This training module presents the ultrasonic testing method as applied to the inspection of railroad rails.

Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- inspect the head, web, and central base regions of the rail to detect defects in the horizontal planes of the rail with a 0° beam transducer.

- inspect the rail web to detect web, weld, and bolt defects while using a 45° angle beam transducer.

- inspect the head of a rail to detect transverse fissures and weld defects greater than 5% of the head cross-section with a 70° transducer.