Marine Composites Workshop 2018
27 February 2018 St Mary's Stadium, Britannia Road, Southampton SO14 5FP, UK
Whilst a significant amount of non-destructive testing (NDT) is already performed on marine composites, the sector needs further support in a number of areas, including the development of NDT acceptance criteria at the design stage for manufacturing and in-service defects, guidance on appropriate NDT method and inspection process selection and new techniques for utilising NDT results for structural integrity assessment.This workshop brings together marine sector regulators, insurers, designers, manufacturers, constructors and operators to discuss the opportunities for, and benefits from, improved and enhanced NDT of marine composites. The aim is to generate a document that captures these NDT requirements and ‘what success looks like’ for future NDT and its link to structural integrity and risk management.
Registration: £70 + VAT
Discount: BINDT Members - £10.00
The fee covers attendance at the one-day workshop from 09h30 to 17h30, including tea/coffee breaks and lunch.
Venue information:
Markus Liebherr Lounge, Halo Conferences and Events, St Mary's Stadium, Britannia Road, Southampton SO14 5FP. Tel: 0845 688 9297; Web: www.halo-ce.co.uk
Click here to download the report from the
Workshop on NDT Requirements for
Marine Composites.
| Programme | ||
| Time | Activity | Speaker/Chair |
| 09.30-10.00 | Registration, tea, coffee and networking | |
| 10.00-10.10 | Welcome and introduction | Professor R Smith |
| Session 1 – Regulator and insurer NDT requirements (at manufacture and in-service) | ||
| 10.10-10.30 | Regulatory requirements for NDT of composites | Ken Hickling |
| 10.30-10.50 | Insurer requirements for NDT of composities | Paul Miller, Hiscox MGA |
| 10.50-11.00 | The link between NDT and structural integrity: potential impacts on regulations | Professor J Barton, University of Southampton |
| 11.00-11.15 | Tea, coffee and networking | |
| Session 2 – Industry and user NDT requirements | ||
| 11.15-11.30 | High-performance yacht requirements | M Marie, LandRover BAR |
| 11.30-11.45 | Leisure/Commercial sector requirements | Dr D Cabai, Navalmartin Ltd |
| 11.45-12.00 | Defence sector requirements | R Hammond, BAE Systems |
| 12.15-12.30 | Tidal turbine sector requirements | J Summers, AEL |
| 12.30-12.40 | NDT of composites at the National Composites Centre | R Rose, NCC |
| 12.40-12.45 | Discussion and requirements capture | Professor R Smith |
| 12.45-13.30 | Lunch and networking | |
| Session 3 – Current NDT experience | ||
| 13.30-13.45 | Ultrasonic inspection | Dr R Freemantle |
| 13.45-14.00 | Laser shearographic inspection | Professor J Tyrer, Loughborough |
| 14.00-14.10 | Thermographic inspection | Dr R Tighe, Defence Academy UK |
| 14.10-14.20 | NDT service provision, training and certification | C Minton, MTD |
| 14.20-14.30 | Three-minute, three-slide pitches from NDT industry | Testia, Marine Results, & TWI |
| 14.30-14.45 | Discussion and requirements capture | Professor R Smith |
| Session 4 – Future advanced NDT and structural integrity opportunities | ||
| 14.50-15.10 | 3D characterisation of composites | Professor R Smith |
| 15.10-15.30 | Modelling of defects and failure in structural composites | University of Bristol |
| 15.30-15.00 | Tea, coffee and networking | |
| Session 5 – Breakout session | ||
| 15.50-16.00 | Breakout session grouping | Professor R Smith |
| 16.00-16.40 | Choose from the following breakout groups: High-performance; Primary structure; Secondary structure; Production; In-service; Designing for NDT; Use of mechanical testing; Linking NDT to structural integrity; Skills and training of inspectors and structural engineers. | |
| 16.40-17.00 | Breakout de-brief | Scribe: Professor R Smith |
| Session 6 – Panel session | ||
| 17.00-17.30 | Panel session for requirements capture | Chair: Professor R Smith Scribe: Dr R Freemantle |
| 17.30 | Close | |
For further information contact:
Conferences and Events Department, The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing,
Midsummer House, Riverside Way, Bedford Road, Northampton NN1 5NX, UK.
Tel: +44 (0)1604 438300; Fax: +44 (0)1604 438301; Email: conf@bindt.org
