Course detail

Non-destructive Testing of Materials

FSI-WNZAcad. year: 2025/2026

Description of methods of non-destructive testing of materials and products including their physical principles in accordance with ČSN EN ISO 9712. Instrumentation technique in defectoscopy. Automation of testing operations.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

8

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Martin Juliš, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Materials Science and Engineering (ÚMVI)

Entry knowledge

Fundamental chapters of general physics:
1.Solid mechanics
2.Fluid mechanics
3.Electricity and magnetism
4.Oscillations and waves
5.Knowledge of technological processes.
6.Interaction between selected physical quantities and environment

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Conditions for awarding the course-unit credit: Attendance at exercises, writing the required reports on laboratory exercises on corresponding factual and graphic level, control of knowledge in the 7th and 12th week in the form of written tests.
Exam: The knowledge of topic areas dealt with in lectures is tested (mostly in written form). In the oral part detailed partial knowledge is tested or results of written test are corrected. Considered in the grading are: 1) the results of the evaluation of reports on laboratory exercises 2)the results of the written test and oral interview.
Attendance at lectures and seminars is compulsory. Absence from seminars may be compensated by the agreement with the teacher.

Aims

The objective is to provide theoretical and practical knowledge of the basic non-destructive evaluation of materials and operation diagnostics
The course provides students with the knowledge of non-destructive testing of material at NDT qualification Level I.
After completing the exercises, students will have 20 hours of practical experience.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

DAVIS, J., K. MILLS a S. LAMPMAN. Metals Handbook, Ninth Edition. Vol. 17. Nondestructive Evaluation and Quality Control. ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio 44073, USA, 1989, 795 s. ISBN 0871700239. Dostupné z: http://search.proquest.com/docview/903143328/ (EN)
ELBEL, Tomáš. Vady odlitků ze slitin železa: (klasifikace, příčiny a prevence). Brno: MATECS, 1992, 332 s. (CS)
KOPEC, Bernard. Nedestruktivní zkoušení materiálů a konstrukcí. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2008, 571 s. ISBN 978-80-7204-591-4. (CS)

Recommended reading

IDA, Nathan, N. MEYENDORF (ed.) Handbook of Advanced Nondestructive Evaluation. Springer International Publishing, 2019, 1626 s. ISBN 978-3-319-26552-0. (EN)
RAJ, Baldev, T. JAYAKUMAR a M. THAVASIMUTHU Practical non-destructive testing. Woodhead Publishing, 2002, 184 s. ISBN 9781855736009. (EN)
SHULL, Peter J. Nondestructive evaluation: theory, techniques, and applications. New York: Marcel Dekker, 2002, 841 s. ISBN 0-8247-8872-9. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-ZSI-P Bachelor's

    specialization MTI , 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Martin Juliš, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction, separate of NDT methods in accordance with ČSN EN ISO 9712. Defects of materials.
2. Visual testing methods
3. Capillary testing methods
4. Magneto-inductive and electro-inductive testing
5. Eddy current methods
6. Ultrasonic non-destructive evaluation methods I. - physical principles
7. Ultrasonic non-destructive evaluation methods II. - instrumentation (conventional UT, TOFD and Phased array), UT transducers.
8. Ultrasonic non-destructive evaluation methods III. - testing techniques, methods of evaluation of material defects (AVG diagram).
9. Radiographic testing methods I. - physical principles, digitalisation of radiographic testing, computer tomography (CT) testing method
10. Radiographic testing methods II. - Films and metal leaf, geometrical conditions of radiography, evaluation of indications
11. Unconventional methods of non-destructive evaluation - Leak testing, infrared thermography
12. Acoustic emission testing
13. Examples of application of NDT methods in technical practice

Laboratory exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Martin Juliš, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction, classification of NDT methods, defects of cast materials and forgings.
2. Defects of welded materials, defects of molded materials, Visual testing methods
3. Capillary testing methods
4. Magneto-inductive and electro-inductive testing - teoretical tutorial
5. Magneto-inductive and electro-inductive testing - laboratory tutorial
6. Eddy current methods - teoretical tutorial
7. Ultrasonic non-destructive evaluation methods I. - instrumentation, UT transducers. Control test no. 1
8. Ultrasonic non-destructive evaluation methods II. - testing techniques
9. Ultrasonic non-destructive evaluation methods III. - DAC and AVG diagrams
10. Radiographic testing methods I. - laboratory exercises I. (instrumentation, RTG methods), demonstration of computer tomography.
11. Radiographic testing methods II. - laboratory exercises II. - radiography testing techniques, evaluation of radiographs.
12. Acoustic emission - laboratory exercises. Control test No. 2
13. Credit test, recapitulate