NDTE 1405: INTRODUCTION TO ULTRASONIC

TESTING
Welding Technology Department Office: (512) 223-6220
!"tin #omm!nity #ollege !"tin$ Te%a" &'&(1
SYLLABUS
)e*i"ed +eptem,er 1$ 200&
COURSE DESCRIPTION
NDTE 1405: Introduction to Ultrasonic Testing. theoretical "t!dy and practical application of
!ltra"onic te"ting method"$ incl!ding the "t!dy of !ltra"onic capa,ilitie" and limitation"$ e-!ip-
ment$ proper application$ and .ritten practice" and proced!re"/ #oncentration .ill ,e gi*en to
aco!"tic .a*eform"$ "o!nd,eam di*ergence$ and the relation"hip" ,et.een time$ di"tance and
amplit!de/ Teache" o"cillo"cope operation !"ing delay$ ".eep$ gain$ and other f!nction"/
Thro!gh la,oratory practice .ith p!rpo"ely-fla.ed .eld "ample"$ an !nder"tanding .ill ,e im-
parted of longit!dinal mode geometry in ,oth contact and immer"ion te"ting/ 0n"!rance fee:
13/50/
COURSE OBJECTIVES
+t!dent" ta2e thi" co!r"e typically to "ati"fy one of the follo.ing o,3ecti*e":
4o! intend to enter the field of .elding in"pection and nonde"tr!cti*e te"ting$ and need to
"ati"fy the training re-!irement" of the merican +ociety for 5onde"tr!cti*e Te"ting
(+5T) for 6e*el 0 7ltra"onic" per"onnel/
4o! are p!r"!ing the #ertificate in Welding 0n"pection offered ,y !"tin #omm!nity #ol-
lege/ Thi" i" the fir"t of t.o !ltra"onic" co!r"e" re-!ired in the fo!r-co!r"e in"pection
c!rric!l!m/
4o! are p!r"!ing the ""ociate of pplied +cience degree in Welding Technology at !"-
tin #omm!nity #ollege$ and are !"ing thi" co!r"e a" an electi*e to apply to.ard" yo!r
degree/
4o! are employed in a related field of -!ality control (8#)$ and need to 2no. more a,o!t
!ltra"onic" a" a te"ting di"cipline .ithin the 8# profe""ion/

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CREDIT AND FORMAT
4o! .ill recei*e fo!r ho!r" of college credit .hen yo! "!cce""f!lly complete thi" co!r"e/ 0t i"
held d!ring the fall "eme"ter for "i%teen .ee2"$ and meet" t.ice .ee2ly for 2; ho!r" per cla"" for
a total of eighty cloc2 ho!r"/
T!ition i" charged at the rate po"ted in the c!rrent Course Schedule, depending !pon .hether yo!
li*e in-di"trict$ o!t-of-di"trict$ or o!t-of-"tate/
ATTENDANCE
7ltra"onic" te"ting re-!ire" a "ignificant amo!nt of technical "2ill/ Thi" co!r"e i" de"igned to de-
*elop yo!r "2ill progre""i*ely thro!gho!t the "eme"ter$ and yo!r progre"" .ill ,e a""e""ed tho!gh
ongoing practical e%amination" typical of tho"e enco!ntered in the profe""ion/ <eca!"e atten-
dance i" "o important$ if ou accu!ulate une"cused a#sences e"ceeding 10$ of the total %0&
cloc' hours for this course, (elding De)art!ent )olic re*uires that our instructor dro) ou
+ith a grade of (, or if the final se!ester +ithdra+al date has alread )assed, +ith a grade of
,.
WITHDRAWAL FROM CLASSES
0f it ,ecome" nece""ary to .ithdra. from thi" co!r"e$ con"!lt the calendar in the c!rrent Course
Schedule for the la"t day to .ithdra. and "till recei*e the grade of W (appro%imately t.o .ee2"
,efore the end of the "eme"ter)/ 0t i" not yo!r in"tr!ctor=" re"pon"i,ility to remind yo! of thi"
date/ If ou are failing and do not +ithdra+ in ti!e, ou +ill #e loc'ed in +ith no +a to a-oid
the final course grade of ,.
INCOMPLETE GRADES
+tri*e to complete yo!r .or2 on time/ The grade of 0ncomplete i" gi*en only if yo! can "!,"tan-
tiate .hy a""ignment" .ere not completed d!e to an in"!rmo!nta,le "ched!le conflict that oc-
c!rred after the final date for .ithdra.ing from the co!r"e/ The 0ncomplete grade m!"t ,e re-
mo*ed ,efore the deadline d!ring the follo.ing "eme"ter$ or it +ill auto!aticall con-ert to a fi&
nal course grade of ,. #on"!lt the calendar in the c!rrent College Catalog for the remo*al date
d!ring the follo.ing "eme"ter/ 0t i" not yo!r in"tr!ctor=" re"pon"i,ility to remind yo! of thi" date/
GRADING POLICY
4o!r final grade .ill ,e ,a"ed on yo!r progre"" thro!gho!t the "eme"ter$ a" a""e""ed ,y (1) fi*e
e%amination" co*ering each of the fi*e chapter" in the fir"t *ol!me of the >eneral Dynamic"?
#on*air Di*i"ion te%t,oo2 cited ,elo.$ and (2) a "erie" of three$ final -!alifying e%amination"$ in
accordance .ith the certification re-!irement" of the merican +ociety for 5onde"tr!cti*e Te"t-
ing (+5T)/ The"e e%amination" .ill con"i"t of the part" "ho.n ,elo./ The +5T re-!ire" that
yo! pa"" all three e%amination" .ith a minim!m grade of &0@$ and that the a*erage of yo!r three
grade" ,e a minim!m of '0@:
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1/ >eneral 9%aminationA!ltra"onic and aco!"tic theory////////////////////////////////////////(0 -!e"tion"
2/ +pecific 9%aminationAcalc!lation" enco!ntered in field te"ting/////////////////////////20 -!e"tion"
3/ :ractical 9%aminationAo"cillo"cope operation and fla. detection/////////////////20 chec2point"
7pon "!cce""f!l completion of the co!r"e and +5T e%amination"$ yo! .ill ,e i""!ed a framea,le
certificate and a co*er letter *erifying that yo! ha*e met the +5T training re-!irement" for
6e*el 0 7ltra"onic" technician/
When calc!lating final grade"$ the follo.ing grading "y"tem i" !"ed at !"tin #omm!nity #ollege:
A9%cellent//////////////////B0@ - 100@///////////////>rade :oint" (
<A>ood//////////////////////////'0@ - 'B@/////////////////////////////////////3
#A+ati"factory////////////////&0@ - &B@/////////////////////////////////////2
DACinim!m :a""///////////60@ - 6B@/////////////////////////////////////1
DADail/////////////////////////////5B@ - 00@/////////////////////////////////////0
APPLICATION FOR GRADUATION
0f yo! are eligi,le for grad!ation .ith a certificate or degree in Welding Technology$ yo! m!"t
"!,mit yo!r application for grad!ation no later than "i% .ee2" after cla""e" ,egin in the fall or
"pring$ and e*en earlier in the "!mmer/ #on"!lt the c!rrent Course Schedule for the e%act date$
and then contact yo!r departmental ad*i"or for detail"/ Do not !iss this deadline or ou +ill #e
delaed a se!ester in graduating.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
0t i" yo!r re"pon"i,ility to "tay informed regarding the policie" and deadline" that affect yo! a" a
"t!dent/ Thi" information can ,e fo!nd in the follo.ing "o!rce"$ .hich can ,e o,tained in the
dmi""ion" Office of <!ilding > on the )i*er"ide #amp!":
1/ Course Schedule .free/
2/ Student 0and#oo' .free/
3/ College Catalog .no!inal charge/
SUPPLIES
The department "!pplie" mo"t e-!ipment$ ,!t yo! .ill need to p!rcha"e the follo.ing per"onal
item":
6-inch long "teel "cale 0t m!"t ,e mar2ed in 10th" of an inch on one "ide and
fraction" of an inch on the other "ide/ 4o! .ill !"e it
e%ten"i*ely for mapping fla." .ith "o!ndpath" !p to "i%
inche"/
12-inch long "teel "cale 0t m!"t al"o ,e mar2ed in 10th" of an inch on one "ide and
fraction" of an inch on the other "ide/ 4o! .ill !"e it e%-
ten"i*ely for mapping fla." .ith "o!ndpath" !p to t.el*e
inche"/
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#alc!lator 0t m!"t ha*e the capacity to calc!late (1) trigonometric
f!nction"$ e/g/$ "ine?co"ine?tangent$ and (2) "cientific
notation$ e/g/$ 5/25 % 10
5
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The 6-inch and 12-inch long "teel "cale" can ,e p!rcha"ed from the follo.ing "o!rce"/ Telephone
them fir"t$ ,eca!"e "!pplie" can get depleted at the ,eginning of a "chool "eme"ter:
The 7ni*er"ity #o-Op (central) Ciller <l!eprint #ompany (central)
22(( >!adal!pe +treet 501 We"t 6th +treet
(&6-&211 (&'-'&B3
On >!adal!pe +treet EThe DragE .e"t On +i%th +treet fi*e ,loc2" .e"t
of the 7ni*er"ity of Te%a" central to.er of #ongre"" *en!e
Di%ie Tool #ri,$ 0nc/ ("o!th) #apital +cientific$ 0nc/ (north)
613 0nd!"trial <o!le*ard 2500 )!tland Dri*e
((&-(10& '36-116&
Ta2e +t/ 9lmo .e"t from 0-35 at 6!,y=" One )!tland one ,loc2 ea"t of <!rnet )oad
#afeteria and ,ear right .hen road for2" near the 5orth !"tin :olice +tation
4o!r calc!lator can ,e p!rcha"ed at mo"t di"co!nt "tore"/ 4o! may .ant to in*e"t in a more e%-
pen"i*e programma,le calc!lator later$ ,!t it i" not re-!ired for yo!r co!r"e/ :rofe""ional !ltra-
"onic" technician" !"e programma,le calc!lator" a" co"t-effecti*e mean" for ma2ing repetiti*e cal-
c!lation" -!ic2ly in the field$ ,!t a"2 yo!r in"tr!ctor=" ad*ice fir"t ,efore ma2ing thi" p!rcha"e/
TEXTBOOKS
There are fo!r te%t,oo2" re-!ired for thi" co!r"e$ all made a*aila,le thro!gh the merican +oci-
ety for 5onde"tr!cti*e Te"ting (+5T):
1. 1rogra!!ed Instruction 0and#oo', Nondestructi-e Testing: Ultrasonic$ c!rrent edition$
>eneral Dynamic"?#on*air Di*i"ion$ order no/ 150( ? :0-(-(: Fol!me 0: <a"ic :rinciple"/
2. 1rogra!!ed Instruction 0and#oo', Nondestructi-e Testing: Ultrasonic$ c!rrent edition$
>eneral Dynamic"?#on*air Di*i"ion$ order no/ 150( ? :0-(-(: Fol!me 00: 9-!ipment
3. 1rogra!!ed Instruction 0and#oo', Nondestructi-e Testing: Ultrasonic$ c!rrent edition$
>eneral Dynamic"?#on*air Di*i"ion$ order no/ 150( ? :0-(-(: Fol!me 000: pplication"
4. Classroo! Instruction 0and#oo', Nondestructi-e Testing: Ultrasonic$ c!rrent edition$ >en-
eral Dynamic"?#on*air Di*i"ion$ order no/ 1610 ? #T-6-(:
The fir"t three *ol!me" are programmed te%t" pro*iding con*enient$ progre""i*e le""on" on !ltra-
"onic theory and application/ The fo!rth *ol!me i" a reference ,oo2 that pre"ent" the material in
the fir"t three *ol!me" in o!tline format for -!ic2 re*ie.$ and al"o gi*e" additional theory/
The"e te%t" are ind!"try "tandard" for !ltra"onic training$ and are rea"ona,ly priced .hen p!r-
cha"ed a" a "et/ 0t i" recommended that yo! al"o ,ecome an +5T "t!dent mem,er to -!alify for
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f!rther di"co!nt price"/ "t!dent mem,er"hip co"t" con"idera,le le"" that a f!ll mem,er"hip$ and
yo! .ill "a*e more than yo!r price of mem,er"hip .hen p!rcha"ing the"e p!,lication" at a di"-
co!nt/ " a "t!dent mem,er$ yo! .ill al"o recei*e the monthly 4aterials E-aluation:
merican +ociety for 5onde"tr!cti*e Te"ting
(153 rlingate :laGa
#ol!m,!"$ Ohio (322'
1-'00-222-+5T