5 ECTS credits
130 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4017263DNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (D) Master - preliminary level.
The following topics are discussed in the first part (experimental stress analysis): what can be measured – when – where – how, displacement measurement devices, strain measurements: strain gages, photo-elasticity, Moiré and recent full field optical measurement techniques (Digital Image Correlation, ESPI and Shearography).
The second part (NDT) will give an overview of the most important NDT-techniques like visual inspection, ultrasonic inspection, acoustic emission, thermography and X-rays.
The students will be asked to study in detail an advanced topic related to experimental mechanics or related to NDT in civil engineering. They also have to present their results. During the laboratory work most of the available techniques will be used on a real civil engineering structure.
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The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
- Detailed study and presentation of a subject related to experimental mechanics or to NDT: 20%
- Laboratory work and presentation: 30%
- Oral examination: 50%
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Civil Engineering: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Science and Technology: ingenieurswetenschappen (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)