CONTENTS
News.............................................. 1-3
18th WCNDT................................. 4-5
Asia-Pacific Regional Group........... 6-7
European Regional Group..................8
Pan-American Regional Group..... 9-11
Calendar of Events............................12

The World Organisation for NDTVolume 8 Issue No 7
CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE

Time to look forward

I

n ICNDT we continually have to balance our efforts
towards delivering our current objectives in linewith the needs of our members and looking forward
to the future.
Already we are less than a year away from the18th WCNDT in Durban, South Africa, from 16-20
April 2012, and I hope everyone is making their plans
now. The news from the organisers – the South African
Institute for NDT – is good. Already they have had toextend the exhibition space in response to demand forbookings. The call for abstracts is open. This is probably
a once-in-a-working-lifetime opportunity for us all toparticipate in a World Conference in Africa and it mustnot be wasted.
ICNDT will hold its General Assembly (and 35th and 36th Meetings) in Durban in
conjunction with the conference.
We look forward to welcoming at least eight new members to ICNDT – the approval
process is well underway and we will have about 65 members by the turn of the year.
Already there has been a call for proposals for the ICNDT Awards to be presented at theconference and a formal request for nominations to the next Executive (Chairman, General
Secretary, Treasurer and two elected members). We are keen to maintain the geographicaldiversity of the Executive, so please consider if your Society has suitable nominees.
The Executive Committee has learned from experience and decided to start thedevelopment of the next Strategic Plan now. We are doing this by extending the present
plan to 2014 – the mid-term for the next Executive Committee. All our members are invited
to consider what they need from ICNDT and to let us know ahead of our next Policy (PGP)
meeting in Cancún at the Pan-America Conference in October 2011.
Best wishes to all,Dr J M Farley
Chairman, ICNDTCountdown to the 18th WCNDT in Durban
Important dates for your diary
Website for online registration and abstract submission: now open
Deadline for abstract submission: 15 October 2011
Notification of abstract acceptance: 15 November 2011
Preliminary programme: available January 2012
Deadline for full manuscripts: 31 January 2012
Conference: 16-20 April 2012

June 2011

Call for Nominations for
ICNDT Awards for
18th WCNDT 2012At each World Conference, ICNDT
presents awards to people andorganisations that have made major
contributions to NDT.
The winners are chosen by secretballot of the members of the ICNDT Policy
and General Purposes Committee, fromnominations submitted by member societies.
We are announcing the call for nominations
in good time to allow our members time tomake their own choice of candidates.
There are five awards:l Roentgen Award for major contribution
to the science and technology of NDTl Pawlowski Award for major
contribution to the promotion of NDTinternationallyl Havercroft Award for major contribution
to NDT education, training or certificationl Sokolov Award for major contribution
to NDT researchl ICNDT Young Achiever Award forachievement of young people in NDT(<35 years)
The rules for the awards are set out
in Operating Procedure OP4, which canbe found on the website www.icndt.org.
Nominations should be sent to Corinne
Mackle (corinne.mackle@bindt.org) by 31
July 2011.
The winners in 2008 were:Roentgen: Professor Vladimir L Chakhlov
Runners up: 1. CIVA – the NDT simulation
software; 2. V Vengrinovich and V Artemjev
Pawlowski: Anthony Sonneveld andGerhard Aufricht
Runner up: Xu Yongchang
Havercroft: Z S Nikiforova, S A Popoudina,
S I Zinovjeva and V V Levkovich
Runner up: Nadezhda P Biryukova
Sokolov: Rong S Geng
Runner up: Eduard S Gorkunov
Young Achiever: Andrey Evgenievich

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Published three times per year.

Your new ICNDTJournal is available
for downloading fromwww.icndt.org

Editorial contributions are welcomed.
Articles should be sent to Sharon Bond, CINDE. Email: s.bond@cinde.ca

Future ICNDTCommittee Meetings
Executive
Fri 8 Jul 2011: Teleconference(13h30 UK time)Apr 2012: at WCNDT, Durban,
South Africa

General Assembly
Apr 2012: at WCNDT, Durban,
South Africa

PGP
Sat 1 Oct 2011: Cancún
Apr 2012: at WCNDT, Durban,
South Africa

Views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the International Committee for
Non-Destructive Testing. No liability is accepted whatsoever for errors or omissions.
ICNDT Member Societies are authorised to distribute this newsletter and/or its contents, however
permission should be obtained for reproduction of individual articles and extracts.

The next ICNDT Journal will be published in September 2011Material should be sent to Sharon Bond, email: s.bond@cinde.ca by 29 July 2011

Working Group 1
Sun 2 Oct 2011: Cancún
Apr 2012: at WCNDT, Durban,
South Africa

Les Dick appointed Executive Officer of AINDTT

he Australian Institute of NDT’s new
Executive Officer Les Dick completed
more than twenty-one years in theRoyal New Zealand Air Force before moving
full-time into his own inspection business,
which concentrated on welder qualification
and weld inspection, radiography, penetrant
andmagnetic
particlework.
The business grewover the years,
expandingintogeneral aviation
NDT, with more
staff and Level
2 qualifications
being
attainedthroughboth
ATTAR
in Les Dick
Melbourne and the Air New Zealand/Pratt& Whitney joint venture in Christchurch.
By December 2006, this business
was bought out by another New Zealand
NDT company, which saw a subsequentjob change into a role as an Engineering
Manager for the next three and a half years,
fabricating everything from freeze dryers tomarine vessels and winery infrastructure.
During the period from 1995 to 2006,
he became active within the New ZealandNDT Association (NZNDTA), to a point
where, in 2001, he attended the 10th
APCNDT conference in Brisbane as the thenChairman of the NZNDTA. This led to a life2of international NDT roles and interactions
as the NZNDTA worked towards hosting
the 2006 APCNDT. His roles have included
ICNDT Voting Delegate, Asia-Pacificrepresentative on the PGP and, since2005, Les has been acting as the NZ NDTNational Project Co-ordinator to the IAEA
RCA programme.
Leading up to his appointment as AINDTExecutive Officer, Les has continued to be
active within the NZNDTA, leading the
NZNDTA as Chairman from 2001 to 2006
and then holding the EO position since
mid 2006, until his move to Australia thisMarch.
Other activities associated with the
AINDT included the original negotiationand set-up of the AINDT Examination
Co-ordinator role in New Zealand, in
addition to actually performing the role
during its initial period under the guidanceof both Peter Sheedy and David Barnett.
The international relationships which
Les has built up during his time in theadministration of NDT in New Zealand
will be applied to achieve an even stronger
international profile for the AINDT,
resulting in it being consulted more on
regional and international NDT matters.
One such example is the current workwith the Japanese NDT Institute (JSNDI) on
NDT instructor training and harmonisation
support for some seventeen developing
countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

International Workshop on Smart Materials &Structures and NDT in Aerospace
to be held in conjunction with

NDT in Canada 2011 Conference
2-4 November 2011
Holiday Inn Midtown, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Contact: Larry Cote, Canadian Institute for NDE, 135 Fennell Ave West, Hamilton, Ontario
L8N 3T2, Canada. Tel: +1 905 387 1655; Fax: +1 905 574 6080; Email: events@cinde.ca

events.cinde.ca

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NEWS

Doug Marshall retires…

M

r Douglas J Marshall retired
from the Canadian Institutefor NDE (CINDE) on 31 March2011 after forty-three years of volunteer
and full-time service. During thattime, Mr Marshall was active in manydifferent capacities, including two terms
as President of the Canadian Society
for NDT (CSNDT) and as a Director of
the NDE Institute of Canada. In 2001,
through Doug’s determination and vision, Douglas J Marshallthe two organisations were amalgamatedto become the Canadian Institute for NDE (CINDE). Working
tirelessly as the Managing Director and later as the President/CEO,he helped CINDE garner national and international recognition
as a professional NDT member service organisation delivering
world-class training in non-destructive testing, acting as an NRCanand CNSC exam centre while providing an array of other member
services.
Mr Marshall’s career includes 30 years with the NDT department
at Dofasco Inc (now ArcelorMittal Dofasco), which is recognised
for its technical leadership in developing and applying NDT overthe last 50 years. His awards and professional recognition include
a Fellowship from the CSNDT Ontario Chapter in 1998 and theW E Havercroft award in 1992, which is given to a CINDE member
who has made outstanding contributions towards NDT in Canada
in any area, including technical, educational or managerial
capacities.
He is the immediate Past Chairman of the International
Committee for NDT (ICNDT) and was a guiding force in helping
ICNDT to become a legal entity and develop a strategic plan. He
also served as the Membership Chairman of the ICNDT from 1992
to 2000. In 2004, he was awarded the title of Honorary Member inrecognition of his distinguished service within the scope of ICNDT
objectives.
As a representative of Canada’s national NDT society,

Mr Marshall worked closely with the International Atomic
Energy Association (IAEA) on numerous scientific missions toimprove the sustainability of NDT and promote it as a profession
in developing regions and countries, through the development
of NDT training and certification programmes and theauditing of NDT training and certification programmes to
ISO standards. Over the last twenty-plus years, these IAEA
activities have been conducted in eighty countries on all sevencontinents.
Other society roles include serving as the President of the
16th World Conference for Non-Destructive Testing in 2004 andworking on several committees of the International Standards
Organisation (ISO) relating to NDT, including TC 135, SC 7 andthe associated Canadian SC-2 Chairman.
In 2007, under his stewardship, a two-year Quality NDE
Technician programme was started in partnership with Mohawk
College to ensure that employer demands for NDT technicians
would be sufficient to meet demand from new economic
development and to fill the boomer generation retirement
demographic.
“I have enjoyed a long and fulfilling tenure with the Canadian
Institute for NDE for over 40 years,” Doug commented upon his
retirement. “I will cherish forever the many good friendships andprofessional acquaintances I have made across Canada and aroundthe world. My NDT career will not end abruptly; I plan to work
as a CINDE member and volunteer to promote NDT as a chosen
profession by improving student awareness at an earlier stage intheir lives. The Canadian Institute for NDE has a bright future andI wish the Board of Directors, staff and membership all the best in
their future endeavours.”
CINDE Chairman, Dennis Domenichini, added: “Doug has
been a tireless advocate for Canada’s NDT community for so many
years, here in Canada and abroad, and for that we all owe him
a debt of gratitude. On behalf of the Board of Directors, CINDE
staff and members, thank you Doug. Enjoy your well deserved
retirement!”…and Larry Cote takes overT

he Canadian Institute for NDE(CINDE) is pleased to announce
the promotion of Mr Larry Cote
CET, CLS, CMRP to President and Chief
Executive Officer, reporting to the
Chairman of the Board. In his position, Mr
Cote will work closely with the Executive
Committee and the Board to pursue thegoals set out in the CINDE strategic plan.
As Canada’s national non-profit
membership-based society for the people Larry Coteand companies engaged in the businessof non-destructive testing (NDT), the Canadian Institute for NDE
has for over 30 years delivered world-class training for NDT and
operated a full-service government approved certification test
centre, while also providing a host of other member services, toensure NDT professionals and practitioners can network, stayabreast of new technology and industry news and improve theirknowledge.
Mr Cote joined the CINDE in 2007 as a Project Manager andwas promoted to Managing Director in 2010. Prior to that heworked for 30 years at Dofasco Inc (now ArcelorMittal Dofasco)in a variety of positions, including Lubrication Lab Supervisor,
Quality Improvement Project Manager, Senior Reliability Specialist
and Team Leader of the Predictive Technical Services department.

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Mr Cote has served in a wide variety of roles with technicalsocieties, including STLE, ICML, AISE, ISO, ASTM and SMRP,
and has significant experience in the development and deliveryof personnel certification programmes. He served as a founding
member of the Certified Lubrication Specialist (CLS) Committee
for the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE),
and as a founding member and Chairman of the Certification
Committee for the Certified Maintenance and Reliability
Professional (CMRP) designation offered by the Society for
Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP), which is an
ANSI-accredited programme.
Mr Cote has also worked as a Training Instructor for over 20
years, delivering a variety of continuing education and full-timecourses for Mohawk College and Northern College in Ontario andNorthern Lakes College in Alberta. Throughout his career, he hasdelivered hundreds of presentations at national and international
conferences, workshops and seminars.
“We are very pleased to make this announcement; Larryhas been a great addition to the CINDE team to help focus the
direction of the company,” stated Dennis Domenichini, Chairmanof the Board. “His lengthy technical background from one of themost successful steel companies in North America and extensive
experience with training, certification and many technicalcommunities will help us to further expand our reach and improvethe value of our member services.”

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Contact:
M Shafy – shafy@maktoob.com
F Herelli – herelli.f@scncff.com.tn

Regional Report
AFRICA

Facts about the 18th WCNDT in DurbanI

t is all systems go for the 18th World Conference on NonDestructive Testing, which will be held in Durban, South Africa,
from 16 to 20 April 2012.
The following information is of great importance at present:
1. The website for submission of abstracts is live and can beaccessed at the following site: www.wcndt2012.org.za
2. The deadline for the submission of abstracts is 15 October
2011.
3. People who have submitted abstracts will be informed by 15
November 2011 of the acceptance of the proposed paper into
the scientific programme of the conference.
4. The full paper must be submitted by 31 January 2012 forinclusion in the CD of the proceedings.
5. Abstracts received from accepted speakers who will have paid

the conference fee by 31 January 2012 will be included in thescientific programme. The full papers will, however, not be
included in the proceedings. Publication of the full paper will
be possible on www.ndt.net
6. To date, 8000 m2 of exhibition space has been sold. Only 20
exhibition stands (3 m by 3 m) are at present still available.
Should you require exhibition space, please contact the
responsible personnel on www.wcndt2012.org.za as soon as
possible.
We look forward to meeting all of you in Durban at the 18th
WCNDT.
Manfred Johannes
SAINT President

And the countdown continues…

T

he organisation of the 18th World Conference on Nondestructive Testing (18th WCNDT) is proceeding at a rapid
pace, and all indications are that it is going to be a roaring
success.
The conference will be taking place in Durban, South Africa,
between 16 and 20 April 2012. This is a very pleasant time of theyear weather-wise and delegates can expect a great professionaland sensual treat. The venue for the conference is the International
Convention Centre in Durban, an ultra-modern facility with lecture
theatres and exhibition floor space able to accommodate even thelargest conventions. It is a short walk from the beach, where there is avariety of hotels and self-catering establishments to suit one’s pocket.
A professional organisation, The Conference Company, is being
used to handle the administrative details such as registrations,managing the database for abstracts etc, and they will also be able
to make accommodation bookings for delegates at reduced rates
that they are able to negotiate with the hotels.
The general area of the Convention Centre and beach-front
has been considerably upgraded in recent years and has become
an attractive tourist magnet. Durban is a natural gateway to many
tourist attractions, such as game parks, coastal areas and the majestic
Drakensberg. The city itself is a cosmopolitan place, projecting Zulu
pride, western culture and a strong oriental influence.
The present plans for the conference structure call for a midmorning invited talk of one hour on each day and contributed talksof 20 minutes in parallel sessions, as well as poster sessions. A
number of invited speakers have confirmed so far. See above forthe important dates.
The broad theme of the 18th WCNDT is: ‘NDT in the Serviceof Society, in Safety Assurance, Quality Control and Condition
Monitoring’. In specific terms, this translates into the following
subject areas:l General topics such as training and certification, regulationand standardisation.
l NDT applications in transport, civil structures, mining, power

generation and the chemical, steel and wood pulp industries.
l Africa-specific NDT problems and applications. It is the intent
to include a one-day session devoted to the AFRA 5th African
NDT Conference.
l Materials’ characterisation.
l Condition monitoring.
l R&D in electromagnetic, optical, radiographic, thermographic
and ultrasonic NDT techniques.

Negotiations are continuing with Drs Baldev Raj andVenkataraman from India regarding the running of a preconference workshop on Advanced Digital Imaging Techniques on
the weekend prior to the conference, and a possible workshop on
NDT for Regulators. We have had a local offer to run a practicalworkshop, which would be aimed at relative newcomers to thefield. Offers from individuals or organisations to run mini-symposia
on specific topics, to be accommodated within the programme of
the conference, will be considered.
Technical tours to a number of industrial and other sites where
NDT is featured are being planned and there will also be a social
programme for delegates and accompanying persons.
Authors will be invited to submit electronic files of their papers
for inclusion in the Conference Proceedings, which will be provided
to the delegates at the conference on CD and be made available
online. Information on the length and format of the papers will be
posted on the conference website, and the manuscript submission
deadline for inclusion on the CD will be 31 January 2012.
Much effort is at present going into the marketing andpromotion of the 18th WCNDT. The President, Manfred Johannes,
Chairman, Hugh Neeson, and Chairman of the Marketing
Committee, Butch Davies, have attended or will be attending
a number of international conferences, including the Indian
conference NDE-2010, and conducting a publicity campaign for
the 18th WCNDT. The Marketing Committee is also energeticallyapproaching a range of companies dealing in NDT supplies,
NDT service providers and the users
of NDT services for sponsorship andexhibiting.
The conference website is http://
www.wcndt2012.org.za
The conference is being run under
the auspices of the South African
Institute of NDT. Tel: +27 11 719
5717; Email: saint@saint.org.za;
website: http://www.saint.org.za
Management: The Conference
Company. Tel: +27 31 303 9852;
The ultra-modern International Convention Centre in Durban, venue for the 18th World Conference
email: deidre@confco.co.za
on Non-Destructive Testing

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Contact:
N Wagle – narayan.wagle@hed.ltindia.com
N Ooka – nori.ooka@rio.odn.ne.jp

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ASIA-PACIFIC

News from The Malaysian Society for NDT
IAEA/RCA course on digital industrial
radiography

Malaysia International NDT Conference andExhibition 2011 – 22-23 November 2011

Following previous success in organising courses related to digitalindustrial radiography, the International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA) and the Regional Cooperative Agreement (RCA) have once
again bestowed the honour of hosting a Regional Training Course
on Malaysia.
The event will take place from 21-25 July 2011 at Nuclear
Malaysia and is expected to attract key personnel from within the
RCA member states.
It also encourages growth in the application of digital radiography
in the region.

Once again, the Malaysian Society for NDT (MSNT) is organising
this most important event for members of the NDT community in
Malaysia. As part of its efforts to make it more effective, this time
MSNT has chosen to work together with the Malaysian Welding
and Joining Society (MWJS) in organising the event.
It is a well known fact that welding and NDT have worked
hand-in-hand to steer the national industrial economy. Thisis particularly evident in the construction, oil & gas, power,
petrochemical, transportation, manufacturing and many otherindustries, where it is the norm that the performance of welding
and its associated processes will be ultimately verified using
appropriate NDT techniques.
This conference is a continuation of MSNT efforts to highlightthe need to have powerful NDT methods for sensing andcharacterising defects in components and the need to strengthen
NDT technology to meet the demands of its industries. The
success of its previous conference, MINDTCE ‘09, inspired MSNT
to continue this effort to organise MINDTCE ‘11. The society
believes that only through this conference will members of the
NDT and welding communities have the opportunity to gather
and present their views and discuss the common problems andsolutions related to their professions. Furthermore, through thisconference, participants will gain knowledge on various activities
that take place around the world that lead to the standardisationand harmonisation of NDT and welding practices.
For further information, contact Dr Abd Nassir Ibrahim, email:nassir@nuclearmalaysia.gov.my

Online NDT Certification Management System
by NCB
In view of increasing demand for certification, the National
Certification Body for NDT, namely the Department of Skill
Development, Ministry of Human Resources, has recently
introduced an online certification and examination management
system.
The system includes facilities from registration of candidates(fresh, reseat and recertified candidates) up to the award of acertification of competency. It also provides facilities to retrieve
data regarding candidate background, generation of examination
result slips, publication of certificates and statistical analysis of theperformance of candidates in each examination. It is expected thatsuch facilites will help to identify the suitability of questions and,in general, will be able to speed up the process of certification.

Investigation of elastic deformation of API5L X70
steel using acoustic emission technology andprincipal component analysis:
Malaysian Acoustic Emission Group, UKM

Familiar faces in Malaysian qualification and certification for NDT
personnel. The online system will help to speed up the certification
process

SIRIM QAS authorised as Inspecting Authority
SQAS has been authorised by the Departmentof Occupational Safety and Health Malaysia(DOSH) as the Inspecting Authority under
the Fourth Schedule of the Factories andMachinery (Steam Boiler and Unfired Pressure
Vessel) Regulations 1970.
With this authorisation, SQAS, led by
Malaysian NDT expert Mr Shamsudin
Deraman, provides third-party and verification
services on welded or non-welded structures Official logo ofand components on behalf of owners or SIRIM QAS
employers during construction, in-service andshut down for independent reporting. Verification services include
any technical matters related to NDT.

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Members of the Malaysian Acoustic Emission Group (MAEG) of
MSNT and the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia have successfully
investigated the behaviour of API5L X70 steel under elastic
deformation. Tensile testing was conducted using a Zwick/Roell
universal testing machine. During the tensile testing of the API5L
X70 steel, acoustic emission signals were collected using a wideband piezoelectric sensor, SE2MEG-P, and an AE analyser, AMSY5, from Vallen System.
After thorough analysis of the captured AE signals, the signals
can be divided into three main groups based on their duration. The
groups were denoted as short burst (SB), long burst (LB) and very
long burst (VLB), respectively. The SB and LB groups dominatedat the initial stage of the elastic region and the VLB groups mostly
appeared during the final stage of the elastic region. It is expectedthat the SB and LB signals were initiated from the localised
deformation in a single
grain. Furthermore,
the VLB signals could
originate from themechanism of local
plastic
formationaroundinclusions,which are capable ofgenerating high AE
Classification of the AE signals based onenergy.
The SB, LB and principal component analysis
VLB AE signals canbe successfully grouped using the clustering technique based onprincipal component analysis.

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ASIA-PACIFIC

Call for Papers
Singapore International Non-Destructive Testing
Conference and Exhibition

SINCE 2011
3-4 November 2011|

Singapore‘NDT FOR A SAFER WORLD’
SINCE 2011 invites authors from all around the world to submit abstracts covering thefollowing topics:
All non-destructive testing methods, including radiographic, ultrasonic (manual, TOFD,
phased array, LRUT), magnetic particle, penetrant testing, eddy current, thermal infrared,
acoustic emission, vibration analysis, neutron radiography, computed tomography, ground
penetrating radar and impact echo testing, for the following application fields:l Aviation & space researchl Energy
l Petrochemicall Oil & gas
l Offshore engineering, marine and shipbuilding
l Building and constructionl Research and innovationl Training and certificationl Medical and bio engineering.

Organised by:
Non-Destructive Testing Society(Singapore)
Co-operating organisations:Nanyang Technological University(NTU)
National University of Singapore(NUS)

How to submit yourabstract:
Please visit the website:
http://www.ndt.net/events/
index.php?eventid=15
Register as an author andsubmit the abstract:‘Please email abstracts tondtss@live.com.sg’
Abstract submission:
Open until 30 June 2011
Notification of acceptance ofabstracts: 31 July 2011

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Contact:
E Romero – informacion@aend.org
V Krstelj – vjera.krstelj@fsb.hr

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Contact:
J Conte – abende@abende.org.br
W Holliday – wholliday@asnt.org

Regional Report
PAN-AMERICA

News from The American Society for NDT
ASNT’s 20th Annual Research Symposium &Spring Conference is a success in San Francisco
ASNT’s 20th Annual Research Symposium was held from 21 to 25
March 2011 in San Francisco, California. The symposium provides
the venue in which the non-destructive testing and evaluation
community has the opportunity to present and discuss the latest
developments in research and technology. Colleagues fromaround the world attended this year’s symposium and were notdisappointed by the extensive span of topics that was covered. The
2011 Research Symposium excelled, with 398 attendees filling theconference rooms to listen to 64 featured papers in 17 sessions, aswell as visiting the 31 exhibitors. The Research Symposium was thesite of energetic participation in a variety of activities, including
an impressive research programme, informative exhibits, special
lectures and productive committee meetings.
Robert J Scoble presented the keynote address. Scoble is theManaging Director of Aircraft Inspection and Regulatory Control(Chief Inspector) at United Services, which is a division of United
Airlines. His presentation, titled: ‘Inspection Process Changes’,
discussed the incredible importance of safety in the aviationindustry, as well as the changes that have enabled newer and more
effective techniques to increase safety inspections throughout theindustry. These changes include new equipment, new technology
and new ways of thinking. As the tools and aircraft become
more complex, technicians and maintenance techniques must
constantly be evolving to stay ahead of any possible issues. Scoble
also pointed out that these new techniques must also be sharedthroughout the aviation industry to ensure that all companies andtechnicians are working to maintain the same level of safety.

David Hsu (left) receiving the ASNT Research Award for Sustained
Excellence from Morteza Jafari

Jim Partridge, President of the Smith-Emery Company, gave aplenary address, titled: ‘Post Northridge Earthquake: Innovation
Challenges in the Construction Industry’. Partridge discussed how
the Northridge California earthquake of 1994 caused a significant
re-evaluation of design procedures for steel buildings. Hispresentation explored the possible reasons for full disclosure of
the root cause of the damage that resulted as well as the absence ofincorporation of proper analytical techniques to create safer steelbuildings.
The 2011 Research Symposium was a success by all accounts
and ASNT hopes the NDT/NDE community looks forward to next
year’s symposium, which will be held in Dallas, Texas, from 19-23
March 2012.

Be part of ASNT’s 2011 Fall Conference andQuality Testing Show

Colleagues from around the world attended this year’s Annual
Research Symposium

The professional programme covered a wide expanse of
research fields, including thermography in the aviation industry,
probability of detection, air-coupled ultrasonic testing (UT), phasedarray implementation, ground penetrating radar (GPR) in bridges,
reliability, 3D scanning, guided wave technology, aviation-specifictraining and more.
David Hsu of Iowa State University, who received the ASNT
Research Award for Sustained Excellence, spoke on ‘Innovations
on the Cheap for Ultrasonic and Composite NDE’. Hsu described
how innovative techniques and ideas have helped form his
personal journey through 30 years of NDT research. Many of theseapproaches used inexpensive materials and devices, of which Hsu
presented a selected group of research results. He also described
the NDT problems and industrial relevance that motivated theinnovations that formed his career with NDT.

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See the NDT Industry Bloom in the Desert at the ASNT Fall
Conference and Quality Testing Show, being held at the Palm
Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, CA, USA, from 24-28
October 2011. The 2011 Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show
will provide a forum for the exchange of theoretical, scientific andapplication information.
Start your planning now to be part of ASNT’s 2011 Fall
Conference professional programme by submitting an abstract forconsideration. While the original deadline of 15 April has passed,
the Programme Committee is still accepting abstracts for review.
Check the ASNT website for deadline extension details.
Prospective authors are requested to submit abstracts ofapproximately 200 words on all NDT methods. Abstracts should besubmitted via the ASNT website (www.asnt.org) under the meetingsand events section. Abstracts may also be submitted via email toconferences@asnt.org. Questions concerning abstracts should bedirected to Jacquie Giunta in the ASNT Conference Department,
email: jgiunta@asnt.org or tel: 800 222 2768 ext 213.

ASNT Conferences 201219-23 Mar: 21st Annual Research Symposium and Spring
Conference
Sheraton Dallas Hotel, Dallas, Texas
29 Oct - 2 Nov: Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show
Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando, Florida

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News from The Brazilian Association of Non-Destructive Testing
and Inspection
RADIO 2011 held in Recife

Gabrielli is honoured with the Abendi Award

From 17-20 May, the Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção
Radiológica (SBPR) [Brazilian Radiological Protection Society]and the Sociedade Portuguesa de Proteção contra Radiações(SPPCR) [Portuguese Society of Radiation Protection] organised, in
conjunction with Abendi, the RADIO 2011 Conference. Held in
Recife, the event was a combination of the II Congresso de Proteção
contra Radiações dos Países de Língua Portuguesa [II Congressof Radiation Protection in Portuguese Speaking Countries],
the V Congresso Internacional de Radioproteção Industrial [VInternational Congress of Industrial Radiation Protection] andthe II Congresso Brasileiro de Proteção Radiológica [II Brazilian
Congress of Radiological Protection].
The objective was to gather radiological protection professionals
to discuss and promote an exchange of experiences related
to the application of ionising radiation in industry, in medicine
and in research. Besides X-rays, the scope also included neutronradiation and protection against non-ionising radiation, in thedefined themes: radiation protection in industrial applications,environment, nuclear industry, gas and petroleum industry,
application of nuclear techniques in scientific research, metrology
of ionising radiation, transport of radioactive material, nuclear law,legislations and standards, training and education etc.
For more information, access http://www.sbpr.org.br/
IICongresso.asp

Honoured for his work and dedication to the development of
national industry, and consequently for the incentive to newtechnologies and non-destructive testing and inspection, thePresident of Petrobras, José Sérgio Gabrielli de Azevedo (PhD),
recently received the Abendi Award 2010 through his assessor andrepresentative, Mr Sydney Granja.
The Abendi Award was established in 1999, aiming to recognise
professionals that constantly work with the Association, mainlywith the improvement and dissemination of NDT and inspectionin the national and international scope.
“I proudly receive the homage of Abendi, a nationallycomprehensive entity and a partner of Petrobras. As thepresident of one of the biggest energy companies in the world,
I know the importance of Abendi’s work in the improvement anddissemination of new technologies. I thank the Board of the entity
for this award, which is an acknowledgement of the competence
and determination of Petrobras’s technical staff,” he stated.

New standards for NDT professionals
ABNT has published standards for A-scan type ultrasound testing
instrument calibration and vibration analysis terminology:
l ABNT NBR 15922 (published 8 Feb 2011): specifies
methods and acceptance criteria for electric performance
determination of analogue and digital ultrasound instruments
operating in the A-scan presentation mode, employed
for manual non-destructive testing with simple or doubletransducers, operating in the central frequencies between
0.5 MHz and 20 MHz.
l ABNT NBR 15928 (published 10 Mar 2011): defines morethan 200 terms employed in vibration monitoring withcorresponding definitions.
The documents are available for acquisition on the website:www.abntcatalogo.com.br

Abendi and Russian Association sign cooperationagreement
The Russian Society for Non-Destructive Testing and Technical
Diagnostics (RSNTTD) and the Associação Brasileira de EnsaiosNão Destrutivos e Inspeção (Abendi) [Brazilian Association for
Non-Destructive Testing and Inspection] have signed a cooperationagreement that foresees, among other measures, progress in
the NDT field, the constant development of the training andcertification of specialists in this area, including harmonisation
with the European system, and the prioritisation of quality andimprovement of industrial production.
Moreover, the development of a security system for objects andtechnological structures is covered, as well as the organisationof conferences, symposia and technical workshops, and the
publication of all these activities through monographs, scientificand technical magazines, and guides, among others.
The partnership can be renewed after five years, as from theexecution of the agreement.

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ABNT approves the creation of a commission forelectromagnetic inspection
With the purpose of developing national technical standards forelectromagnetic inspection, ABNT has approved the creation of acommission of study in this area.
Electromagnetic inspection is adequate for steel cables andcurrently has great importance due to the evolution of civil
construction and other sectors.
This testing is applied in different situations, for instance in thecable cars of Pão de Açúcar in Rio de Janeiro, the cable cars ofindustries, steel mills and mining companies all over the country,
in gas and petroleum areas, as well as in the activities of companies
that deal with onshore and offshore transport of cargos.

Publication of The British Institute of NDT isavailable in Abendi’s library
The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing has donated to
Abendi a copy of its publication Vibration Monitoring & Analysis
Handbook, by the author Simon R W Mills.
The work, available for consultation in Abendi’s library,contains comprehensive explanations and graphics, applications,practices and case studies. It is a reference material for beginners
and professionals and for those who wish to consult updated
information. It offers a basis for training, aiming at the qualificationand certification required by ISO 18436.

Abendi carried out the 100th Certification Board
Ordinary Meeting
At the end of last year at its headquarters, Abendi held the 100th
Certification Board Ordinary Meeting, presided over by Petrobras
Engineer Luiz Cesar de Almeida.
The following gentlemen attended the ceremony: Geraldo
Carlos Pedrosa de Castro (Petrobras); Robson Manao, representing
Marcelo Fritz (TenarisConfab); Luiz Fernando C Ferreira (Furnas);
José Carlos Paioli (Serv-END); Maurício Dias Cardoso (Auxílio); José
Alfredo Bello Barbosa (FBTS); Ronaldo Pollis (CNEN); and other
Abendi collaborators, among them Carlos Madureira (President),João Conte (CEO of Abendi and Secretary of the Certification
Board), João Rufino Teles Filho (RAC’s Executive Manager) and
Edson José Eufrásio (current President).

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CALENDAR OF NDT EVENTS
Month

June
2011

July
2011

September
2011

October
2011

Date

Venue

Event

Contact

13-14

Valencia
Spain

CERTIFICATION 2011 – the 6thInternational Conference on Certificationand Standardisation in NDT

informacion@aend.org
www.aend.org

15-17

Valencia
Spain

12th National Congress of the Spanish
Society for NDT (AEND)

informacion@aend.org
www.aend.org

19-24Blacksburg
Virginia, USA

12th International Symposium on NonDestructive Characterisation of Materials

jcduke@vt.edu

11-13

OxfordUK

9th International Conference on Damage
Assessment of Structures – DAMAS 2011conferences@iop.org
www.damas2011.org

7-9

Edinburgh
UK

International Conference on Advances
in Experimental Mechanics: Integrating
Simulation and Experimentation for
Validation (ISEV)

johnedwards@bssm.org
www.bssm.org/conf2011

13-15

TelfordUK

Materials Testing 2011 Exhibition and NDT2011 Annual British Conference on NDTcindy.bailey@bindt.org
www.bindt.org

19-21

Ioannina
Greece5th International Conference on Emerging
Technologies in NDT

etndt5@cc.uoi.gr
www.etech-ndt5.uoi.gr

2-6

CancúnMexico5th Pan-American Conference for
Non-Destructive Testing

info@copaend5.com
www.copaend5.com

2-4

Montreal
CanadaInternational Workshop on Smart Materials& Structures and NDT in Aerospace and
NDT in Canada Conference

events@cinde.ca
events.cinde.ca

2-5

Split
Croatia

MATEST 2011 International NDT
Conference

hdkbr@hdkbr.hr
www.hdkbr.hr

3-4

Singapore

SINCE 2011 – Singapore International
Non-Destructive Testing Conference andExhibitionndtss@live.com.sg
www.ndtss.org.sg

November
2011

9-11

12

Ostrava
Defektoskopie 2011 – 41st International
Czech Republic Conference and Exhibition

March
2012

19-23

Dallas
Texas

April
2012

18-20

DurbanSouth Africa

cndt@cndt.cz
www.cndt.cz

21st Annual ASNT Research Symposium
and Spring Conference

conferences@asnt.org
www.asnt.org

18th World Conference on NDT

saint@acenet.co.za
www.saint.org.za

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