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Ultrasonic Testing (UT) – Levels 1 and 2 - Blended Learning Packages

    

This eLearning training is part of the ‘blended learning’ Ultrasonic Testing; a mix of eLearning and in-class practical training followed by certification to BS EN ISO 9712. The online modules can be studied when and where it is most convenient and at your own pace.

The package separates the learning of key concepts from the learning of a specific instrument, coupled with interactive exercises focused on the principles behind set-up, calibration, scanning and signal interpretation. An intuitive logical training structure, which invariably helps the students understand key concepts, step-by-step.

In addition to the eLearning element of the ultrasonic testing, students will then attend practical classroom training for 10 days.     

Note for candidates wishing to enrol on a course which includes blended learning:  It is a mandatory requirement to issue access to the online material no less than 30 DAYS prior to the commencement of the in-class element of the course. There shall be no exception to this requirement, please plan your study to embrace this requirement.

The Ultrasonic Testing Levels 1 and 2 eLearning training courses are both divided in four modules:

  • Module 1: Basic Principles of Ultrasound and Ultrasound Testing

  • Module 2: Zero-Degree Ultrasonic Testing

  • Module 3: Angled Ultrasonic Testing

  • Module 4: Review

Students attending the UT Level 2 training will go through each topic in more depth.

 Each module contains:

  • Pages explaining the underlying theory

  • Videos explaining the theoretical and practical aspects of Ultrasonic Testing,
    Silverlight interactive exercises in which the student can build a set-up, practice calibration and scanning and learn to evaluate real data

  • A test section for self-evaluation

At the end of your online training phase, an online test will enable you to decide whether you are ready for the classroom element of the course, or if you need further time to study.

Prices depend where you will be attending the last 10 days of the course - find out more.

When you have booked your online training, you will receive an email notification with your login details. You will then have 60 days from first login to complete your eLearning course. 

Module 1: Basic Principles of Ultrasound and Ultrasound Testing

  • Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), certification

  • History of ultrasonic testing, sound vs. ultrasound     
  • Distance, velocity, cycle, material density, acoustic impedance, reflection and transmission

  • Sine wave, frequency, wavelength, longitudinal waves, shear waves

  • dB system

  • The shell of an ultrasound instrument, types of probe, types of wedge

  • A-Scan, signal amplitude, B-Scan, C-Scan

  • Pulser/receiver, peak pulse, square pulse

  • Couplant, time-of-flight calculation, wave propagation, attenuation

  • Beam, sound field, near field, dead zone, sensitivity, resolution, penetration

  • Through transmission, pulse echo, angle beam, immersion, PAUT, ToFD

  • Structure and qualification of a procedure, training, acceptance criteria

  • Calibration blocks, couplant

  • Marking on part, probe positioning, scanning pattern

  • Naming files, storing data

  • Section’s test       

  Module 2: 0-Degree Ultrasonic Testing

  • Thickness measurements, lamination checks, corrosion mapping 

  • Analog and digital instruments, pulser/receiver, digitizer, filters, gain

  • Contact probes, focused probes, dual-element probes

  • Hard wedges, wheel probes, squirters, height calculation

  • Full screen height, full screen width, cursors, gates

  • Wave and beam, transit time, PRF, wedge signal

  • Distance probe-part, probe angle

  • Time base linearity, gain linearity, beam edge plot, near zone calculation, transfer correction

  • Calibration, velocity, wedge delay, DAC, TCG, other

  • Measuring, depth and amplitude, length and width, mapping flaws

  • Interactive exercises, set-up, calibration, scanning and evaluation 

  • Section’s test

  Additional topics covered for Level 2

  • Steel making, ingots, slabs, castings, rolling, extruding, forging

  • Corrosion process, accelerating factors, preventing corrosion

  • Scanner components, encoder             

Module 3: Angled Ultrasonic Testing

  • Weld inspection

  • Angled wedge

  • Legs

  • Snell’s law, incident vs. refracted, critical angles, refracted shear waves

  • Beam angle, beam index point, shear and longitudinal waves

  • Coverage

  • Calibration, blocks, beam index point, refracted angle

  • Calibration, velocity, wedge delay, sensitivity, DAC, TCG

  • Skip distance, V-path

  • Measuring, length, height

  • Interactive exercises, set-up, beam index point, beam angle, sensitivity, scanning and evaluation

  • Section’s test 

  Additional topics covered for Level 2

  • Grain structure, butt welds, fillet welds

  • SMAW, SAW, GTAW, GMAW, gouging

  • Calibration block, beam edge plot -20dB, near field angled, transfer correction

  • Calibration, IOW blocks, flat bottom holes, background noise

  • Calibration, pulse duration check, resolution check

  • Lamination check

  • Scanning sensitivity, weld scanning, root scanning, transverse discontinuities scanning

  • Defects, amplitude, directional reflectivity, echostatic pattern, echodynamic pattern        

Module 4: Angled Ultrasonic Testing

  • Introduction

  • Hardware

  • Scans and views

  • Basic theory

  • Set-up

  • Calibration

  • Inspection

  • Data analysis

  • Interactive exercises

So that your computer can run the Phased Array eLearning modules you will need the following basic systems:

Operating System
Windows Vista 7, 8 or 10

Browser
Internet Explorer 11 or higher (PC)

Plugin:
Silverlight Plug-in

You can get the Silverlight Plug-in using the following link:
www.microsoft.com/getsilverlight/

Internet connection:
2 MBIT/s

Taster

To get an idea of what you can expect when you begin the course, and view some helpful tutorial videos , click the link below:

View the course taster

Please use the latest version of the browser Internet Explorer with Silverlight installed to view the tasters. Videos are best seen in full screen mode, exercises must be in full screen mode to work.

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