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Materials Durability - Online

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Robert Piascik

Course Name: Materials Durability: Understanding Damage Modes: Learning from the Past and Looking to the Future with Bob Piascik and Colleagues (Online)
Course Number: W07-M01
Date/Time: Online
Location: Online
Bio: Robert Piascik

William  Prosser

Bio: William Prosser

Course Overview:

This course is led by Dr. Robert Piascik, Technical Fellow for materials; Dr. William H. Prosser, Technical Fellow for NDE; and colleagues from NASA, industry, and the US Department of Defense.

This course will present elements of the following topics:

  • Materials durability.
  • Damage modes.
  • Fracture control.
  • Composites.
  • Nondestructive evaluation.
  • Inspection process.
  • NASA best practices and lessons learned.
  • Proof testing.
  • Dynamic fracture.
  • Materials processing.
  • Insitu NDE and health monitoring.
  • Welding and joining.

This online course is available to ITAR Approved NESC Academy members only.

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