Dynamic loading on a large yacht hull

Marine NDE (Spain) used the technical advantages of our Shearography-System especially in combination with the dynamic excitation for non-destructive examination (NDE) of large areas such as complete yacht hulls. The hull with a length of 30,5 m was a carbon-fiber-composite and part of a high-performance sailing yacht under construction. Because of the full-field method (100% of the inspected area is examined), the testing of the entire hull required only 240 shots, in three workdays.

The yacht hull consists of a sandwich construction, where honeycomb cores (NOMEX) are used.