Programme 13 September
12-14 September 2016, East Midlands Conference Centre and Orchard Hotel, Nottingham, UK
| Tuesday 13 September | |||
| 08.00 | Registration – Conference Centre Foyer | ||
| 09.00-09.40 | Plenary Paper – Automation in NDT: New risks and risk sources M Bertovic, BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Germany Chair: Professor R A Smith Conference Theatre | ||
| 09.40-09.50 | Comfort Break | ||
| Session 3A – Reliability and Human Factors in NDT Chair: Dr B McGrath Conference Theatre |
Session 3B – Phased Array Applications Chair: Mr G Luckett Suite 1 |
Session 3C – Novel Techniques Chair: Dr W Gardner Suite 2 | |
| 09.50 | [3A1] NDT reliability: a regulator’s perspective R Booler Office for Nuclear Regulation | [3B1] Advances in small bore phased array UT (SBPAUT) techniques F Hardie Doosan Babcock | [3C1] Rapid defect characterisation by non-contact ultrasonic scanning R S Edwards and O Trushkevych University of Warwick |
| 10.15 | [3A2] Human factors aspects of non-destructive testing in the offshore oil & gas industry M Wall Arcadis ESR Technology | [3B2] Development of methodology for inspection of welds in lined pipes using array ultrasonic techniques R Baiotto1,2, C Nageswaran1 and T Clarke2 1TWI Ltd 2Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul | [3C2] 200 micron-resolution gamma radiography from single-shot acquisition laser-driven sources C Brenner Rutherford Appleton Laboratory |
| 10.40-11.15 | Tea, Coffee and Exhibition – Banqueting Suite | ||
| 11.15 | [3A3] Model-assisted inspection optimisation and probability of detection J R Pettit Frazer-Nash Consultancy | [3B3] True advancements for longitudinal weld pipe inspection in PA P Rioux1, J Turcotte1 and P Cyr2 1Sonatest AP 2Eclipse Scientific Inc Gary Lowton will present the paper | [3C3] Assessment of damages in concrete by the electric response parameters to pulse mechanical excitation T V Fursa1, D D Dann1, M V Petrov1 and K Yu Osipov2 1National Research, Tomsk Polytechnic University 2VE Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics |
| 11.40 | [3A4] Why you need a written practice in an ISO 9712 environment J Taylor SGS Group | [3B4] Ultrasonic defect characterisation using array data L Bai, A Velichko and B W Drinkwater University of Bristol | [3C4] Modelling and characterisation of defects in non-ferromagnetic materials using pulse eddy current (PEC) sensors E Ashigwuike1, M Zakaria2 and S Thomas3 1University of Abuja 2Electronic Engineering, Nigerian Turkish Nile University 3Airforce Institute of Technology, Kaduna |
| 12.05 | [3A5] Using application workflows to enhance operator training performance and improve data acquisition repeatability and reliability R Ward GE Inspection Technologies, USA | [3B5] Monitoring of fatigue crack growth using non-linear ultrasonic phased array imaging J Cheng, J Potter, A Croxford and B W Drinkwater University of Bristol | [3C5] Non-destructive detection of defects in materials by a handheld QWHE magnetic scanner E Ahmad, F A Biruu and M Missous University of Manchester |
| 12.30-12.45 12.45-13.00 | BINDT'S strategy for serving the NDT, CM and SHM community: a 2016 update, Mr C Sinclair, CEO of BINDT – Conference Theatre Benevolent Fund update, G Long, Testrade Ltd – Conference Theatre | ||
| 13.00-14.30 | Lunch and Exhibition – Banqueting Suite | ||
| 13.00 | BINDT Annual General Meeting – Conference Theatre – followed by Lunch and Exhibition – Banqueting Suite | ||
| 13.30 | Benevolent Fund Annual General Meeting – Conference Theatre – followed by Lunch and Exhibition – Banqueting Suite | ||
| 14.30-14.55 | Plenary Paper – Fraunhofer Institute for Non-Destructive Testing IZFP – expanding the potential of NDT across the entire product life cycle R Hanke, Fraunhofer Institute for Non-Destructive Testing IZFP, Germany Chair: Professor K Newton Conference Theatre | ||
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Session 4A – Invited International Session: Research at the Fraunhofer Institute for Non-Destructive Testing IZFP Chair: Professor K Newton Conference Theatre | Session 4B – Digital Radiography Chair: Mr G Luckett Suite 1 | Session 4C – Novel Techniques continued Chair: Professor B Drinkwater Suite 2 |
| 14.55 | [4A1] Non-destructive materials characterisation and testing of casting materials I Veile, R Tschuncky, M Weikert-Müller, D Bruche, F Weber, M Kopp and K Szielasko Fraunhofer Institute for Non-Destructive Testing IZFP, Germany | [4B1] Backscatter X-ray imaging with twisted slit collimator – quantitative simulation of and comparison to experiments G-R Jaenisch, F Wieder, C Bellon, U Ewert, J Vogel, S Kolkoori and U Zscherpel BAM Dr U Ewert will present | [4C1] Advances in carbon steel weld inspection using tangential eddy current array D Panggabean1, A Raude2, M Sirois2, H Lemieux3 and J Crepeau3 1TWI Ltd 2Eddyfi, France 3Eddyfi, Canada |
| 15.20 | [4A2] Automated NDT of railway wheels using induction thermography A Ehlen, U Netzelmann, S Lugin, M Finckbohner, B Valeske and S Bessert Fraunhofer Institute for Non-Destructive Testing IZFP, Germany U Netzelmann will present | [4B2] Application and systematic errors of X-ray computed tomography associated with dimensional metrology W Sun1, S Brown1, P Woolliams1, M McCarthy1, J White2 and M Attallah2 1National Physical Laboratory 2University of Birmingham | [4C2] Quantum well Hall-effect sensor based handheld magnetic scanner with programmable electromagnetic coil for non-destructive testing of ferromagnetic and non-ferromagnetic materials F A Biruu, E Balaban, E Ahmad and M Missous University of Manchester |
| 15.45-16.15 | Tea, Coffee and Exhibition – Banqueting Suite | ||
| 16.15 | [4A3] On and offline ultrasonic characterisation and inspection of additively-manufactured components M Spies1, H Rieder1, J Bamberg2 and B Henkel2 1Fraunhofer Institute for Non-Destructive Testing IZFP, Germany 2MTU Aero Engines AG, Germany | [4B3] Have we reached the film tipping-point? Challenges and the route to success N Bloomfield GE Inspection Technologies | [4C3] Improvement to ultrasonic spectroscopy (UltraSpec®) technique to extract reflection times J Chambers and J Tucker Southern Research Institute |
| 16.40 | [4A4] Discussion/panel session – opportunities for collaboration | [4B4] Data management vendor-neutral data archiving S Montagna GE Measurement and Control, USA | [4C4] High-temperature gallium orthophosphate transducers for NDT and monitoring purposes in nuclear power plants M Kostan1, A Mohimi1,2, C Nageswaran2, T-H Gan1,2 L Wrobel1 and C Selcuk1 1Brunel University London 2TWI Ltd |
| 17.05 | [4B5] A new scatter correction technology for industrial mini- and micro-CT of large multimaterial or highly absorbing samples N Bloomfield and S Telesz GE Inspection Technologies | [4C5] A hybrid technique for modelling the ultrasonic response from surface-breaking defects R Phillips1, D Duxbury2, P Huthwaite1 and M Lowe1 1Imperial College London 2Rolls-Royce plc | |
| 17.30-18.00 | President's Honour Lecture – Ultrasonic levitation and manipulation, Professor B W Drinkwater, University of Bristol Chair: Professor R A Smith Conference Theatre | ||
| 19.30 for 20.00 | Pre-dinner Drinks – Banqueting Suite Conference Dinner – Banqueting Suite | ||
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