nondestructive testing

British  

/ ˌnɒndɪˈstrʌktɪv /

noun

1.  NDT.  any of several methods of detecting flaws in metals without causing damage. The most common techniques involve the use of X-rays, gamma rays, and ultrasonic vibrations

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Example Sentences

Also in 2018, David Lochridge, a former OceanGate employee, sued the company for terminating him after he raised safety red flags about the submersible and the company’s alleged refusal to put its hull through certain critical nondestructive testing.

From Los Angeles Times

Today, Ms. Hunter-Kettner is married and middle-aged with grown children in Fort Collins, Colo., where she runs her own business: an industrial nondestructive testing firm.

From New York Times

Some of the programs included environmental studies, geography and geological studies at Fairbanks, sociology and theater at Anchorage and welding and nondestructive testing at all three universities, KTUU-TV reported.

From Seattle Times

In late May, Clyde graduated from Del Mar College in Corpus Christi with an associate degree in applied science in nondestructive testing technology.

From Fox News

“In our opinion,” the report summarized, “all nondestructive testing and subsequent panel support repair, if necessary, can be done without disturbing the Picasso curtain.”

From New York Times