1. Importance of NDT in quality assurance
-- Concept of quality assurance.
-- Importance of NDT
-- Importance of test timing
-- Goals of NDT apllication
-- How do we make testing friendly design?
-- Commonly used NDT methods.
-- Qualification and certification of NDT personnel
2. Introduction to Visual Inspection
-- Importance of visual inspection
-- Advantages and limitations of visual inspection
-- Mechanical aids used in visual inspection
-- Optical aids used in visual inspection
-- Holographic methods
3. Introduction to radiographic testing
-- Properties of X and gamma rays
-- Generation of X and gamma rays
-- Radiation measurement and safety
-- Attenuation of radiation
-- Design and operation principles of X and gamma ray devices
-- Radiographic exposure techniques
-- Image quality and its measurement
-- Radiographic standards and their use
-- Viewing and evaluation of radiographs
4. Introduction to ultrasonic testing
-- Principles of wave propagation
-- Methods of ultrasonic testing
-- Working principles of ultrasonic testing device
-- Ultrasonic probes, their types and construction
-- Calibration of the testing device
-- Sound attenuation and its mechanism
-- Sensitivity and its adjustment
-- Wall thichness measurement
-- Ultrasonic scanning techniques and sizing of reflectors
-- Inspection of materials other than steel
-- Principles of oblique incidence
-- Mode conversion, reflection, refraction
-- Angle beam probes and their construction
-- Testing with angle beam probes
-- Special testing techniques
5. Introduction to penetrant testing
-- Aim and application areas of penetrant testing
-- Test methods and their differences
-- Types of penetrants and their application
-- Properties of penetrants and developers
-- Flaw detection in penetrant testing
-- Test blocks and their use
6. Introduction to Magnetic Particle Testing
-- Magnetism and its use in magnetic particle testing
-- Electromagnetic field and its measurement
-- Magnetizing devices and their properties
-- Different magnetization techniques
-- Types and properties of magnetic particles
-- Control of test sensitivity
-- Recognition of irrelevant indications
-- Combined magnetization and special devices
7. Other NDT methods
-- Eddy current testing
-- Leakage testing
-- Coating thickness measurement
-- Computer tomography
-- Acoustic emission
-- Electron and neutron radiograhy