Automated NDE of structures with combined methods

Abstract

Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) of structures is complex due to the uniqueness of almost all structures and their sizes. A single NDT method typically is not suffi cient to meet the testing requirements, which cover different areas, such as material and structural properties. Measuring geometrical properties require other test methods than e.g. the detection of corrosion. Automation has proven to be necessary for aquiring large amounts a of high quality data in a short time. Examples of succesful method combinations from different areas of non-destructive testing in civil engineering are briefly described and their application is shown. Some of the examples also include automated inspection. © RILEM 2013.