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Non-destructive testing course

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 223-0086/02
Abbreviation NDTC
Course title Non-destructive testing course
Credits 3
Coordinating department Department of Building Materials and Diagnostics of Structures
Course coordinator Ing. Tereza Majstríková, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to technical builiding assessment and non-destructive testing.
2. Defects and damages of building structures - causes of origin and effects.
3. Inspection of building structures - sensory vs. instrumental methods. Measuremets of building structures.
4. Assessment of critical locations. Non-destructive moisture determination. Non-destructive measurement of deformations and cracks.
5. Non-destructive testing of material parameters - hardness methods.
6. Methods using acoustic waves - ultrasonic pulse method, resonance method, acoustic method of pulse hammer.
7. Electromagnetic methods - electromagnetic indication of steel reinforcement, application of georadars.
8. Electromagnetic methods - radiation defectoscopy, radiation detection of density and humidity, radarography, CT tomography
9. Eletromagnetic methods - IR thermography.
10. Practical examples.

E-learning

LMS Moodle: Non-destructive testing course 223-0086/02

Literature

CZICHOS, H.: Handbook of Technical Diagnostics, ISBN 978-3-642-25849-7 . Berlin: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2013.

HELLIER, CH. J.: Handbook of Nondestructive Evaluation, USA: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing, 2012. ISBN 978-0-07-177714-8.

Advised literature

REINPRECHT, L.: Wood deterioration, protection, and maintenance, Chichester: Wiley Blackwell, 2016. ISBN 978-1-119-10653-1.