Carlos
Correia. Materials Engeeniering
Degree (Venezuela Universidad Simón Bolívar
- 1995). Welding Engeeniering Studies
(France Institut de Soudure 1998). MASTERS DEGREE PHYSICS OF NON DESTRUCTIVE
TESTING (Venezuela – Universidad Central de Venezuela – 2009).
Relevant field experience:
- SMAW welder
- Inspector as level II MT, PT, UT, VT, RT, ET.
- Extensive use of UT Shear Wave for weld inspection
- Advanced UT Detection using the so called creeping technique
- Advanced Sizing using Tip Diffraction and related methods
- Extensive use of TOFD for butt weld inspection in pressure vessels
- Manual UT Phased Array Inspection of butt welds
- Encoded UT Phased Array Inspection of butt welds
- UTPA+TOFD
- Corrosion mapping in tank shells using Rexoform
- Corrosion mapping in piping systems using Hydroform and raster scanning.
- Tomoview frequent user.
Research:
- Statistical analysis of UT signals
- DSP of ultrasonic signals and images
- Applying filtering and Neural Networks for Pattern recognition of UT signals
- TOFD Neural network signals simulator
- Failure analysis on welded components
- H2 high temperature UT damage detection (Backscattering and Velocities change).
- Welding Metallurgy (80 hours program)
- Introduction to Phased Arrays
- Advanced Phased Arrays for weld inspection
- TOFD
- PA+TOFD
- Corrosion Mapping (Hydroform Chain Scanner)
- Corrosion Mapping (Rexoform TRIPOD CRAWLER)
Relevant Training
received (compilation):
- Welding Metallurgy and Welding Engineering: Institut de Soudure – France
- Phased Arrays Basic and Advanced, TOFD and Tomoview I and II: Eclipse Scientific – Canada
- Transducer construction and modeling with ANSYS – Venezuela
- MT, PT, RT, UT Level I and II – Venezuela
- ANSYS WORKBENCH – Venezuela
Relevant Used
Software:
- Omniscan MXU 3.1
- Tomoview 2.10
- UT Win Replay
- Matlab
- Autocad
- Ansys
- Microplus
- Office package
Languages:
- Spanish (1st)
- English
- French
- Portuguese
Certifications:
- ASNT NDT LEVEL III UT # 176992
- AWS CWI 00110921
Papers at
www.ndt.net