COURSE OVERVIEW

 

This practical and highly-interactive course includes various practical sessions and exercises. Theory learnt will be applied using our state-of-the-art equipment. 

 

This course will provide participants the theory lectures and practical training with a preliminary understanding of Acoustic Emission (AE) as per the ASNT Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-1A for Personnel Qualification and Certification in Nondestructive Testing. 

 

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of acoustic emission testing. It covers the principles, characteristics, materials, deformation and sources; the wave propagation, attenuation, Kaiser & Felicity effects and Felicity ratio; the AE wave using transducing processes, sensors, sensor attachment and sensor utilization; the instrumentation and signal processing; the cables, signal conditioning, signal detection, signal processing and source location techniques; the acoustic emission test systems; and the accessory techniques and advanced signal processing techniques. 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the acoustic emission test techniques; the factors affecting test equipment selection; the equipment calibration, setting up for test, loading procedures and special test procedures; the data display, noise sources and pre-test identification techniques; the precautions against noise, data interpretation, data evaluation and reports; the codes, standards, procedures and societies covering guide-type standards, standardized/codified acoustic emission test procedures, user-developed test procedures and societies active in acoustic emission; and the applications of acoustic emission testing for laboratory studies (material characterization) and structural applications. 

 

Sample Questions for general examinations will be presented in the question booklet C that was obtained from ASNT headquarters. Participants will further demonstrate familiarity with and ability to operate the necessary equipment for AE, record and analyse the resultant information to the degree required as well as test flawed specimen and component and analyse the results of NDT as part of the practical training. 

 

At the completion of the course, participants will be appearing for a Level II exam.  Each candidate will be a ‘Certified ASNT NDT Level II in Acoustic Emission Testing’ upon successfully passing the examination with a minimum passing composite grade of at least 80 percent (%).