NDT 2020 Webinar Week
14-18 September 2020
The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT) was delighted to host the inaugural NDT 2020 Webinar Week – Your virtual conference experience. This event featured a series of themed webinars covering the latest advances in NDT and related technologies, along with plenary presentations, Q&A sessions and a commercial stream.
| Morning | |||||
| Monday 14 September Session 1: Electromagnetics Part 1 | Tuesday 15 September Session 3: Advanced array ultrasonics | Wednesday 16 September Session 5: Ultrasonics Part 2 | Thursday 17 September Session 7: Modelling | Friday 18 September Session 9: CM/SHM Part 1 | |
| Afternoon | |||||
| Monday 14 September Session 2: Electromagnetics Part 2 | Tuesday 15 September Session 4: Ultrasonics Part 1 | Wednesday 16 September Session 6: Ultrasonics Part 3 | Thursday 17 September Session 8: Automated and robotic inspection | Friday 18 September Session 10: CM/SHM Part 2 | |
| Monday 14 September 2020 | |||||
| 09.25- 09.30 | Welcome and introduction D Gilbert CEO of BINDT | ||||
| 09.30- 10.00 | Opening Plenary Paper – Roy Sharpe Prize Lecture: Mathematical-numerical modelling approaches to enhance the performance of ultrasonic NDT Dr M Spies Baker Hughes – Process & Pipeline Services Chair: J Hansen | ||||
| Session 1A – Electromagnetics Part 1 Chair: Professor P Charlton | |||||
| 10.00- 10.15 | [1A1] Eddy current defect characterisation using a parametric manifold approach R Hughes and B Drinkwater University of Bristol, UK | ||||
| 10.15- 10.30 | [1A2] High-voltage control of dielectric coatings thickness V A Syasko and A S Musikhin Constanta Ltd, Russian Federation | ||||
| 10.30- 10.45 | [1A3] Electromagnetic guided radar (EMGR) for online monitoring of corrosion under insulation (CUI) P Sharmaa1, C Ennaceur1 and H Yeung2 1Corrosion RADAR Ltd, UK 2Cranfield University, UK | ||||
| 10.45- 10.55 | Ten-minute comfort break | ||||
| 10.55- 11.10 | [1A4] Non-destructive determination of the magnetic properties of ferritic steel strip and plate products A T Regan1, J W Wilson1, N H Bonadeo2 and A J Peyton1 1University of Manchester, UK 2Tenaris, Argentina | ||||
| 11.10- 11.30 | Technical question & answer session | ||||
| 11.30- 12.20 | Exhibitors’ industry session Chair: M Freeman 11.30-11.40 – Eddy current array in lieu of MT and PT, P Hillman, Zetec 11.40-11.50 – MPI benches, the issues with thyristor-generated waveforms and the AS ring test, P Burrows, Baugh & Weedon, UK 11.50-12.00 – Together for a safer world: a guide to Magnaflux NDT products, R Daniels, Magnaflux, UK 12.00-12.10 – Advantages of digital radiography and computed tomography in comparison to film, R Price, North Star Imaging, UK 12.10-12.20 – CT scanning in large envelope system, A Mathers, Nikon Metrology, UK | ||||
| 12.20- 12.30 | Industry question & answer session | ||||
| 12.30- 13.30 | Lunch break | ||||
| 13.30- 13.50 | Plenary Paper – CDT talk, NDE doctoral training – engineers for the future B Drinkwater RCNDE Chair: Professor K Newton | ||||
| Session 2A – Electromagnetics Part 2 Chair: Professor M Missous | |||||
| 13.50- 14.05 | [2A1] RCNDE CDT paper: Optimising pitch of sensors used in 1D arrays for magnetic flux leakage imaging systems R Murshudov, J Watson, C W Liang, J Sexton and M Missous University of Manchester, UK | ||||
| 14.05- 14.20 | [2A2] RCNDE CDT paper: Optimisation of inspection parameters for low-power magnetic flux leakage imaging systems J Watson, C W Liang, J Sexton and M Missous University of Manchester, UK | ||||
| 14.20- 14.30 | Ten-minute comfort break | ||||
| 14.30- 14.45 | [2A3] RCNDE CDT paper: Reconstructing the conductivity profile of a graphite block using inductance spectroscopy with data driven techniques J Hampton1, H Tesfalem1, A Fletcher1, A Peyton1 and M Brown2 1University of Manchester, UK 2EDF, UK | ||||
| 14.45- 15.00 | [2A4] Factors affecting in-line eddy current testing of automated carbon fibre placement R Hughes University of Bristol, UK | ||||
| 15.00- 15.20 | Technical question & answer session | ||||
| 15.20 | Webinar close for the day | ||||
| Tuesday 15 September 2020 | |||||
| 09.30- 09.50 | Plenary Paper – Next-generation automatic ply waviness detection and evaluation R Freemantle1 and T Marshall2 1Wavelength NDT Ltd, UK 2Transform NDT Ltd, UK Chair: C Bull | ||||
| Session 3A – Advanced Array Ultrasonics Chair: C Bull | |||||
| 09.50- 10.05 | [3A1] RCNDE CDT paper: Improved CIVA simulation of TCG calibration for PAUT inspection M McInnes1, R O’Leary1, A Glover2 and A Gachagan1 1University of Strathclyde, UK 2QinetiQ, Rosyth, UK | ||||
| 10.05- 10.20 | [3A2] RCNDE CDT paper: Ultrasonic surface reconstruction and adapted imaging of large-diameter pipes R Rachev1,2, P Wilcox1, A Velichko1 and A Ait Si Ali2 1University of Bristol, UK 2Baker Hughes, UK | ||||
| 10.20- 10.35 | [3A3] RCNDE CDT paper: Optimisation of speed in ultrasonic array imaging for non-destructive testing K Prashar1,2, B Drinkwater1 and M Weston2 1University of Bristol, UK 2TWI Wales, UK | ||||
| 10.35- 10.45 | Ten-minute comfort break | ||||
| 10.45- 11.00 | [3A4] RCNDE CDT paper: Improvement in imaging repeatability using ultrasonic phased array in noisy materials Y Xue, P D Wilcox and A Croxford University of Bristol, UK | ||||
| 11.00- 11.15 | [3A5] Comparison between PAUT and TFM techniques for inspections of welds on coarse-grained materials O Roy, G Neau and F Reverdy Eddyfi Europe, France | ||||
| 11.15- 11.35 | Technical question & answer session | ||||
| 11.35- 12.35 | Exhibitors’ industry session Chair: J Hansen 11.35-11.45 – A picture is worth a thousand words – eddy current C-scan imaging made easy, I Gough and G Cheyne, ETher NDE, UK 11.45-11.55 – Earlier HTHA detection – TFM probes optimised for HTHA, R Horsfall, Olympus, UK 11.55-12.05 – Pushing the limits of PAUT with the world's first flexible phased array, D Hughes, Novosound, UK 12.05-12.15 – Verasonics Vantage: a platform for cutting-edge NDT ultrasound research, J Potter, Verasonics Inc, USA 12.15-12.25 – Development of eddy current based inspection system for detection of defects in carbon fibre, J Hansen, ETher NDE, UK 12.25-12.35 – NDT Apprenticeships – new incentives for skills recovery, S Crawley, Skills Training UK | ||||
| 12.35- 12.45 | Industry question & answer session | ||||
| 12.45- 13.30 | Lunch break | ||||
| 13.30- 13.50 | President’s Honour Lecture: COVID-19: changes to the NDT industry now and in the future M Miceli Miceli Infrastructure Consulting LLC, USA Chair: J Hansen | ||||
| Session 4A – Ultrasonic Testing Part 1 Chair: K Pickup | |||||
| 13.50- 14.05 | [4A1] Selective matrix capture with non-linear array density for laser-induced phased array P Lukacs, T Stratoudaki and A Gachagan University of Strathclyde, UK | ||||
| 14.05- 14.20 | [4A2] RCNDE CDT paper: Ultrasonic monitoring of subsurface temperatures in solid media Y Zhang, J Corcoran and F Cegla Imperial College London, UK | ||||
| 14.20- 14.35 | [4A3] RCNDE CDT paper: Thermometry using ultrasonic time-of-flight S Watson1,2, A Peyton1 and J Taggart2 1University of Manchester, UK 2Jacobs, UK | ||||
| 14.35- 14.45 | Ten-minute comfort break | ||||
| 14.45- 15.00 | [4A4] Deploying non-linear resonance: a self-referencing NDT method for rapid assessment of metal components D R Sanmartin, A Brennan and J Wright Theta Technologies Ltd, UK | ||||
| 15.00- 15.15 | [4A5] Automatic defect detection and localisation in austenitic stainless steel cladding using ultrasonic inspection X Zou1,2, C Nageswaran1 and Y Yau Tse2 1TWI Ltd, UK 2Loughborough University, UK | ||||
| 15.15- 15.35 | Technical question & answer session | ||||
| 15.35 | Webinar close for the day | ||||
| Wednesday 16 September 2020 | |||||
| 09.30- 09.50 | Plenary Paper – There is a life beyond your doctorate Dr K Milne Chief Engineer – DRAMA Project, The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) Chair: Professor K Newton | ||||
| Session 5A – Ultrasonic Testing Part 2 Chair: Professor K Newton | |||||
| 09.50- 10.05 | [5A1] RCNDE CDT paper: Characterisation of various simple defects using guided waves at low frequency-thicknesses J Combaniere Imperial College London, UK | ||||
| 10.05- 10.20 | [5A2] RCNDE CDT paper: High-resolution corrosion thickness mapping using SH1 guided wave tomography A Zimmermann1, P Huthwaite1 and B Pavlakovic2 1Imperial College London, UK 2Guided Ultrasonics Ltd, UK | ||||
| 10.20- 10.35 | [5A3] RCNDE CDT paper: Inspection of nuclear assets with limited access E Foster1, C MacLeod1, A Gachagan1, G Bolton2, R Bernard3 and C Gallagher3 1University of Strathclyde, UK 2National Nuclear Laboratory Ltd, UK 3Sellafield Ltd, UK | ||||
| 10.35- 10.45 | Ten-minute comfort break | ||||
| 10.45- 11.00 | [5A4] RCNDE CDT paper: In-line inspection of laser welds on thin titanium alloy plates C Peyton1,2, R S Edwards1 and B Dutton2 1University of Warwick, UK 2MTC, Coventry, UK | ||||
| 11.00- 11.15 | [5A5] RCNDE CDT paper: Training a convolutional neural network for crack sizing R J Pyle1, 2, R L T Bevan1, R R Hughes1, R K Rachev1, 2, A Ait Si Ali2 and P D Wilcox1 1Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bristol, UK 2Baker Hughes, UK | ||||
| 11.15- 11.35 | Technical question & answer session | ||||
| 11.35- 14.15 | Lunch break | ||||
| 11.45- 12.30 | Benevolent Fund Annual General Meeting | ||||
| 12.30- 13.00 | BINDT Annual General Meeting | ||||
| 13.15- 14.00 | Awards Ceremony | ||||
| 14.15- 14.30 | Plenary Paper – BINDT – enhancing capability and performance, delivering value to stakeholders D Gilbert CEO, BINDT Chair: J Hansen | ||||
| Session 6A – Ultrasonic Testing Part 3 Chair: Dr C Brett | |||||
| 14.30- 14.45 | [6A1] Automated robotic inspection of plate using SH waves and miniaturised electromagnetic acoustic transducers O Trushkevych1, M Tabatabaeipour2, G Dobie2, C MacLeod2 and R Edwards1 1University of Warwick, UK 2University of Strathclyde, UK | ||||
| 14.45- 15.00 | [6A2] Automated contact-free spot-weld inspection with a novel laser-based ultrasound method M Brauns1, W Rohringer1, F Schubert2, N Lehmann3 and B Fischer1 1XARION Laser Acoustics GmbH, Austria 2Porsche Leipzig GmbH, Germany 3Fraunhofer IKTS, Germany | ||||
| 15.00- 15.15 | [6A3] The effects of thermal gradients on in-process ultrasonic inspection of fusion welding Z Qiu, Y Javadi, R O’Leary, E Mohseni, D Lines, C MacLeod, R Vithanage, M Vasilev, G Pierce and A Gachagan University of Strathclyde, UK | ||||
| 15.15- 15.25 | Ten-minute comfort break | ||||
| 15.25- 15.40 | [6A4] Understanding of ultrasound behaviour from fatigue cracks under stress J Zhang, R Gorbanjov, K Hazel and N Larrosa University of Bristol, UK | ||||
| 15.40- 15.55 | [6A5] Verification of phased array ultrasonic and eddy current measurements of near-surface cracks in railheads with rail slicing R Anandika and J Lundberg Luleå University of Technology, Sweden | ||||
| 15.55- 16.15 | Technical question & answer session | ||||
| 16.15 | Webinar close for the day | ||||
| Thursday 17 September 2020 | |||||
| 09.30- 09.50 | Plenary Paper – Safer – drones or ladders? Which is really the ultimate cheap non-destructive inspection tool? A Proto Founder of PhantomFlightSchool, UK Chair: Dr C Brett | ||||
| Session 7A – Modelling Chair: Dr R Chapman | |||||
| 09.50- 10.05 | [7A1] RCNDE CDT paper: Understanding the effects of microstructural heterogeneities on ultrasonic wave propagation using finite element models W Y Yeoh, B Lan, P Huthwaite and M Lowe Imperial College London, UK | ||||
| 10.05- 10.20 | [7A2] RCNDE CDT paper: Developing a displacement-based finite element formulation for solid-fluid coupling suitable for GPU calculations Y Simillides, P Huthwaite, M Kalkowski and M Lowe Imperial College London, UK | ||||
| 10.20- 10.35 | [7A3] RCNDE CDT paper: Modelling microtextured regions and their influence on acoustic plane wave propagation within Ti-6Al-4V D Shepherd, F Dunne, B Britton and M Lowe Imperial College London, UK | ||||
| 10.35- 10.45 | Ten-minute comfort break | ||||
| 10.45- 11.00 | [7A4] Modelling and simulation of ultrasonic arrays for sizing non-sharp defects S Bhat, J Zhang and N Larrosa University of Bristol, UK | ||||
| 11.00- 11.15 | [7A5] A hybrid physics-data model for end-of-line-test failure prediction A Baghbanpourasl, C Eitzinger and D Kirchberger Profactor GmbH, Austria | ||||
| 11.15- 11.30 | [7A6] A protocol for model-assisted qualification of NDT inspections D Hallam HSTL, UK | ||||
| 11.30- 11.50 | Technical question & answer session | ||||
| 11.50- 12.40 | Exhibitors’ industry session Chair: C Simmonds 11.50-12.00 – Latest tools for thickness, corrosion and erosion inspection and monitoring in extreme environments, W Vickers, Ionix Advanced Technologies, UK 12.00-12.10 – Creaform 3D scanning solutions for asset integrity assessment, R Usai, Creaform, Germany 12.10-12.20 – Inspection and specialist equipment for the energy and utility sectors, M Coaster and K Quirk, Inspection Consultants Ltd and WesDyne 12.20-12.30 – Proceq UT8000: The future of ultrasonic flaw detection, C Udell, Proceq Ltd 12.30-12.40 – Inspecting weld: it’s plane… wave imaging!, G Neau, Eddyfi Technologies, Canada | ||||
| 12.40- 12.50 | Industry question & answer session | ||||
| 12.50- 13.30 | Lunch break | ||||
| 13.30- 13.50 | Plenary Paper – Apprenticeships: the NDT success story I Baillie Rolls-Royce plc, UK Chair: J Moody | ||||
| Session 8A – Automated and Robotic Inspection Chair: Professor I Cooper | |||||
| 13.50- 14.05 | [8A1] RCNDE CDT paper: Increasing positional accuracy for mobile robotics for pipe inspection using sensor fusion A McGregor1, G Dobie1, C MacLeod1, N Pearson2 and A Gachagan1 1Strathclyde University, UK 2Eddyfi Technologies | ||||
| 14.05- 14.20 | [8A2] RCNDE CDT paper: Multi-energy XCT imaging of highly contrasting components using optimised projection fusion O R Helps1,2, P J Withers1, A L Clarke2, T L Burnett1 and P I Nicholson2 1University of Manchester, UK 2TWI Technology Centre Wales, UK | ||||
| 14.20- 14.35 | [8A3] Laser-assisted surface-adaptive ultrasound (SAUL) inspection of wire + arc additive manufactured (WAAM) samples with complex surface profiles using a phased array roller probe E Mohseni1, R Vithanage1, Z Qiu1, Y Javadi1, M Vasilev1, C N MacLeod1, D Lines1, R Zimmermann1, S G Pierce1, A Gachagan1, J Ding2 and S Williams2 1University of Strathclyde, UK 2Cranfield University, UK | ||||
| 14.35- 14.45 | Ten-minute comfort break | ||||
| 14.45- 15.00 | [8A4] Review of non-contact methods for automated aircraft inspections P Lafioscaa and I-S Fan Cranfield University, UK | ||||
| 15.00- 15.15 | [8A5] An automatic non-destructive inspection based on the combination of multiple phased array probes and convolutional neural network B Sheng1, I Szabo1, S Malo1, J Kanfoud1 and C Nageswaran2 1Brunel University London, UK 2TWI Ltd, UK | ||||
| 15.15- 15.35 | Technical question & answer session | ||||
| 15.35 | Webinar close for the day | ||||
| Friday 18 September 2020 | |||||
| 09.30- 09.50 | Plenary Paper – Professional standards in diversity and inclusion: what can institutes do? Professor K Kirk Chair of Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Group (DIAG), BINDT Chair: C Bull | ||||
| Session 9A – CM/SHM Part 1 Chair: Professor A Hope | |||||
| 09.50- 10.05 | [9A1] Development of an underwater and high-temperature sensor for permanently installed corrosion monitoring system N Sathappan1, M OsmanTokhi2 and G Asfis2 1London South Bank University, UK 2TWI, UK | ||||
| 10.05- 10.20 | [9A2] Analysis of the repeatability of the pencil lead break artificial sound source R Hinrichs, N Jiang, T Krause, A Lange and J Ostermann Leibniz University Hannover, Germany | ||||
| 10.20- 10.35 | [9A3] RCNDE CDT paper: Assessing the structural integrity of engineering components using structural health monitoring damage detection data M Leung and J Corcoran Imperial College London, UK | ||||
| 10.35- 10.45 | Ten-minute comfort break | ||||
| Session 10A – CM/SHM Part 2 Chair: Professor A Hope | |||||
| 10.45- 11.00 | [10A1] RCNDE CDT paper: Development of a permanently installed monitoring system using guided waves for safety-critical nuclear components E Rodgers, P Cawley and S Mariani Imperial College London, UK | ||||
| 11.00- 11.15 | [10A2] Defect detection in aerospace sandwich composite panels using conductive thermography and contact sensors D Gillespie University of Strathclyde, UK | ||||
| 11.15- 11.30 | [10A3] Visualising vibration a ‘gamechanger’ for troubleshooting, diagnostics and root cause analysis D Whittle RMS Ltd, UK | ||||
| 11.30- 11.50 | Technical question & answer session | ||||
| 11.50 | Webinar 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
