TISEC delivers Practical Pattern Recognition Workshop for NDT in Montreal, Canada, June 28-30, 2010
TISEC's ASTIA™ Above-ground Storage Tank Inspection and Assessment goes live, March 2010.
Level III UT Training course completed in State College, PA, March 2010.
WINS presents talk on ultrasonic guided wave potential towards helicopter maintenance to Indian Air force, February 2010.
WINS funded by Transportation Research Board to develop Bridge Cable Inspection Technology, February 2010.
Watch video of Wireless Acoustic Emission Sensor Network for Bridge Structural Health Monitoring.
2010 NDT Training Course Schedule is available now!
New look of TISEC's Super ICEPak® web site, November 2009.
Download and try out TISEC's Super ICEPak® today, contact TISEC for a trial key, November 2009.
New Brunswick DOT has awarded TISEC to inspect LRUT bridge cables on 3 cable-stay bridges using new MsS system, November 2009.
WavesInSolids acquires state-of-the-art equipment for enhanced Guided Wave Inspection Services for Pipelines and Bridge Cables, November 2009.
WavesInSolids delivers Acoustic Emission Level III Training Course in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 5-9, 2009
WavesInSolids is awarded contract with U.S. Department of Energy for developing inspection technology for health monitoring of coal power plant components, August 2009
WavesInSolids presents a paper at NYC Bridge Conference titled "Structural health monitoring using wireless acoustic emission sensor network" in August, 2009
WavesInSolids is awarded contract with NSF for developing inspection technology for Steel Piles, July 2009
WavesInSolids presents "Acoustic emission input to inspection- based bridge maintenance" at theInternational Conference on Fracture & Fatigue in July, 2009
Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Pipe Inspection
Fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) pipes are used for various applications including municipal, chemical and industrial piping, oil field tubulars, and motor fuel underground piping. WINS provides visual inspection and acoustic emission testing services of these FRP pipes.
WINS conducts the visual inspection procedure according to the Fiberglass Tank and Pipe Institute's Recommended Practice FTPI-2007-1 "In-service inspections of Aboveground Atmospheric Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Tanks and Vessels".
WINS provide certified external global visual inspection to examine ad document the entire exterior of the pipe for general appearance and geometric distortion and also for local defects. The surface hardness measurements are carried out according to ASTM D 2563 using the Barcol Hardness Tester.
Comprehensive condition assessment of the FRP pipes is provided by WINS, by combining the aforementioned external inspections, with internal inspections. Internal visual examination is coupled with Barcol hardness testing and acoustic emission testing. Acoustic emission testing is performed according to the following procedures:
ASTM E1067-01: Standard Practice for Acoustic Emission Examination of Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Resin (FRP) Tank/Vessels
ASME RTP-1-2007: Reinforced Thermoset Plastic Corrosion-Resistant Equipment
Our American Society for Nondestructive Testing certified inspectors have complementary training in fall protection, rope access (SPRAT) and confined space entry.