My first ever radiographs - panoramic shot of
SMA 5G C-steel
weld using a Gamma source.
Some good additional
X-ray experience
with some good kit.
An issue which caught my interest -
set-up geometry for DWSI
(Double Wall Single Image) shots.
A range of
finer points in radiography
which caught my interest.
My V2 calibration block.
Trying an idea for UT-of-welds initial UT-set use training plate:
"Mark 1" version
Using a permanent-magnet to MPI T-joint welds, looking for nucleating fatigue cracks in a tested weld sample.
Periodic inspection / NDT of a crane using ACFM .
High-standard X-ray radiography of metallurgically complex pipe butt welds on a critical subsea oil & gas pipeline component.
A "computed radiography" solution with fully-shielded X-ray source for the highly-stressed butt-welds joining the stiffened panels forming a large bridge-deck. Its purpose is high-resolution inspection of the welds shortly after they are made without disrupting the continuing work nearby.
I have done a lot of engineering oversight, trialing and specifying Ultrasonic Testing.
Example : rejecting a proposed UT procedure on demonstrating it would not detect the defects of concern if they were there.
(R. Smith, 15Dec2012, 03Nov2016, 04Mar2021)