Non-destructive testing in civil engineering: A memorandum for teaching at German-speaking universities

Abstract

This contribution summarizes actual developments and draft fundamental teaching topics in the field of non-destructive testing in civil engineering (NDTCE). It is based on the first memorandum on teaching and research in the field of NDTCE at Germanspeaking universities and provides an overview of the academic education and highlights possible focuses, especially in regards to teaching but also takes into account noteworthy developments and topics in research in the field of NDTCE. Suggestions are given for the development and advancement of the teaching curricula in regards to a comprehensive and sound professional education of students in civil engineering and adjacent disciplines. In terms of content and form, this contribution is based on the memorandum of university teachers in the sister field of “Building Materials”. Resulting parallels are therefore not by chance but rather intended. The memorandum was developed out of an initiative of the Subcommittee on Education – Workgroup Education in Universities – of the technical committee NDT in Civil Engineering of the German Society for Nondestructive Testing (DGZfP).