Event Details

Aim of the Workshop

Fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) materials are designed to get the best performance for a particular situation, and their ability to be inspected, maintained, replaced or repaired to a verifiable standard is of prime importance. When damage occurs due to material breakdown from wear, fatigue, external impact or misuse, then the decision to repair or replace is taken. Many replacement parts are very expensive, and so repair must be an option to make a product viable in a service situation.

NDT inspection techniques have been developed to assess damage and repair requirements, and to quantify the structure after repair.

This workshop will look at current best practice, new developments in inspection methodology and examine the importance of preparation, repair assessment and the skill requirements of the operative involved. Any gaps in technology or knowledge will be identified and ways to address these discussed.

Programme

10:00 Registration

10:30 Welcome & Introduction

10:35 Developments in Full Matrix Capture Ultrasonic Array Techniques for NDT of FRP Composites -  Valerie Pinfield, University of Nottingham

11:00 Novel Microwave Inspection Method to Detect Defects and Bond Integrity in Reinforced Glass Products - Michael Garnish, MG Composites

11:25 Structural Health Monitoring by Self-Sensing - Tim Swait, University of Sheffield

11:50 Break

12:10 Identification and Determination of Fault/Damage within a Composite Structure and Determination of Residual Life Using a Novel Combined Laser Speckle Technique -  John Tyrer, Laser Optical Engineering

12:35 Laser Shearography – NDT for FRP Composite Materials -  Rob Wood, Dantec Dynamics

13:00 Lunch

13:45 Process Compensated Resonant Testing (PCRT) -  Wei Liang Choong, Vibrant NDT

14:05 Thermographic Image Analysis and Quantification of Detected Defects Against Acceptance Criteria -  SP Santospirito, FP7 ComPair Project Partner, Kingston Computer Consultancy Ltd

14:30 Damage Characterisation in Plate like CFRP Composite Materials using Acoustic Emissions -  Bizuayehu Y Mohammed, University of Glamorgan
14:55 Measuring the Material Properties of Carbon Fibre using Video Extensometry -John Brewster, Imetrum

15:20 Final Discussion
15:30 Close

Registration

This event is now full. If you would like to be added to the waiting list please contact Claire Whysall on claire.whysall@netcomposites.com.