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High Energy Betatrons - Sepcifications & Applications

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ACCESS GRANTED STAGE
Knowledge Level - NDT Level I/NDT Level II
Presentation Topic Level - Novice
Target Audience - Research/Academics
Target Audience - Small Business Managers
Target Audience- NDT Engineers
Target Audience- Technicians/Inspectors
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Fiesta 5

Speaker

James Denton
Regional Sales Manager
Jme Ltd

High Energy Betatrons - Sepcifications & Applications

Presentation Description

The objective of this session is to raise awareness and introduce new and innovative new technology to the market place. JME manufacture a High Energy Betatron system which generates X-Rays up to an energy of 7.5 MeV. This system is a circular accelerator and contains no moving parts (with the exception of cooling fans) or cooling liquids.

The device is unique not only in it's energy but also it's portability. The device is used in both fixed installations and also in field base applications. This presentation will deliver top line specifications of the unit as well as showing examples of real world applications.

Short Course Description

Biography

James Denton has been working for JME for over 10 years, over this time he has been responsible for introducing new technologies into both established and developing markets places.
Pariya Aghelizadeh Mofrad
Phd Student
University Of Illinois At Chicago

Hybrid Deep Learning Framework for Efficient Vibration-Based Structural Health Monitoring

Presentation Description

Efficient and accurate structural health monitoring (SHM) of bridges is a growing necessity, especially for aging infrastructure under constrained budgets and limited inspection windows. While high-fidelity three-dimensional (3D) numerical models enable robust vibration-based SHM, their computational intensity often limits practical application. This presentation introduces a novel, artificial intelligence (AI)-driven framework that integrates reduced-order numerical modeling with transfer learning to deliver fast, accurate, and scalable SHM. The proposed method employs reduced-order models, which are simplified finite element representations that keep critical dynamic behavior, to generate large datasets of simulated vibration responses under various damage scenarios. These data are used to pre-train a deep learning model, which is then fine-tuned using a limited dataset from a high-fidelity 3D model of the same structure. This hybrid training strategy bridges the gap between speed and accuracy, allowing for efficient SHM without sacrificing reliability. A historic steel truss bridge serves as the case study, representative of many aging structures across the U.S. Preliminary results demonstrate that the framework effectively localizes and classifies damage, achieving accuracy comparable to high-fidelity models with significantly reduced computational demands. This approach supports integration into existing inspection and monitoring workflows, offering a practical, cost-effective enhancement to nondestructive evaluation (NDE) programs and enabling more frequent condition assessments. By leveraging deep learning and vibration-based sensing in a computationally efficient way, this research advances the real-world viability of AI-assisted NDE for infrastructure systems.

Short Course Description

Biography

Babak Enami Alamdari is a Ph.D. candidate in Civil Engineering at the University of Illinois Chicago, specializing in structural engineering and non-destructive evaluation. His research focuses on developing AI-powered GPR analysis methods for bridge deck assessment, working with an interdisciplinary team on drone-mounted GPR systems. With extensive experience in experimental testing and computational modeling of concrete structures, his work combines structural engineering expertise with advanced machine learning techniques to enhance infrastructure evaluation methods
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