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  • Failure Mechanisms

    jaden

    Member
    28/11/2021 at 12:45 pm

    Does happen occaisionally. Have used technique very successfully, but have missed holes. Was the through hole surrounded by underside corrosion? Sensitivity correct? Scanning technique good enough to cover 100%? What diameter of hole through floor? Anywhere near floor plate lap joint that may have caused sensors to be raised up or tilted? Near annulus plates? A big worry but it does happen.
    Forgot to ask, were you using MF leakage or straight forward ultrasonic testing? I presumed MFL.