EFNDT WG5 APMD, achievements and future tasks
- The existence of some 100 million active mines threatens human life and curtails substantially the economic base in over 70 countries. Humanitarian demining is tedious and it currently only employs metal detectors, prodders, dogs and armoured mechanical vehicles.
Achieving a world free of mines within a period of 10 years as stipulated in international treaties requires safer and more efficient technologies. In response to this challenge the Working Group 5 of the European Federation for Non-Destructive Testing (EFNDT WG5) was founded in Berlin in March 1999. The subject of this working group now consisting of 50 members from 17 countries is the detection of antipersonnel mines (APMD). The basic idea was to investigate existing NDT methods into their ability to aid mine detection. The scope of activities ranged from collecting available information, setting up links to related organisation, defining terminology and standards to selecting dedicated research projects. Since some of theseThe existence of some 100 million active mines threatens human life and curtails substantially the economic base in over 70 countries. Humanitarian demining is tedious and it currently only employs metal detectors, prodders, dogs and armoured mechanical vehicles.
Achieving a world free of mines within a period of 10 years as stipulated in international treaties requires safer and more efficient technologies. In response to this challenge the Working Group 5 of the European Federation for Non-Destructive Testing (EFNDT WG5) was founded in Berlin in March 1999. The subject of this working group now consisting of 50 members from 17 countries is the detection of antipersonnel mines (APMD). The basic idea was to investigate existing NDT methods into their ability to aid mine detection. The scope of activities ranged from collecting available information, setting up links to related organisation, defining terminology and standards to selecting dedicated research projects. Since some of these tasks are already conducted by other organisations on an European and international level the attention of the working group has been focused mainly on two R&D areas and on reliability assessment studies. Otherwise, EFNDT WG5 APMD nevertheless remains open to novel approaches in mine detection. Aim of all activities is to provide deminers with safer and more efficient tools than merely with prodders and metal detectors currently used for their dangerous task.…
MetadatenAutor*innen: | Kurt Osterloh, Uwe Ewert |
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Dokumenttyp: | Beitrag zu einem Tagungsband |
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Veröffentlichungsform: | Graue Literatur |
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Sprache: | Englisch |
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Titel des übergeordneten Werkes (Englisch): | Proceedings of the 8th ECNDT |
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Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2002 |
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Herausgeber (Institution): | Asociación Española de Ensayos no Destructivos |
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Verlag: | European Federation for Non-Destructive Testing |
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Verlagsort: | Barcelona |
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Erste Seite: | 1 |
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Letzte Seite: | 10 |
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Veranstaltung: | 8th ECNDT |
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Veranstaltungsort: | Barcelona, Spain |
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Beginndatum der Veranstaltung: | 2002-06-17 |
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Enddatum der Veranstaltung: | 2002-06-21 |
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URL: | http://www.ndt.net/article/ecndt02/455/455.htm |
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Verfügbarkeit des Dokuments: | Physisches Exemplar in der Bibliothek der BAM vorhanden ("Hardcopy Access") |
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Bibliotheksstandort: | Sonderstandort: Publica-Schrank |
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Datum der Freischaltung: | 19.02.2016 |
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Referierte Publikation: | Nein |
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