Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation: Volume 14

Front Matter....Pages i-xxxix
Emerging Materials Technology....Pages 1-22
Advanced Computational Research in Materials Processing for Design and Manufacturing....Pages 23-30
The Information Highway: Hype and Substance....Pages 31-57
Ultrasonic Reflection by a Planar Distribution of Surface Breaking Cracks....Pages 59-65
Relationship Between the Two-Point Correlation of Elastic Constants and Backscattered Ultrasonic Noise in Two-Phase Titanium Alloys....Pages 67-74
Single Scattering and Diffusive Limits of the Ultrasonic Radiative Transfer Equation....Pages 75-82
Ultrasonic Backscatter from Embedded Cylinders....Pages 83-90
Comparison of Calculated Ultrasonic Scattering with Experimental Observations in Welded Samples with Various Defects....Pages 91-97
Scattering from an Interface Defect Between Fiber and Matrix....Pages 99-106
Generalized Spring Boundary Conditions and Scattering Coefficients for Interface Imperfections with Arbitrary Orientations....Pages 107-114
Impulse-Response Method to Predict Echo-Responses from Defects in Solids: A First Approach....Pages 115-122
An Improved Ultrasonic Technique for Three Dimensional Inclusions....Pages 123-130
An Experimental Study of Ultrasonic Beam Reflection from Fluid Loaded Cylindrical Shells....Pages 131-138
Predictions of Pulse-Echo Ultrasonic Signals from Inner Wall Cracks in BWR Nozzles....Pages 139-146
An Efficient Approximate Model for Elastic Wave Scattering in Plates....Pages 147-154
Size Estimation of Interface Crack by Interference Effect....Pages 155-162
Analysis of the Wedge Method of Generating Guided Waves....Pages 163-170
Analysis of the Generation of Guided Waves Using Finite Sources: An Experimental Approach....Pages 171-178
Floquet Analysis of Lamb Waves Propagating in Periodically-Layered Composites....Pages 179-186
Experimental Generation of Lamb Wave Dispersion Using Fourier Analysis of Leaky Modes....Pages 187-194
Guided Elastic Waves in Pre-Stressed Solids for the Ultrasonic Characterization of Interfacial Zones....Pages 195-202
Digital Measurement of Ultrasonic Velocity....Pages 203-209
New Absorbing Boundary Conditions for Finite-Difference Modeling of Elastic Waves....Pages 211-217
Elastic Wave Propagation and Scattering in Austenitic Steel....Pages 219-226
Guided Wave Energy Distribution Analysis in Inhomogeneous Plates....Pages 227-234
Wave Propagation in a Layer Containing a Random or Periodic Distribution of Inclusions....Pages 235-242
Theoretical Simulation of Experimental Observations of Surface Wave Propagation on a Fluid-Saturated Porous Material....Pages 243-250
The Ultrasonic Modeling Code Efit as Applied to Inhomogeneous Dissipative Isotropic and Anisotropic Media....Pages 251-258
A Model Quantifying Pulse Propagation Through Layered Attenuative Media....Pages 259-266
Boundary-Integral Equations in Eddy-Current Calculations....Pages 267-274
Two Dimensional Inversion of Crack Signal in Surface Electromagnetic Field Measurement Technique....Pages 275-282
Application of Volume-Integral Models to Steam Generator Tubing....Pages 283-289
Analysis of Eddy Current Distribution and Resulting Flaw Detection Mechanism for Self-Nulling Probe....Pages 291-298
Automatic Generation and Execution of Eddy Current Scan Plans....Pages 299-306
Automated Eddy Current Detection of Edge Defects in a Complex Geometry Using a Magnitude Approach....Pages 307-313
Magnetic Permeability and Eddy-Current Measurements....Pages 315-322
Low Frequency Eddy Currents with Magnetic Saturation for In-Line Detection and Sizing of Stress Corrosion Cracks....Pages 323-330
Anomalous Models of Defect Interactions in Electromagnetic Testing....Pages 331-338
Calculation and Measurement of Exposure Buildup Factors for X-Ray Radiography....Pages 339-346
Low-Cost X-Ray Inspection of Highly Attenuating Materials....Pages 347-351
RTSIM: A Computer Model of Real-Time Radiography....Pages 353-359
Tangential Radiography Detectability Improvement by Tomosynthesis Techniques....Pages 361-368
Optimizing Compton Back Scattering Parameters Using a Simulation Code....Pages 369-376
Algorithm for Dual-Energy Radiographic Analysis....Pages 377-384
COBRA: New Interferometric Inspection Design Software....Pages 385-392
A Comparative Study of Speckle Interferometric Techniques....Pages 393-400
Analysis of Thermal Stressing Techniques for Flaw Detection with Shearography....Pages 401-408
Optical Measurements of Interface Acoustic Waves Guided by the Boundary Between Two Elastic Substrates....Pages 409-415
Initial Studies on the use of Laser Velocimetry in the Inspection and Health Monitoring of Aircraft....Pages 417-424
Pulse-Echo Thermal Wave Imaging....Pages 425-429
Cumulative Fatigue Disbond of Adhesive Joints and its Detection using Thermal wave Imaging....Pages 431-438
Characterization of CFRP with Lockin Thermography....Pages 439-446
Observations on Image Formation in the Line Scanning Thermal Imaging Method....Pages 447-452
Thermographic Detection of Conducting Contaminants in Composite Materials Using Microwave Excitation....Pages 453-460
Thermal Wave Imaging of Aircraft Structures....Pages 461-466
Investigation of Thermal Diffusivity of Composite Material by ‘Mirage Effect’....Pages 467-474
Thermal Characterization of Multilayer Structures from Transient Thermal Response....Pages 475-482
The Effects of Remanent Magnetization on Magnetic Flux Leakage Signals....Pages 483-490
The Effects of Flux Leakage Magnetizer Velocity on Volumetric Defect Signals....Pages 491-498
Velocity Effects and their Minimization in MFL Inspection of Pipelines — A Numerical Study....Pages 499-505
Laser Ultrasonic Generation at the Surface of a Liquid Metal....Pages 507-512
Multiple Cavity Laser Array Source for Laser Generation of Ultrasound....Pages 513-520
Generation and Detection of Single Mode Lamb Waves Using Laser-Based Ultrasound....Pages 521-528
A Two-Layer Model for the Laser Generation of Ultrasound in Graphite-Epoxy Laminates....Pages 529-536
Investigation of Interfacial Losses in Concrete with Laser Ultrasonics....Pages 537-543
Laser-Ultrasonic Inspection of the Composite Structure of an Aircraft in a Maintenance Hangar....Pages 545-552
Narrow-Band Hybrid Pulsed Laser/EMAT System for Non-Contact Ultrasonic Inspection Using Angled Shear Waves....Pages 553-560
Lamb Wave Tomography Using Laser-Based Ultrasonics....Pages 561-568
Effect of Surface Coatings on Generation of Laser Based Ultrasound....Pages 569-576
Study on Saw Attenuation of PMMA Using Laser Ultrasonic Technique....Pages 577-583
Laser Ultrasonic and Photoacoustic NDE Using Front-Surface Piezoelectric Detection....Pages 585-592
Experimental Techniques in Microwave NDE....Pages 593-600
Microwave Imaging of Defects in Solids....Pages 601-606
Coherent Microwave Imaging for Buried Objects....Pages 607-613
Microwaves for Raster Imaging of Local Anisotropies in Polymer Materials....Pages 615-622
Ultra Wide Band Millimeter Wave Holographic “3-D” Imaging of Concealed Targets on Mannequins....Pages 623-627
A Comparison of Millimeter Wave and Eddy Current Detection of Surface Breaking Defects in Conducting Materials....Pages 629-636
Higher Order Modes as Indicators of Surface Cracks Under Stratified Dielectric Coatings Using an Open-Ended Waveguide....Pages 637-642
A Step-Frequency Radar System for Broadband Microwave Inverse Scattering and Imaging....Pages 643-649
Effective 3D Geometry Extraction and Reverse CAD Modeling....Pages 651-656
Exact Image Reconstruction in Cone Beam 3D CT....Pages 657-664
Computer Simulation of Radiographic Process — A Study of Complex Component and Defect Geometry....Pages 665-672
High Speed, High Resolution and Low Cost Digital Radiography and Computed Tomography System....Pages 673-679
Quantitative X-Ray Tomography for the Development of a Piston Casting Process....Pages 681-687
Dimensional Measurement of Internal Features in Complex Castings....Pages 689-694
X-Ray Quantitative Evaluation of Multi-Layered Objects from Few Projections: A Multiresolution Technique....Pages 695-702
Attenuation and Porosity Estimation Using the Frequency-Independent Parameter Q ....Pages 703-710
Ultrasonic Flaw Detection Using Signal Matching Techniques....Pages 711-718
Creating Noise-Corrupted Flaw Signals for Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation....Pages 719-726
Ultrasonic Signal-To-Noise Ratio Enhancement Using Adaptive Filtering Technique....Pages 727-732
Utility of Split Spectrum Processing to Improve the Detection of Inclusions in Titanium Alloys....Pages 733-739
Feature Extraction and Classification in Automated Inspection of NDE Images....Pages 741-746
An Interactive Tool for Bayesian Inference....Pages 747-754
Automated Eddy Current Detection of Flaws in Shot-Peened Titanium Materials....Pages 755-761
Measurement Model-Based Prediction of Correlated Flaw Signal....Pages 763-770
An Artificial Intelligence Technique to Characterize Surface-Breaking Cracks....Pages 771-778
Crack Sizing Using a Neural Network Classifier Trained with Data Obtained from Finite Element Models....Pages 779-786
Knowledge-Based NDE System....Pages 787-794
Neural Network Classifiers to Grade Parts Based on Surface Defects with Spatial Dependencies....Pages 795-802
Flaw Classification Potential in Tubing with Guided Waves....Pages 803-809
Flaw Depth Classification in Eddy Current Tubing Inspection by Using Neural Network....Pages 811-818
Neural Network Approaches to Data Fusion....Pages 819-826
An Evaluation of Artificial Neural Networks Applied to Infrared Thermography Inspection of Composite Aerospace Structures....Pages 827-834
Neural Network Based Pattern Recognition for Defect Detection of Load/Lock Slots....Pages 835-840
Covering Thickness and Diameter Measurement of Reinforcing Bars by Eddy Current Testing Using Neural Network....Pages 841-847
Inversion of Transient Eddy-Current Signals for the Determination of Conducting Plate Parameters....Pages 849-856
Some Inversion Problems in Nondestructive Evaluation....Pages 857-861
On Phase-Based Imaging of Eddy Current Nondestructive Evaluation....Pages 863-870
Real-Time X-Ray Image Processing; Techniques for Sensitivity Improvement Using Low-Cost Equipment....Pages 871-879
 In-Situ NDE of Navy Sonar Domes Via X-Ray Backscatter Tomography....Pages 881-888
An Improved Ultrasonic Image Presentation....Pages 889-892
Acoustic Tomography: Serial Versus Parallel Computation....Pages 893-899
Ultrasonic Maximum Aperture Saft Imaging....Pages 901-908
Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique Using the Envelope Function for Ultrasonic Imaging....Pages 909-914
Analysis of Scanning Acoustic Microscopy Images of IC Chips....Pages 915-922
Finite Element Modeling of Binary Acoustic Fresnel Lenses....Pages 923-930
Interferometric Measurement of Ultrasonic Velocities with Line-Focusing P(VDF-TrFE) Transducer: V(f) Curves....Pages 931-936
Basic Principles of Ultrasonic Time Reversal Processing in Non-Destructive Testing....Pages 937-943
Characterisation of the Field of an Air-Coupled Ultrasonic Silicon Capacitance Transducer....Pages 945-950
Gas-Coupled, Pulse-Echo Ultrasonic Crack Detection and Thickness Gaging....Pages 951-958
Detection of Ultrasonic Fields in Air with an Optical Heterodyne Probe....Pages 959-965
Absolute Sensitivity of Air, Light and Direct-Coupled Wideband Acoustic Emission Transducers....Pages 967-974
Analytical Solution to a Voltage Driven Piezoelectric Element....Pages 975-981
An Ultrasonic Wheel Probe Alternative to Liquid Coupling....Pages 983-989
Testing Method for Air Ultrasonic Transducers Using a Photoacoustic Pulse Source....Pages 991-995
Transient Fields Radiated by Nonuniform Transducers in a Solid Calculated by an Approximate Model and the Finite-Difference Method....Pages 997-1004
Theory of Transducer Radiation in Transversely Isotropic Media Introducing the Generalized Rayleigh Function....Pages 1005-1012
Application-Directed Modeling of Radiation and Propagation of Elastic Waves in Anisotropic Media: GPSS and OPOSSM....Pages 1013-1020
Model-Based Characterization of Planar and Focused Immersion Ultrasonic Transducers....Pages 1021-1028
Mapping of Three-Dimensional Radiation Field of Ultrasonic Transducers....Pages 1029-1036
Finite Size and Specimen Thickness Influence in Acousto-Ultrasonic NDE....Pages 1037-1044
Wave Analysis for the Acoustic Microscope....Pages 1045-1052
Numerical Modeling of Air-Coupled Ultrasound with EFIT....Pages 1053-1060
Modeling the Radiation of Focused and Unfocused Ultrasonic Transducers Through Planar Interfaces....Pages 1061-1066
The Paraxial Approximation for Radiation of a Planar Ultrasonic Transducer at Oblique Incidence Through an Interface....Pages 1067-1074
The Ultrasonic Field of Focused Transducers Through a Liquid-Solid Interface....Pages 1075-1082
Investigation of Focused Ultrasonic Beam Refraction on the Plane Interface Between Two Media....Pages 1083-1089
Directivity Analysis of Angle Probes and Surface Defects by Ultrasonic Visualization Method....Pages 1091-1098
An Ultrasonic Ray-Trace Code for Complex Geometry Applications....Pages 1099-1103
Ultrasound Ray Tracing in Arbitrary Complex Geometries....Pages 1105-1110
Ray-Modeling for Computer Simulation of Ultrasonic Testing....Pages 1111-1118
Validation 3D Ray Tracing for UT Examination of the Nozzle Inner Blend Region....Pages 1119-1126
Injection Locked Lasers as Surface Displacement Sensors....Pages 1127-1134
Stabilized Fiber Optic Sensor for Ultrasound Detection....Pages 1135-1142
Microwave Sensors for in Situ Evaluation of Moisture in Polymers....Pages 1143-1150
An in-Line Ultrasonic Viscometer....Pages 1151-1158
Detection of Concealed Mercury with Thermal Neutrons....Pages 1159-1165
Real-Time Nondestructive Characterization of Membrane Compaction and Fouling....Pages 1167-1173
NDE Applications of Radio Wave Emission from Stress and Fracture....Pages 1175-1182
Sensitivity of Shear Process in Metal Cutting to the Development of Residual Stress....Pages 1183-1188
Laser Ultrasonics : A Non Contacting NDT System....Pages 1189-1195
A Hybrid Laser Ultrasonic Based System for Composite Molding....Pages 1197-1204
Microwave Based Sensor for Detecting Water in Alcohol....Pages 1205-1208
Ultrasonic Measurements of Elastic Constants in Polymeric Matrix/Glass Fibers Composite Materials Versus Temperature....Pages 1209-1216
Measurement of Elastic Moduli in Ceramic Compacts and Ceramic Matrix Composites as a Function of Porosity Content....Pages 1217-1224
Identification of Anisotropic Elastic Constants of Aluminum Composites Reinforced with Short Alumina Fibers by the Double Transmission Ultrasonic Method....Pages 1225-1232
Frequency Dependences of Ultrasonic Wave Velocity and Attenuation in Fiber Composites. Theory and Experiments....Pages 1233-1240
Model Applications to Predict Ultrasonic Signals from Honeycomb Panels....Pages 1241-1248
Horizontally Polarised Shear Wave Resonances in Carbon-Fiber/Epoxy Composites....Pages 1249-1256
Acousto-Ultrasonic Source Influence in an Anisotropic Layer....Pages 1257-1262
A Preliminary Investigation on Fiber/Matrix Interphase Oxidation in Metal Matrix Composites Using Acoustic Microscopy....Pages 1263-1270
Effect of Fiber-Matrix Interphase on Low Frequency Ultrasonic Wave Scattering: Spring B.C. Approach....Pages 1271-1278
Composite Cure Evaluation Using Obliquely Incident Ultrasonic Waves....Pages 1279-1286
Modeling Through Transmission Ultrasonics for Controlling the Fusion Bonding of Composites....Pages 1287-1294
Combined Investigation of Eddy Current and Ultrasonic Techniques for Composite Materials NDE....Pages 1295-1301
Scattering of Elastic Waves by Multiple Inclusions and Cracks....Pages 1303-1310
Wave Propagation in a Composite with Wavy Reinforcing Fibers....Pages 1311-1318
Evaluation of Mechanical Fatigue Damage Accumulation in Metal Matrix Composites Using Ultrasonic Surface Waves....Pages 1319-1326
In-Situ Ultrasonic Characterization of Failure Strength of Fiber-Matrix Interface in Metal Matrix Composites Reinforced by SCS Series Fibers....Pages 1327-1332
Evaluation of Fiber-Reinforced Composites Using a Non-Contact Laser/Air-Transducer System....Pages 1333-1340
A Numerical Study on Temperature Distribution of Line Heated Anisotropic Carbon Fiber Composites....Pages 1341-1345
Evaluation of Aluminum Corrosion and Composite Heat Damage Using Magnetic Resonance NDE....Pages 1347-1354
Optical Profiling of Diffusively Reflective Polyethylene Rods Used in Fiber Cables....Pages 1355-1358
Feasibility of Detecting Pre-Cracking Fatigue Damage in Particulate Metal Matrix Composites Using Ultrasonic Techniques....Pages 1359-1366
Correlation of NDE Results with Fiber Density and Porosity Content in a Metal Matrix Composite....Pages 1367-1374
Acoustic Emission in a Fiber Composite Plate....Pages 1375-1382
Real-Time Monitoring of Damage Development in Crossply Composite Laminates by Means of Ultrasonic and Acoustic Emission Methods....Pages 1383-1390
Ultrasonic Techniques for Inspecting Multi-Layer Composite Components....Pages 1391-1398
Ultrasonic Evaluation of Polymers and Composites Using Air-Coupled Capacitance Transducers....Pages 1399-1406
Ultrasonic NDE of Three-Dimensional Textile Composites....Pages 1407-1414
In Tribute and Memory of Dr. Aleksander Pilarski....Pages 1415-1416
Ultrasonic Guided Waves for Lap Splice Joint Inspection in Aging Aircraft....Pages 1417-1424
Surface Stiffness Measurements on Water-Saturated Porous Solids....Pages 1425-1432
Simultaneous Reconstruction of the Acoustic Properties of a Layered Medium: The Inverse Problem....Pages 1433-1440
Measurement of Adhesive-Adherend Interlayer Properties Using Acoustic Microscopy....Pages 1441-1448
Theoretical Modeling and Experimental Characterization of Fiber-Matrix Interface in Advanced Composites....Pages 1449-1456
Ultrasonic Examination of TI-6-4 and Nitrided TI-6-4 Materials....Pages 1457-1464
Characterization of Fiber-Matrix Interface Degradation in a Metal Matrix Composite....Pages 1465-1472
Characterization of Fiber-Matrix Interphases in High-Temperature Composites: Experiment and Analysis....Pages 1473-1480
Measurement of a Sandwich Bond Strength....Pages 1481-1488
Ultrasonic Evaluation of Thermal Degradation in Adhesive Bonds....Pages 1489-1496
The Analysis of Adhesive Bonds Using Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers....Pages 1497-1503
Comparison of Reflection Coefficient Minima with Dispersion Curves for Ultrasonic Waves in Embedded Layers....Pages 1505-1512
Detection of Disbonded Regions in Bonded Aluminum Plates Using an Ultrasonic 7.5 MHz Linear Array Medical Imaging System....Pages 1513-1520
Solid Rocket Motor Bondline NDE Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance....Pages 1521-1528
QNDE Techniques for Measuring the Dimensions of Adhesive and Fiberglass Bonds Securing the Pivots in the Hard Upper Torso of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit or Spacesuit....Pages 1529-1536
Guided Waves for the Detection of Defects in Welds in Plastic Pipes....Pages 1537-1544
Novel Nondestructive Evaluation Techniques for Inertia-Friction Welds in a SiC-Reinforced High-Temperature Aluminum Alloy....Pages 1545-1552
Brewster Angle and Ultrasonic Evaluation of Bi-Material Bonds....Pages 1553-1560
Ultrasonic Spectroscopy of a Layer Between Dissimilar Substrates....Pages 1561-1568
Effect of Rivet Rows on Propagation of Lamb Waves in Mechanically Fastened Two-Layer Aluminum Plates....Pages 1569-1576
An Ultrasonic Study on Anelasticity in Metals....Pages 1577-1584
Angularly-Dependent Ultrasonic Velocity and Attenuation Measurements in an Anisotropic Material....Pages 1585-1592
Ultrasonic Detection of Plastic Yielding in Steel Specimens....Pages 1593-1600
Absolute Measurement of Ultrasonic Attenuation by Electromagnetic Acoustic Resonance....Pages 1601-1608
Assessment of Irradiation Damage on Stainless Steel by Acoustic Microscopy....Pages 1609-1616
Influence of Columnar Microstructure on Ultrasonic Backscattering....Pages 1617-1624
High Temperature Non Destructive Evaluation of Hydrided Metal Tubing....Pages 1625-1632
Void Shape in Sintered Titanium....Pages 1633-1639
Enhancements and Extensions to OSEE Contamination Inspection....Pages 1641-1648
Determining Mechanical Properties of Cardboard from Photoacoustic Lamb Wave Transmission Data....Pages 1649-1652
Nondestructive Evaluation of Wood using Ultrasonic Frequency Domain Analysis....Pages 1653-1660
Examination of Wave Propagation in Wood from a Microstructural Perspective....Pages 1661-1668
Electromagnetic Hysteretic Response Calculation for Superconductors in Demagnetizing Geometries....Pages 1669-1674
Evaluation of Stress in Steel VIA Squid Magnetometry....Pages 1675-1682
Stress Measurement in Railroad Rail using Ultrasonic and Magnetic Techniques....Pages 1683-1691
Barkhausen Noise Analysis by Surrounding Coil....Pages 1693-1700
Detection of Creep in CR-MO Steel by Magnetic Hysteresis Measurements....Pages 1701-1707
Barkhausen Demodulation....Pages 1709-1716
Nondestructive Evaluation of Fatigue Damage on Steels using Magnetic Techniques....Pages 1717-1724
Measurements of Thin-Film Elastic Properties by Line-Focus Acoustic Microscopy....Pages 1797-1804
Determination of Rayleigh and Lamb Wave Velocities in Diamond Films using an Acoustic Microscope....Pages 1805-1812
Elastic Constants of a Stressed Layer from Surface Acoustic Wave Measurements....Pages 1813-1820
Thermoelastic Coating Characterization using a Superelastic NiTi Alloy....Pages 1821-1828
Ultrasonic Imaging and Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation of the Hearts of Patients....Pages 1741-1748
Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy using Squid Detection....Pages 1749-1756
Ultrasound Tissue Characterization for Quality Grading of Beef Carcasses....Pages 1757-1764
Computer Simulation of Ultrasonic Scattering and Texture in B-Mode Images....Pages 1765-1772
The Application of Signal Analysis Techniques to Tissue Characterization and Boundary Determination with Ultrasonics....Pages 1773-1780
Application of A-Mode Ultrasound to Characterize Intramuscular Fat Content....Pages 1781-1788
Tissue Elasticity Estimation from Ultrasonic A-Mode Signals and B-Mode Images....Pages 1789-1796
A Study of the Transmission of Ultrasound Across Real Rough Solid-Solid Interfaces....Pages 1829-1836
Ultrasonic Signals from “Worst-Case” Hard-Alpha Inclusions Beneath a Random Rough Surface....Pages 1837-1844
Excess Scattering Induced Loss at a Rough Surface Due to Partially Coherent Double-Reflection....Pages 1845-1852
Measurement of Changes in Surface Roughness using Ultrasonic Reflection Coefficient....Pages 1853-1860
Predictions of Pulse-Echo Ultrasonic Signals from Cracks Observed Through an Interface with a Step Discontinuity: Comparison with Experiments....Pages 1861-1868
Use of Guided Waves for Detection of Interior Flaws in Layered Materials....Pages 1869-1876
Relative Reluctances in Thick Aluminum Samples....Pages 1725-1732
Magnetic Property Evaluation of Creep Damaged Cr-Mo Steel Components used in Power Plants....Pages 1733-1740
Measurement of Plane Stress States using Electromagnetic-Acoustic Transducers....Pages 1877-1882
Measurement of Acoustoelastic Coefficient of Surface Waves with Scanning Acoustic Microscope....Pages 1883-1889
Elastic and Acoustoelastic Properties of Railroad Rail....Pages 1891-1898
Absolute Stress Determination from Angular Dependence of Ultrasonic Velocities in Orthotropic Materials....Pages 1899-1906
Application of Scanning Acoustic Microscopy to Residual Stress Analysis: Theory vs. Experiment....Pages 1907-1914
Noncontacting Ultrasonic Resonance Measurement of Transverse Anisotropy in Cylinders....Pages 1915-1921
Correlation of Earing and Texture in Weakly Orthotropic Sheets of Cubic Metals....Pages 1923-1930
A Comparison of Laser Ultrasonics and EMAT Texture Measurements in Aluminum Alloys....Pages 1931-1937
Influence of Texture and Grain Morphology on the Two-Point Correlation of Elastic Constants: Theory and Implications on Ultrasonic Attenuation and Backscattering....Pages 1939-1946
Analysis of Multiple Site Damage with Implications for Nondestructive Evaluation....Pages 1947-1954
Longwave Speeds in Materials with Cracks and Cavities of Various Shapes....Pages 1955-1962
Weep Hole Inspection for Radial Fatigue Cracks by Circumferential Creeping Waves....Pages 1963-1970
Numerical Evaluation of the Reflection of Rayleigh Waves using a Weight Function Estimation Method....Pages 1971-1977
Identification of Distributed Fatigue Cracking by Dynamic Crack-Closure....Pages 1979-1986
Ultrasonic Characterization of Defect Root Geometry....Pages 1987-1994
Acoustic Microscope Image from Round Shape Specimen....Pages 1995-2002
Early Fatigue Damage from the NDE Point of View....Pages 2003-2010
Ultrasonic Characterization of Interfacial Fatigue Damage in Metal Matrix Composites....Pages 2011-2018
Artificial Crack in Steel: An Ultrasonic-Resonance-Spectroscopy and Modeling Study....Pages 2019-2025
Fatigue Damage Evaluation in Ceramic Matrix Composites....Pages 2027-2034
Application of Self Nulling Eddy Current Probe Technique to the Detection of Fatigue Crack Initiation and Control of Test Procedures....Pages 2035-2041
Eddy Current Calibration of Fatigue Cracks using EDM Notches....Pages 2043-2049
New Applications of Acoustic Emission to Materials Testing....Pages 2051-2058
Ultrasonic Characterization of Defects in Lap Joints....Pages 2059-2064
Pulsed Eddy-Current Measurements of Corrosion-Induced Metal Loss: Theory and Experiment....Pages 2065-2072
The Long Range Detection of Corrosion in Pipes Using Lamb Waves....Pages 2073-2080
Bragg Grating Corrosion Sensor....Pages 2081-2088
Design and Fabrication of Forged Ti-6Al-4V Blocks with Synthetic Ti-N Inclusions for Estimation of Detectability by Ultrasonic Signal-To-Noise....Pages 2089-2096
Modeling of Large Aperture Transducer Focusing in Cylindrical Billets....Pages 2097-2104
Ultrasonic Inspection of Titanium Alloys with a Time Reversal Mirror....Pages 2105-2112
A Signal-To-Noise Ratio Comparison of Ultrasonic Transducers for C-Scan Imaging in Titanium....Pages 2113-2120
Ultrasonic Signal Characterizations of Flat-Bottom Holes in Titanium Alloys: Experiment and Theory....Pages 2121-2128
The Practical Application of Grain Noise Models in Titanium Billets and Forgings....Pages 2129-2136
A Multizone Technique for Billet Inspection....Pages 2137-2144
Operational Performance of a Multizone Billet Inspection System....Pages 2145-2151
Applied Stress Measurement in Steel for Fatigue Load Monitoring....Pages 2153-2160
Modeling of Electromagnetic NDE of Civil Structures....Pages 2161-2168
Ultrasonic Evaluation of Damage in Concrete Bridge Deck Pavements....Pages 2169-2176
Acoustic Tomography for Qualitative Nondestructive Evaluation (QNDE) of Structural Concrete using a New Ultrasonic Scanner Source....Pages 2177-2184
An Application of Direct-Sequence Spread-Spectrum Ultrasonic to Global Inspection of Bridge Components....Pages 2185-2192
Accuracy Improvement of Ultrasonic Inspection for Civil Structures and Materials....Pages 2193-2200
Quantitative Analysis of Acoustic Emission Waveforms and Practical Application to Civil Structures in Japan....Pages 2201-2208
Nondestructive Characterization of FRP Composites with Applications for Highway Structures....Pages 2209-2214
Evaluation of Concrete using Acoustic Tomography....Pages 2215-2222
Residual Stress Analysis using Multiparameter Tomographic Reconstruction....Pages 2223-2230
Application of Ultrasonic Phased Arrays to Inspection of Plastic Pressure Vessels....Pages 2231-2237
Software Package and Application Systems in Meat Quality Evaluation and Prediction for Live Animals and Carcasses....Pages 2239-2244
Ultrasonic Detection System Based on Two-Wave Mixing in Photorefractive Gaas Crystal....Pages 2245-2251
Applications of Non Contact Ultrasonic Evaluation....Pages 2253-2260
High Performance Scanning System to Explore Ultrasonic Oblique Wave Reflection in Composite Laminates....Pages 2261-2268
Field Demonstrations of the Dripless Bubbler Ultrasonic Scanner....Pages 2269-2276
Development of Wide Band Pulser with Step-Function Waveform....Pages 2277-2284
Design and Analysis of two Lab-Grade Prototype Instruments for Direct-Sequence Spread-Spectrum Ultrasonic Evaluation (DSSSUE)....Pages 2285-2292
Concept Validation and Detectability Limitations for Direct-Sequence Spread-Spectrum Ultrasonic Evaluation System....Pages 2293-2300
Calibration of Commercial Eddy Current Instruments for Quantitative NDE....Pages 2301-2308
Computerized Automatic Eddy Current System for Inspection of Surface Cracks on Oil-Well Sucker Rods....Pages 2309-2316
A New Electromagnetic Instrument for Thickness Gauging of Conductive Materials....Pages 2317-2324
Magneprobe: A Computerized Portable System for Non Destructive Evaluation of Surface Conditions in Ferritic Components....Pages 2325-2329
Sherlock, A MS Windows Prototype System for General Purpose Image-Based Industrial Inspection....Pages 2331-2338
Industrial System Development for Volumetric Integrity Verification and Analysis....Pages 2339-2346
Neural Network Applications Laboratory Implemented at the San Antonio Air Logistics Center....Pages 2347-2351
CIVA Workstation for NDE: Mixing of NDE Techniques and Modeling....Pages 2353-2360
Digital Phase Demodulation in Heterodyne Interferometry....Pages 2361-2368
New Progress on Fatigue Monitoring System....Pages 2369-2374
AC Photovoltaic Detection of Buried Structures of Semiconductor Wafers....Pages 2375-2382
Statistic Approach Based on “Monte-Carlo Simulation” to Calculate Inspection Reliability for Multiple Site Damage....Pages 2383-2390
POD Assessment of NDI Procedures- Results of a Round Robin Test....Pages 2391-2398
Ultrasonic Inspection of Acoustically “Noisy” Materials....Pages 2399-2404
Quantitative Evaluation of Neural Networks for NDE Applications Using the ROC Curve....Pages 2405-2412
Issues on Reproducibility/Reliability of Magnetic NDE Methods....Pages 2413-2420
Handbook of Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) Capability and Reliability....Pages 2421-2425
Availability of Training in Visual Inspection for the AIR Transport Industry....Pages 2427-2434
The Iowa Demonstration Laboratory for NDE Applications — A New Approach to NDE Technology Transfer....Pages 2435-2442
Back Matter....Pages 2443-2480