UTStudio Software Quick Start Guide

and Imaging Examples

E
A short guide to get started with UT Software

By Marc-Antoine
Marc Blanchet
and Simon Bastien
Sonatest AP

July 2012
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Table of Contents
Content
1. INTRODUCTION 1
2. UTSTUDIO QUICK START STEPS 1
2.1 First, install UTStudio and launch the application to begin. 1
2.2 Open File or Session 1
2.3 A new Configuration Pane 2
2.4 Select a layout 2
2.5 Use the toolbar buttons to customize the layout 3
2.6 Zoom in/out buttons 4
2.7 Change the zoomed section 4
3. CUSTOMIZING LAYOUTS AND EXTRACTING VIEWS 5
3.1 Swap views around 5
3.2 Both views switched their position 5
3.3 Delete a view and an area 6
3.4 Add a new empty area 6
3.5 Extract a new view 7
3.6 Available view extractions 7
3.7 View extraction from cursors 8
3.8 Display a 3D view in the empty area 8
4. UTSTUDIO MULTIPLE FILES
LES ANALYSIS 9
4.1 Open a second file in UTStudio 9
4.2 Add a new sheet 9
4.3 Toggle between files 10
4.4 Display two Configuration Panes side by side 11
4.5 Toggle between Sheets 13
5. IMAGING TEST SETUP 14
6. RESULTS PRESENTATION 15
7. RESULTS INTERPRETATION
ON 16
8. EXAMPLES 17
7.1 Centerline Crack and Porosity in a Single V 16 mm thick plate 17
7.2 Lack of Fusion and Incomplete Root in a Double V 16 mm thick plate 18
7.3 Lack of Fusion on Side Wall and Root in a SingleV 9.5 mm thick plate 19
7.4 Longitudinal and
nd Transverse Cracks in a SingleV 9.5 mm thick plate 20
7.5 Root Crack and Slag Inclusion in Root in a SingleV 9.5 mm thick plate 21
7.6 Toe Crack and Lack of Fusion in a SingleV 9.5 mm thick plate 22

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1. Introduction
This quick start guide aims to demonstrate
demonstrat the main features of UTStudio software and its capability to
accomplish post analysis data. This document and its related files are also a good tool to perform
efficient demonstrations for academic purposes. A quick overviewew of the software is first presented
and then various examples showing the most common defects encountered in plates are explained.

2. UTStudio Quick Start Steps

2.1 First, install UTStudio and launch the application to begin.

2.2 Open File or Session

Once UTStudio is launched, first select File Open File or Session
Session and choose an
example file from My UTStudio Files/Examples. You can also open files
file and launch
UTStudio by double-clicking
clicking on a file in Windows Explorer.

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2.3 A new Configuration Pane

A new Configuration Pane will be displayed. All information about the file and its extractions
will be available in this pane.

2.4 Select a layout

To select a layout,, go in the Configuration Pane / Views (Ultrasonic
Ultrasonic views are only available
with utdata files). Then extend
e the S1 XXXXX item and choose a layout to drag in the
sheet (drag to an empty area).
area) You can choose between the Acquisition
quisition Layout
L (as used on
the recording device), Standard Layouts
L or User Layouts. By moving the mouse cursor on a
layout, a small representation of the layout is displayed. By loading a layout, a set of
separators, views and cursors gets created automatically.. Standard Layouts have been
prepared by SONATEST but can be customized to better fit your needs and can be saved as
new User Layouts.

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2.5 Use the toolbar buttons to customize the layout

Once a layout has been loaded, you can use the toolbar buttons to customize the layout.
Also, by right-clicking
clicking on a cursor or a view, additional options are shown.
shown Some cursors are
linked; for instance, moving the Cartesian Extractor cursor in the Top View will bring the
corresponding frame
rame at the right position in the S-scan
S view.

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2.6 Zoom in/out buttons

Zoom by using the zoom in/out buttons or by scrolling the wheel of your mouse, in the view
area. The zoom will be applied at the position of the mouse cursor in the view.

2.7 Change the zoomed section

Change the zoomed section by using your mouse cursor and sliding it along the zoom bar.

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3. Customizing Layouts and Extracting Views

3.1 Swap views around
Swap views around by dragging and dropping a view to another view.

3.2 Both views switched their position

After dropping the view, you have a new layout. Notice that both views switched their
position and have been resized automatically to fit in the new area.

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3.3 Delete a view and an area

After a few changes,, you may get this layout. To o delete a view, simply click on the red X on
the top right corner of the view. C
Click one time to delete the view inside the area, two times to
delete completely the area.

3.4 Add a new empty area

To add a new empty area available for a new view, right-click
click on the view that you want to
split. Choose between a vertical or horizontal splitter.

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3.5 Extract a new view

After you created an empty area, choose the view you want to extract in it by right clicking on
the S-scan or L-scan
scan view.
view Then left-click
click on the wanted view and click again on the empty
area were you want to create the new view.

3.6 Available view extractions

Views
iews extracted from S-scan
S or L-scan are: A-Scan, B-Scan,
Scan, Top and End view. You can
extract a C-scan only from an A-scan that was extracted from a Linear scan.

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3.7 View extraction from cursors

By right-clicking
clicking on an existing cursor in a view, you can sometimes extract another view from
it, depending on the type of cursor.
cursor It is thus possible to have multiple views extracted from
the same cursor. As an example, extract a Top view and an End view from the same Box.

3.8 Display a 3D view in the empty area

You can also put a 3D view in the empty area by dragging and dropping the Overall view
(located in the 3D Views category of the Configuration Pane).

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4. UTStudio Multiple Files Analysis

4.1 Open a second file in UTStudio
To open a second file in UTStudio, go to FileOpen File or Session and open the file
(as seen in step 2.2). You can also open a file or a session by a left-click
left on the Open File
button or by doing Ctrl+O. A second Configuration Pane will appear on the left-hand side
showing all its parameters.
parameters

4.2 Add a new sheet

You can add an empty sheet by right clicking on the bar just above views and select Add a
new sheet, or left click on the button at the top right of the sheet bar. Then, a different
layout can be loaded in this new sheet by dragging and dropping as seen in step 2.4.

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4.3 Toggle between files

Toggle
oggle between files by using the tabs at the bottom of the Configuration Pane.
Pane Notice that
you can see the name of the current file at the top of the Configuration Pane and of the
window. Toggle between sheets by using the sheet bar. Notice that both actions work
separately, so toggling between Configuration Panes doesnt
oesnt change the current sheet and
vice versa. Also notice that the current or selected file that is shown in the Configuration
Pane is the one underline
underlined in yellow in the tabs.

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4.4 Display
isplay two Configuration Panes side by side
To have two Configuration Panes
Pane visible side by side, you can drag and drop just at the top or
the bottom of the other one. It can be useful to compare two different Configuration Panes.

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Or just drop it anywhere else in the window and it will become a detached window itself
(and you can resize it as you want).

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4.5 Toggle between Sheets

Toggle between Sheets by left clicking on the tab at the top of views. It is possible to have
two views from two different files
file in the same sheet. Be sure to select the good file
Configuration Pane for dragging and dropping the view from the proper file. Notice that the
file name is shown at the top of each view.

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5. Imaging Test Setup

All the results presented below have been obtained by using the following equipment.

VEO 16:64 Portable Phased Array

Instrument
SONATEST

Type 1 DAAH Adaptor

SONATEST
Model # : ASM-9038-HY200
HY200
Serial # : 0124

Type 1 DAAH Probe

SONATEST
7.5M44E0.6P-
Model # : Sonatest-T1-PE-7.5M44E0.6P
35W0D

QuickTrace Type 1 Clip

SONATEST
Model # : ASM-0203-HD200
HD200
Serial # : 124

Flaw Tech Plates

Flaw Manufacturing Technology
Material Type : Carbon Steel

Ultragel II Couplant
Sonotech

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6. Results Presentation
The following results were obtained by scanning the plates as shown on the figure below. Notice that
the data acquisition always starts from the reference edge following a parallel movement along the
weld. Also, the probe is located on the opposite side of the ID Label and the dimensions shown are
valid for every example.

Figure 1: Setup to perform the inspection with plate dimensions

Each plate contains two defects. When the results are displayed, it is possible to see each flaw and
its specific location. Also, a Top view and an End view are extracted from the Extraction box (see
orange box figure 3) inside the S-Scan. Since both the Top and the End view are projected views,
they show the cumulated amplitude throughout the volume. Refer to figure 1 to understand what is
displayed by the Top and End view.

st
1 leg

Centerline
2nd leg crack
Centerline
crack

1st leg

Porosity
cluster
Porosity
2ndcluster
leg

Figure 2: Two S-scan with Top and End view showing two flaws

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7. Results Interpretation
The results interpretation is often one of the hardest parts in ultrasound testing. The use of phased
array technology obviously gives a great hand to facilitate this part. Here is how tthese results should
be interpreted:

he Top and the End view are extracted from the extraction box inside the first S-scan. The
The
size of the extracted view is relative to the size of the box.
The weld overlay shows the approximate weld geometry in the first and second leg.
The X axis is the surface distance,
distance where 0 is the wedge front, the Y axis is the encoded axis
along the weld and the Z axis is the depth.
The green bubbles indicate either a geometrical echo or a defect.
The gray Cartesian cursors in the Top and End viewsview indicate the location of the defects.

X
Z

Root
Centerline
crack X

Centerline
Plate crack Y
thickness

1st leg
Z
Weld Porosity
nd overlay cluster
2 leg
Z

Porosity
cluster Y

Figure 3: Results interpretation template

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8. Examples
7.1 Centerline Crack and Porosity in a Single V 16 mm thick plate
File name: Example_CenterlineCrack_Porosity_SingleV_16MM_ENC_UT3544B_T1-PE-
7_5M30E0_6P-35W.huf

1st leg Crown

Root corner

Porosity
cluster
2nd leg Root
Crown Centerline Porosity
corner crack cluster

Centerline
1st leg crack
Crown Centerline
corner crack
Root

Porosity
2nd leg Root cluster
Crown
corner

Figure 4: Centerline crack and porosity in single V 16mm thick plate

Table 1: Main configuration parameters

Probe 7.5 MHz, Integral 35 Gain 26.5 dB

Focal Distance 35.0 mm Start/Stop Angle 30.00, 80.00
Focalisation Type Constant Path Start/Stop Path 21.97 mm, 54.92 mm

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Table 2: Main values synthesis
Flaws Start of the flaw Total flaw Flaw height Flaw depth Location
to reference length (below surface) tolerance
Centerline 51 mm (2.0) 15 mm (0.6) 3.8 mm (0.15) 2.5 mm (0.1) 4 mm (0.15)
Crack
Porosity 18 mm (0.7) 8 mm (0.3) 3.8 mm (0.15) 2.5 mm (0.1) 4 mm (0.15)

1
Official values provided by FlawTech

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7.2 Lack of Fusion and Incomplete Root in a Double V 16 mm thick plate

File name : Example_LackOfFusion_IncompleteRoot_DoubleV_16MM_ENC_UT3550B_T1-PE-
Example_LackOfFusion_IncompleteRoot_DoubleV_16MM_ENC_UT3550B_T1
7_5M30E0_6P-35W.huf

Incomplete
Bottom
root
crown
1st leg corner Crown
corners
Top
Crown
crown Lack of speckles
corner fusion
2nd leg Incomplete
root

Bottom
crown
corner
1st leg Top
Top crown
Lack of crown corner Lack of
fusion corner fusion

Bottom Incomplete
2nd leg crown root
corner

Looking from the

other side of the
weld, the LOF is
more visible

Figure 5: Lack of fusion and incomplete root in a double V 16 mm thick plate

Table 3:: Main configuration parameters

Probe 7.5 MHz,, Integral 35 Gain 26.5 dB

Focal Distance 38.0 mm Start/Stop Angle 30.00, 80.00
Focalisation Type Constant Path Start/Stop Path 21.97 mm, 54.92 mm

Table 4: Main values synthesis

Flaws Start of the flaw Total flaw Flaw height Flaw depth Location
to reference length (below surface) tolerance
Lack of 56 mm (2.2) 15 mm (0.6)
(0.6 3.8 mm (0.15) 2.5 mm (0.1
(0.1) 4 mm (0.15)
fusion
Incomplete 13 mm (0.5) 13 mm (0.5)
(0.5 3.8 mm (0.15) 8 mm (0.3
(0.3) 4 mm (0.15)
root

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7.3 Lack of Fusion on Side Wall and Root in a SingleV 9.5 mm thick plate
File name: Example_LackOfFusion_SingleV_10mm_UT3547B_T1-PE-7_5M30E0_6P
Example_LackOfFusion_SingleV_10mm_UT3547B_T1 7_5M30E0_6P-35W.huf

Lack of
fusion
1st leg
Root

2nd leg
Lack of
fusion
(side wall)
3nd leg

Lack of
fusion

Lack of Lack of
1st leg fusion fusion
(root) (side wall)

2nd leg Lack of

fusion
(root)
nd
3 leg

Figure 6:: Lack of fusion on side wall and root in a singleV grinded flush 9.5mm thick plate

Table 5:: Main configuration parameters

Probe 7.5 MHz,, Integral 35 Gain 20.0 dB

Focal Distance 30.0 mm Start/Stop Angle 35.00
.00, 77.00
Focalisation Type Constant Path Start/Stop Path 14.81 mm, 44.95 mm

Table 6: Main values synthesis

Flaws Start of the flaw Total flaw Flaw height Flaw depth Location
to reference length (below surface) tolerance
Lack of 20 mm (0.8) 8 mm (0.3) 3.8 mm (0.15) 2.5 mm (0.1
(0.1) 4 mm (0.15)
fusion
Lack of 64 mm (2.5) 13 mm (0.
(0.5) 3.8 mm (0.15) ID Surface 4 mm (0.15)
fusion Breaking

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7.4 Longitudinal and Transverse

Trans Cracks in a SingleV 9.5 mm thick plate
File name: Example_LongitudinalCrack_TransverseCrack_SingleV_10mm_UT3548B_T1
Example_LongitudinalCrack_TransverseCrack_SingleV_10mm_UT3548B_T1-PE-
7_5M30E0_6P-35W.huf

1st leg

2nd leg

Root
Longitudinal
nd
3 leg crack
Longitudinal Transverse
crack crack

Transverse
1st leg
crack
Root
Longitudinal
2nd leg
crack

Transverse Root
crack
3nd leg

Figure 7:: Longitudinal crack and transverse crack in a singleV grinded flush 9.5mm thick plate

Table 7:: Main configuration parameters

Probe 7.5 MHz,, Integral 35 Gain 20.0 dB

Focal Distance 30.0 mm Start/Stop Angle 35.00
.00, 77.00
Focalisation Type Constant Path Start/Stop Path 14.81 mm, 44.95 mm

Table 8: Main values synthesis

Flaws Start of the flaw Total flaw Flaw height Flaw depth Location
to reference length (below surface) tolerance
Longitudinal 74 mm (2.9) 8 mm (0.3) 3.8 mm (0.15) Surface 3.2 mm
crack Breaking (0.125)
Transverse 33 mm (1.3) 10 mm (0.4) 3.8 mm (0.15) Surface 3.2 mm
crack Breaking (0.125)

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7.5 Root Crack and Slag Inclusion in Root in a SingleV 9.5 mm thick plate
File name: Example_RootCrack_Slage_SingleV_10mm_UT3546B_T1
Example_RootCrack_Slage_SingleV_10mm_UT3546B_T1-PE-7_5M30E0_6P
7_5M30E0_6P-35W.huf

st
1 leg
Slag Crown
inclusion corner
2nd leg

Crown Root
corner crack

Slag
inclusion

Root
1st leg crack

Crown
corner Crown
nd
2 leg corner

Slag
inclusion
Root
crack

Figure 8:: Root crack and slag inclusion in root in a singleV 9.5 mm thick plate

Table 9:: Main configuration parameters

Probe 7.5 MHz,, Integral 35 Gain 17.5 dB

Focal Distance 30.0 mm Start/Stop Angle 35.00
.00, 77.00
Focalisation Type Constant Path Start/Stop Path 14.81 mm, 44.95 mm

Table 10: Main values synthesis

Flaws Start of the flaw Total flaw Flaw height Flaw depth Location
to reference length (below surface) tolerance
Root crack 64 mm (2.5) 13 mm (0.5) 3.8 mm (0.15) ID Surface 4.0 mm
Breaking (0.15)
Slag 13 mm (0.5) 20 mm (0.8) 3.8 mm (0.15) 5 mm (0.2
(0.2) 4.0 mm
inclusion (0.15)

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7.6 Toe Crack and Lack of Fusion in a SingleV 9.5 mm thick plate
File name: Example_ToeCrack_LackOfFusion_SingleV_10mm_UT3545B_T1
Example_ToeCrack_LackOfFusion_SingleV_10mm_UT3545B_T1-PE-7_5M30E0_6P-
35W.huf

1st leg
Root
Crown Toe
corner crack
2nd leg
Toe
crack
Root
Crown
corner Lack of
fusion

Lack of
1st leg fusion

Crown
corner Toe
2nd leg crack
Crown Lack of
corner fusion Root

Figure 9:: Toe crack and lack of fusion in singleV 9.5 mm thick plate

Table 11:: Main configuration parameters

Probe 7.5 MHz,, Integral 35 Gain 17.5 dB

Focal Distance 30.0 mm Start/Stop Angle 35.00
.00, 77.00
Focalisation Type Constant Path Start/Stop Path 14.81 mm, 44.95 mm

Table 12: Main values synthesis

Flaws Start of the flaw Total flaw Flaw height Flaw depth Location
to reference length (below surface) tolerance
Toe crack 15 mm (0.6) 8 mm (0.8) 3.8 mm (0.15) Surface 4.0 mm
(crown) Breaking (0.15)
Lack of 71 mm (2.8) 13 mm (0.5) 3.8 mm (0.15) Surface 4.0 mm
fusion Breaking (0.15)
(root)

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