook, V-17, “Nondestructive Evaluation and Quality Control”, American Society of Metals, USA, 2001.
- Barry Hull and Vernon John,”Nondestructive Testing”, Macmillan, 1989.
- Chuck Hellier, Handbook of Nondestructive Evaluation, Mc Graw Hill, 2012.
- Louis Cartz, “Nondestructive Testing”, ASM International, USA, 1995.
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