Everyday NDT: How Nondestructive Testing Creates A Safer World

The safety of our infrastructure doesn’t make the news. Every day, thousands of people drive over bridges and fly in airplanes–and nothing bad happens. What does make the news? The tragedies. Let’s take a moment to think about the incredibly safe world that NDT (nondestructive testing) creates for us in railroad safety, oil and gas safety, manufacturing, and construction.

You may not realize how many things you encounter every day which NDT makes safer. The reality is, everything could be safer with NDT. Let’s take a look!

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REFERENCES:

http://www.statista.com/statistics/199974/us-car-sales-since-1951/

http://www.artba.org/economics/bridges/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bridge_failures

http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/sites/rita.dot.gov.bts/files/publications/national_transportation_statistics/html/table_01_10.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pipeline_accidents_in_the_United_States_in_the_21st_century#2013

https://www.fra.dot.gov/Page/P0362

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_usage_statistics_by_country

http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety/publicsite/Query/inctally3.aspx (with editorial interpretation)

http://www.iata.org/pressroom/pr/Pages/2014-10-16-01.aspx

http://aviation-safety.net/statistics/period/stats.php?cat=A1

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