{"id":4170,"date":"2024-10-24T06:36:25","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T06:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?page_id=4170"},"modified":"2026-02-05T14:18:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:18:51","slug":"facilties-applied-physical-sciences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/nso\/facilties-applied-physical-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Facilities &#8211; Applied Physical Sciences Department &#8211; FACS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4170\" class=\"elementor elementor-4170\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1950714a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1950714a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d23e46f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d23e46f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a3dea09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a3dea09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Non-Destructive Testing Facilities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64086271 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64086271\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_column-gap-10 vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6 vc_col-has-fill\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1664522921264\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" data-raofz=\"15\"><p data-raofz=\"15\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" data-raofz=\"15\">Discover our advanced non-destructive testing labs, offering hands-on experience with electromagnetic, ultrasonic, liquid penetrant, and x-ray testing.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-566626ae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"566626ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-601047c3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"601047c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75354382 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75354382\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Non-Destructive Testing Facilities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7322039f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7322039f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e6cbda5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e6cbda5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b4ff537 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b4ff537\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The department utilises lecture rooms on campus for its theory lectures. The practicals are conducted in four purpose-designed and dedicated non-destructive testing laboratories as follows:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2d2a0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2d2a0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" data-raofz=\"15\"><p data-raofz=\"15\">\u2013 an electromagnetic testing laboratory for magnetic particle testing and eddy current testing. This laboratory also temporarily houses recently acquired fracture hardness testing equipment.<\/p><p data-raofz=\"15\">\u2013 an ultrasonic testing laboratory for conventional ultrasonic testing, phased array ultrasonic testing and time of flight diffraction. This laboratory is also used for visual and optical testing practicals.<\/p><p data-raofz=\"15\">\u2013 a liquid penetrant testing laboratory, which includes an in-line tank system.<\/p><p data-raofz=\"15\">\u2013 an x-ray bay, processing \/ dark-room and a viewing room for film radiographic testing<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aff576 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2aff576\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4236e0d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4236e0d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/VUT-Applied-Computer-Sciences-Logo-TM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6696\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/VUT-Applied-Computer-Sciences-Logo-TM.png 350w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/VUT-Applied-Computer-Sciences-Logo-TM-300x279.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" title=\"VUT-Applied-Computer-Sciences-Logo-TM \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f508c1f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f508c1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7088dee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7088dee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NDT laboratories<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58a5a50 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58a5a50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f20a712 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f20a712\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/NDT-laboratories-2.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8721\" alt=\"\" title=\"NDT-laboratories-2 \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88b449c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"88b449c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/NDT-laboratories-1.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8720\" alt=\"\" title=\"NDT-laboratories-1 \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4cf453 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f4cf453\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc8f80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cc8f80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Practical sessions in the Ultrasonic Testing laboratory<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-699587a e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"699587a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec84859 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec84859\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"557\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Practical-sessions-in-the-Ultrasonic-Testing-laboratory-1-1.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8739\" alt=\"\" title=\"Practical-sessions-in-the-Ultrasonic-Testing-laboratory-1-1 \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff0bbef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff0bbef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"557\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Practical-sessions-in-the-Ultrasonic-Testing-laboratory-2.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8738\" alt=\"\" title=\"Practical-sessions-in-the-Ultrasonic-Testing-laboratory-2 \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-813ee8c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"813ee8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c46ab6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c46ab6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Practical sessions in the Eddy Current laboratory<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ee1076 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ee1076\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ade6713 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ade6713\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"557\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Practical-sessions-in-the-Eddy-Current-laboratory-1.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8744\" alt=\"\" title=\"Practical-sessions-in-the-Eddy-Current-laboratory-1 \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-792d8b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"792d8b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"557\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Practical-sessions-in-the-Eddy-Current-laboratory-2.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8743\" alt=\"\" title=\"Practical-sessions-in-the-Eddy-Current-laboratory-2 \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20d0e8c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"20d0e8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-871ca73 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"871ca73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d43a54e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d43a54e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Practical session in the Liquid Penetrant Testing laboratory<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32bc664 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32bc664\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-312ca78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"312ca78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Practical-session-in-the-Liquid-Penetrant-Testing-laboratory.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8749\" alt=\"\" title=\"Practical session in the Liquid Penetrant Testing laboratory \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da3cf1d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"da3cf1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d51182 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d51182\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55c5c8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55c5c8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Practical session in the Radiographic Testing laboratory<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4857ac3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4857ac3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae90dd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae90dd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Practical-session-in-the-Radiographic-Testing-laboratory.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8750\" alt=\"\" title=\"Practical session in the Radiographic Testing laboratory \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a251d6d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a251d6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61210c9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61210c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3de049 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3de049\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Liquid Penetrant Testing is a widely applied and low-cost non-destructive method used to detect surface-breaking defects in all non-porous material.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c13789 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5c13789\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b975463 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"b975463\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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