Fundamentals of Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)

CE 59700

Credit Hours:

1

Instructor:

Luna Lu

Learning Objectives:

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

  1. Discuss the terminology and basic concepts of materials and structure failure mode, and failure mechanisms
  2. Identify and Apply appreciate NDT methods for Materials and Structural health monitoring and sensing
  3. Explain the typical data acquisition and signal visualization involved in commonly used NDT methods
  4. Interpret a report of the NDT testing results in both oral and written format

Description:

This course will equip students with necessary fundamental knowledge related to the Non-Destructive Testing methods. The topics will be discussed including fundamental materials mechanical properties and linear fracture mechanics of materials, testing procedures of commonly used civil materials and structures. The content such as, elasticity, fracture mechanics, and wave propagation, will be covered. Various case studies will be discussed to help students understand and apply the knowledge to field inspection or monitoring of civil materials and structures.

Prerequisites:

None

Web Address:

https://purdue.brightspace.com/

Web Content:

Syllabus, grades, lecture notes, homework assignments, solutions and quizzes

Homework:

Two homework assignments. Each homework is short answer questions relating to the content of the course. 30% of grade

Quizzes:

Five timed quizzes. Quizzes will be performed weekly to test the student’s understanding of the class content. 40% of grade

Project:

Case Study throughout the semester. See Video 4 Case Study (Assignment) in week 1. 30% of grade

Textbooks:

No textbook is required, but reference books and resources are suggested as below:

  • Alten F. Grandt Jr, Fundamentals of Structural Integrity, Damage Tolerant Design and Nondestructive Evaluation, Wiley Publishing, 2004
  • D. Huston, Structure Sensing, Health Monitoring and Performance Evaluation, Tylor & Francis, 2010.
  • R. Ratay, Forensic Structural Engineering Handbook, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2009
  • Non-destructive Testing Methods for Evaluation of Concrete in Structures, ACI 228.2R-98. American Concrete Institute.
  • Guide for Evaluation of Concrete Structure Before Rehabilitation, ACI 364.1 R-07, American Concrete Institute.
  • Diagnosis of Deterioration in Concrete Structures. Concrete Society Technical Report No. 54, The Concrete Society, 2000.
  • Martincek, Dynamics of Pavement Structures. CRC Press, 1994