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The World Federation of Nondestructive
Evaluation Centers (WFNDEC) announces a workshop on Ultrasonic NDE Methods
to be held July 8-11, 2002, at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. The
workshop is the second in a series of workshops sponsored by the WFNDEC as a
means of developing globally acceptable engineering NDE curricula. This
workshop series is specifically designed for NDE professionals and educators
worldwide who wish to help develop new educational opportunities in the NDE
field for students at the undergraduate/graduate level. If you are involved
in the education of students at the Bachelor of Science level and above and
want assistance in developing and delivering coursework on modern ultrasonic
NDE methods, this workshop is for you. Similar workshops on other NDE
methods and topics will be offered in the future.
Background of WFNDEC
In response to a growing trend of industrial globalization and the
resulting challenges associated with the world-wide maintenance of quality,
safety and reliability, the WFNDEC was founded at an international meeting
in Snowbird, Utah, in July 1998. Founding members included leading NDE
research centers in Argentina, Belarus, Brazil, China, India, Korea, Russia,
South Africa, Ukraine and the United States, with the office of the
permanent secretariat at Iowa State University (details of the organization
can be found at http://www.wfndec.org).
WFNDEC members are committed to pursuing
cooperative NDE research and to developing a unified, world-wide curricula
for NDE education focused on new engineering approaches for NDE.
A unified curriculum will allow students
in conventional engineering disciplines to take special courses in NDE and
other related subjects that will prepare them to work in industry or to
pursue more advanced studies. The learning objectives of the unified
curriculum, established at a recent meeting of the Federation, emphasize
familiarity with new model-based analysis techniques for quantitatively
assessing the use of NDE techniques for product design, manufacturing and
condition monitoring. The approach also couples NDE engineering with the
emerging practice of unified life cycle engineering.
The workshop is designed to “teach the
teacher”. Thus, the workshop will provide methods and resources that will
allow the participant to effectively develop/present elements of an NDE
curriculum in his or her own home organization. The workshop is open to
engineering faculty members intending to teach broadly in the NDE field and
to those practicing NDE professionals who have responsibility for educating
personnel in NDE techniques. The workshop will also be of interest to those
engineers not familiar with ultrasonic NDE who wish to have an intensive
review of the state-of-the-art in this important discipline.
Workshop Outline
The four-day workshop will cover the engineering fundamentals that form
the basis of the latest ultrasonic modeling and experimental techniques. The
workshop will involve discussions of test equipment and their
characterization, how ultrasonic sound beams propagate and scatter from
flaws, and the development of measurement models that describe
quantitatively entire ultrasonic systems. Advanced topics such as the
effects of material and geometry variability, model-based flaw sizing, and
the determination of ultrasonic probability of detection (POD) will also be
included. The workshop will be an interactive mix of lectures, laboratories
and computer-based simulations.
Workshop Materials
Participants will receive a copy of all course materials and handouts on
the first day of the workshop. Participants will also receive a copy of the
book "Fundamentals of Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation – A Modeling
Approach" by Professor Lester W. Schmerr Jr.
Faculty
The workshop will be designed and taught by members of the WFNDEC in
cooperation with faculty/staff at the Center for NDE, Iowa State University.
The workshop director is Professor Lester Schmerr, Professor of Aerospace
Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at Iowa State University, and the
author of the text, "Fundamentals of Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation –
A Modeling Approach".
Qualifications for Attendance
Participants should have an advanced degree in engineering or in the
physical sciences and be conversant with basic physics and vector calculus.
Participants should also be computer-literate as part of the course will
involve the use of computer-based simulation models.
Admission
Admission will be limited to a total of 24 participants. Of these, 12
openings will be reserved for nominees of the members of the Federation. The
rest are open to other qualifying participants. The Federation reserves the
right to reject applications that fail to meet the qualifications and
admission criteria.
Accommodations
Low cost dormitory-type housing arrangements
will be made available to accommodate participants. Participants can also
make arrangements to stay at a number of nearby hotels. Details will be made
available to all applicants prior to the workshop.
Fees
The workshop fee is $2,000. This fee covers all course materials, coffees
and lunches during the workshop and a banquet.
For further
information, contact
Lester Schmerr.
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