Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv
Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge Based Systems: Origins, Methods and Opportunities for NDE....Pages 1-20
UK Developments in Theoretical Modeling for NDT....Pages 21-35
On The Direct and Inverse Elastic Wave Scattering Problem to Characterize Damage in Materials....Pages 37-43
Time Dependent Pulse Propagation and Scattering in Elastic Solids; an Asymptotic Theory....Pages 45-50
Ultrasonic Surface and Bulk Wave Interaction with Fluid-Saturated Porous Solids....Pages 51-57
Interactive Diffraction of a Plane Longitudinal Wave by a Pair of Coplanar Central Cracks in an Elastic Solid....Pages 59-68
Ultrasonic Scattering by Planar and Non-Planar Cracks....Pages 69-78
Acoustic Wave Scattering from a Circular Crack: Comparison of Different Computational Methods....Pages 79-86
3-D Modeling of Ultrasonic Scattering from Intergranular Stress Corrosion Cracks....Pages 87-92
Application of Models for IGSCC Inspection....Pages 93-100
Plate Modes Generated by Emats for NDE of Planar Flaws....Pages 101-108
Reflection of Bounded Acoustic Beams from a Layered Solid....Pages 109-116
Application of Forward and Inverse Scattering Models for Ultrasonic Waves in Complex Layered Structures....Pages 117-124
Finite Element Studies of Transient Wave Propagation....Pages 125-133
Modeling Ultrasonic Waves Using Finite Difference Methods....Pages 135-144
Eddy Current Response to Three-Dimensional Flaws by the Boundary Element Method....Pages 145-151
On Boundary Integral Equation Method for Field Distribution under Cracked Metal Surface....Pages 153-160
Applications of the Volume Integral Technique to Modeling Impedance Changes Due to Surface Cracks....Pages 161-168
Eddy Current Induction by a Coil near a Conducting Edge in 2D....Pages 169-175
3-D Eddy Current Nondestructive Testing Modeling for Surface Flaws....Pages 177-183
Eddy-Current Probe Interaction with Subsurface Cracks....Pages 185-192
Recent Studies in Modeling for the A.C. Field Measurement Technique....Pages 193-200
Three Dimensional Finite Element Modeling....Pages 201-209
A Computational Model for Electromagnetic Interactions with Advanced Composites....Pages 211-215
Fundamentals of Thermal Wave Physics....Pages 217-225
Classical and Quantum Mechanical Aspects of Thermal Wave Physics....Pages 227-235
Temporal Behavior of Modulated Reflectance Signal in Silicon....Pages 237-244
Modulated Reflectance Measurement of Reactive-Ion and Plasma Etch Damage in Silicon Wafers....Pages 245-251
Picosecond Transient Thermoreflectance: Time-Resolved Studies of Thin Film Thermal Transport....Pages 253-262
Probing Through the Gas-Solid Interface with Thermal Waves: A Study of the Temperature Distribution in the Gas and in the Solid....Pages 263-270
Reflection-Mirage Measurements of Thermal Diffusivity....Pages 271-275
Coating Thickness Determination Using Time Dependent Surface Temperature Measurements....Pages 277-284
Nondestructive Characterization of Coatings on Metal Alloys....Pages 285-291
Thermal Wave Techniques for Imaging and Characterization of Materials....Pages 293-299
Numerical Calculations of Acoustic Emission....Pages 301-309
Point-Source/Point-Receiver Materials Testing....Pages 311-320
Thermally Induced Acoustic Emission in Homogeneous Metals and Composites....Pages 321-329
Internal Monitoring of Acoustic Emission in Graphite-Epoxy Composites Using Imbedded Optical Fiber Sensors....Pages 331-335
Application of Pattern Recognition Techniques to Acoustic Emission from Steel and Aluminum....Pages 337-343
Digital Acquisition and Analysis of Acoustic Emission Signals for Crack Site Initiation Studies....Pages 345-351
Effect of Temperature and Heat Treatment on Crack Growth Acoustic Emission in 7075 Aluminum....Pages 353-360
A Semi-Adaptive Approach to In-Flight Monitoring Using Acoustic Emission....Pages 361-369
Real-Time Aircraft Structural Monitoring Using Acoustic Emission....Pages 371-377
Quantitative Analysis of Real-Time Radiographic Systems....Pages 379-387
Spatial Resolution of Linear Array Xenon Ionization Chamber X-Ray Detectors....Pages 389-399
Engineering Tomography: A Quantitative NDE Tool....Pages 401-410
A Linearization Beam-Hardening Correction Method for X-Ray Computed Tomographic Imaging of Structural Ceramics....Pages 411-419
Photon CT Scanning of Advanced Ceramic Materials....Pages 421-432
Applications of Film Tomography Technique for QNDE....Pages 433-440
NDE of Polymer Composites Using Magnetic Resonance Techniques....Pages 441-447
Proton NMR Imaging of Green State Ceramics....Pages 449-457
Optical Generation of Coherent Ultrahigh Frequency Surface Waves....Pages 459-465
Use of a Chirp Waveform in Pulsed Eddy Current Crack Detection....Pages 467-472
A New Method for the Measurement of Ultrasonic Absorption in Polycrystalline Materials....Pages 473-481
A Single Transducer Broadband Technique for Leaky Lamb Wave Detection....Pages 483-490
Simultaneous Measurements of Ultrasonic Phase Velocity and Attenuation in Solids....Pages 491-499
Shear Wave Imaging of Surface and Near-Surface Flaws in Ceramics....Pages 501-508
A Real-Time Saft System Applied to the Ultrasonic Inspection of Nuclear Reactor Components....Pages 509-517
On the Ultrasonic Imaging of Tube/Support Structure of Power Plant Steam Generators....Pages 519-525
Eddy Current Imaging for Material Surface Mapping....Pages 527-534
Imaging of Advanced Composites with a Low-Frequency Acoustic Microscope....Pages 535-542
Acoustic Microscopy Using Amplitude and Phase Measurements....Pages 543-551
Acoustic Microscopy: Materials Art and Materials Science....Pages 553-562
Ultrasonic Inversion: A Direct and an Indirect Method....Pages 563-571
Imaging of Flaws in Solids by Velocity Inversion....Pages 573-583
Characterization of Flaw Shape and Orientation Using Ultrasonic Angular Scans....Pages 585-594
Reconstruction of the Electromagnetic Wavefield from Scattering Data....Pages 595-599
Uniform Field Eddy Current Probe: Experiments and Inversion for Realistic Flaws....Pages 601-610
Inversion of Eddy Current Data and the Reconstruction of Flaws, Part 1: Acquisition of Data....Pages 611-617
Inversion of Eddy Current Data and the Reconstruction of Flaws Part 2: Inversion of Data....Pages 619-626
A Pulsed Laser/Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducer Approach to Ultrasonic Sensor Needs for Steel Processing....Pages 627-638
Development and Comparison of Beam Models for Two-Media Ultrasonic Inspection....Pages 639-647
Transducer Models for the Finite Element Simulation of Ultrasonic NDT Phenomena....Pages 649-655
Transducer Radiation Modeling for Ultrasonic Inspection Purposes....Pages 657-666
Technique for Generation of Unipolar Ultrasonic Pulses....Pages 667-676
Acoustic Transducers and Lens Design for Acoustic Microscopy....Pages 677-685
Field Mapping and Performance Characterization of Commercial Eddy Current Probes....Pages 687-694
Design and Characterization of Uniform Field Eddy Current Probes....Pages 695-703
Assessment of Eddy Current Probe Interactions with Defect Geometry and Operating Parameter Variations....Pages 705-712
Effects of Shielding on Properties of Eddy Current Probes with Ferrite Cup Cores....Pages 713-719
Pickup Coil Spacing Effects on Eddy Current Reflection Probe Sensitivity....Pages 721-725
Eddy Current Probe Performance Variability....Pages 727-735
Capacitive Arrays for Robotic Sensing....Pages 737-743
Inductive Sensor Arrays for NDE and Robotics....Pages 745-750
Optical Range Finder....Pages 751-757
The Effect of Oxygen on the Ion-Acoustic Signal Generation Process....Pages 759-766
Application of Additive Regional Kalman Filtering to X-Ray Images in NDE....Pages 767-772
An Image Segmentation Algorithm for Nonfilm Radiography....Pages 773-779
Applications of Digital Image Enhancement Techniques for Improved Ultrasonic Imaging of Defects in Composite Materials....Pages 781-789
An Improved Defect Classification Algorithm Based on Fuzzy Set Theory....Pages 791-798
Frequency Modulated (FM) Time Delay-Domain Thermal Wave Techniques, Instrumentation and Detection: A Review of the Emerging State of the Art in QNDE Applications....Pages 799-806
An A Priori Knowledge Based Wiener Filtering Approach to Ultrasonic Scattering Amplitude Estimation....Pages 807-813
Signal Processing of Leaky Lamb Wave Data for Defect Imaging in Composite Laminates....Pages 815-824
A Highly Interactive System for Processing Large Volumes of Ultrasonic Testing Data....Pages 825-830
Ultrasonic Flaw Detection Using a Time Shifted Moving Average....Pages 831-838
An Update on Automatic Positioning, Inspection, and Signal Processing Techniques in the RFC/NDE Inspection System....Pages 839-848
Multiparameter Methods with Pulsed Eddy Currents....Pages 849-854
An Efficient Technique for Storing Eddy Current Signals....Pages 855-862
Image Processing and Artificial Intelligence for Detection and Interpretation of Ultrasonic Test Signals....Pages 863-870
An Expert System for Ultrasonic Materials Characterization and NDE....Pages 871-878
Development of an Expert System for Ultrasonic Flaw Classification....Pages 879-887
SIIA: A Knowledge-Based Assistant for the Saft Ultrasonic Inspection System....Pages 889-897
An AI Approach to the Eddy Current Defect Characterization Problem....Pages 899-906
Design and Operation of a Dual-Bridge Ultrasonic Inspection System for Composite Materials....Pages 907-913
Using a Squirter to Perform Pulse-Echo Ultrasonic Inspections of Gas Turbine Engine Components: The Pros and Cons....Pages 915-923
An Apparatus for the Automated Nondestructive Testing of Electroexplosive Devices Using the Electrothermal Transient Technique....Pages 925-932
An Automated Real-Time Imaging System for Inspection of Composite Structures in Aircraft....Pages 933-941
System of Inspection Assisted by Microprocessor....Pages 943-949
A Semi-Automatic System for the Ultrasonic Measurement of Texture....Pages 951-956
Model-Based Ultrasonic NDE System Qualification Methodology....Pages 957-965
Crack Sizing by the Time-of-Flight Diffraction Method, in the Light of Recent International Round-Robin Trials, (UKAEA, DDT and PISC II)....Pages 967-976
Results of the Phase I Reliability Test on the RFC/NDE Eddy Current Station....Pages 977-985
Analysis of the RFC/NDE System Performance Evaluation Experiments....Pages 987-994
Application of the RFC/NDE System Testing Results....Pages 995-1002
Status of Advanced UT Systems for the Nuclear Industry....Pages 1003-1011
The Detection of Cracks under Installed Fasteners by Means of a Scanning Eddy-Current Method....Pages 1013-1017
Real Defects for Verification of Ultrasonic Testing Models....Pages 1019-1022
Toughness and Flaw Responses in Nontransforming Ceramics: Implications for NDE....Pages 1023-1032
NDE of Fiber and Whisker-Reinforced Ceramics....Pages 1033-1045
Continuum Modeling of Ultrasonic Behavior in Fluid-Loaded Fibrous Composite Media with Applications to Ceramic and Metal Matrix Composites....Pages 1047-1056
Multiparameter Ultrasonic Evaluation of Ceramic Matrix Composites....Pages 1057-1064
Detection of Ultrasonic Waves Propagating in Boron/Aluminum and Steel/Lucite Composite Materials....Pages 1065-1073
Interface Effects on Attenuation and Phase Velocities in Metal-Matrix Composites....Pages 1075-1084
Ultrasonic Dispersion in Fluid-Coupled Composite Plates....Pages 1085-1092
Measurement of Ultrasonic Wavespeeds in Off-Axis Directions of Composite Materials....Pages 1093-1101
Effects of Reflection and Refraction of Ultrasonic Waves on the Angle Beam Inspection of Anisotropic Composite Material....Pages 1103-1110
Evaluation of Anisotropic Properties of Graphite-Epoxy Composites Using Lamb Waves....Pages 1111-1118
Acoustic Wave Reflection from Water/Laminated Composite Interfaces....Pages 1119-1128
Guided Interface Waves....Pages 1129-1136
Analytical Treatment of Polar Backscattering from Porous Composites....Pages 1137-1146
Porosity Characterization in Fiber-Reinforced Composites by Use of Ultrasonic Backscatter....Pages 1147-1156
Ultrasonic Characterization of Porosity in Composite Materials by Time Delay Spectrometry....Pages 1157-1163
Ultrasonic Characterization of Cylindrical Porosity — A Model Study....Pages 1165-1174
A Morphological Study of Porosity Defects in Graphite-Epoxy Composites....Pages 1175-1184
Evaluation of Porosity in Graphite-Epoxy Composite by Frequency Dependence of Ultrasonic Attenuation....Pages 1185-1193
Defect and Damage Characterization in Composite Materials....Pages 1195-1202
Characterization of Impact Damage in Composites....Pages 1203-1211
Ultrasonic Techniques to Produce Damage Profiles through the Thickness of a Sample....Pages 1213-1220
Estimating Residual Strength in Filament Wound Casings from Nondestructive Evaluation of Impact Damage....Pages 1221-1230
Photoacoustic Microscopy of Ceramics Using Laser Heterodyne Detection....Pages 1231-1240
Imbedded Optical Fiber Sensor of Differential Strain in Composites....Pages 1241-1245
Ultrasonic Signal Analysis of Composite Structures Using the Entire Waveform....Pages 1247-1255
Processing of Thermoplastic Matrix Composites....Pages 1257-1265
Dynamic Viscosity Measurements of Fluids Employing Resonance Characteristics of a Piezoelectric Element Vibrating in the Shear Mode....Pages 1267-1276
Non-Destructive Evaluation of the Curing of Resin and Prepreg Using an Acoustic Waveguide Sensor....Pages 1277-1285
Process Monitoring of Polymer Matrix Composites Using Fluorescence Probes....Pages 1287-1295
Dynamic Dielectric Analysis for Nondestructive Cure Monitoring and Process Control....Pages 1297-1306
Atomic Force Microscopy: General Principles and a New Implementation....Pages 1307-1314
Scanning Differential Contrast Microscopy....Pages 1315-1326
Nondestructive Submicron Dimensional Metrology Using the Scanning Electron Microscope....Pages 1327-1338
Thermal and Plasma Waves in Semiconductors....Pages 1339-1346
Thermal Wave Characterization of Coated Surfaces....Pages 1347-1352
Nondestructive Characterization of Polishing Damage in Silicon Wafers Using Modulated Reflectance Mapping....Pages 1353-1360
Measurement of Semiconductor Transport Properties Using Scanned Modulated Reflectance....Pages 1361-1368
Room Temperature Photo-Luminescence Imaging of Dislocations in GaAs Wafers....Pages 1369-1376
Applications of NDE to the Processing of Metals....Pages 1377-1393
NDE Methods for Determination of Thermal History and Mechanical Properties of Al-Li Alloys....Pages 1395-1402
Nondestructive Characterization of Aluminum Alloys....Pages 1403-1409
Ultrasonic Attenuation Measurement by Backscattering Analysis....Pages 1411-1418
The Effect of Nonspherical Pores and Multiple Scattering on the Ultrasonic Characterization of Porosity....Pages 1419-1424
Ultrasonic Reflection from Rough Surfaces in Water....Pages 1425-1433
Surface Roughness Effects in Porosity Assessment by Ultrasonic Attenuation Spectroscopy....Pages 1435-1442
Ultrasonic NDE of Green-State Ceramics by Focused Through-Transmission....Pages 1443-1452
The Influence of High-Temperature Creep on the Ultrasonic Velocity in Alloy 800H....Pages 1453-1462
Ultrasonic Determination of Recrystallization....Pages 1463-1473
Materials Characterization by Ultrasonic Attenuation Spectral Analysis....Pages 1475-1483
Radiographic Detection of 100 Å Thickness Variations in 1-μm-Thick Coatings on Submillimeter-Diameter Laser Fusion Targets....Pages 1485-1494
A Comparison of Predictions and Measurements of the Acoustoelastic Response of a Textured Aggregate....Pages 1495-1503
The Role of Texture Development and Dislocations in Acoustoelasticity during Plane Deformation....Pages 1505-1514
The Use of Ultrasonics for Texture Monitoring in Aluminum Alloys....Pages 1515-1524
Influence of Plate Wave Characteristics on the Angular Dependence of Ultrasonic Velocities....Pages 1525-1531
Ultrasonic Separation of Stress and Texture Effects in Polycrystalline Aggregates....Pages 1533-1540
Illustration of Texture with Ultrasonic Pole Figures....Pages 1541-1548
An Ultrasonic Technique for Axial Bolt-Stress Determination....Pages 1549-1557
Measurement of Thermal Stress in Railroad Rails Using Ultrasonic SH Waves....Pages 1559-1566
Ultrasonic Characterization of Residual Stress and Texture in Cast Steel Railroad Wheels....Pages 1567-1575
Ultrasonic Studies of Stresses and Plastic Deformation in Steel During Tension and Compression....Pages 1577-1584
Uniaxial Stress Effects on the Low-Field Magnetoacoustic Interactions in Low and Medium Carbon Steels....Pages 1585-1592
Compressive Stress Effects on the Ultrasonic Detection of Cracks in Welds....Pages 1593-1600
Determining Crack Tip Shielding by Means of Acoustic Transmission and Diffraction Measurements....Pages 1601-1607
Ultrasonic Attenuation as a Trace of Growth of Fatigue Crack in Steels....Pages 1609-1615
Resolution of Closely-Spaced Machining-Damage-Induced Surface Cracks in Ceramics....Pages 1617-1623
Evaluation of Strain-Induced Surface Changes by Optical Correlation....Pages 1625-1632
NDE Positron Study of Cu And Cu-Al Alloys Thermally Charged with Hydrogen and Deformed....Pages 1633-1640
On-Line Inspection of Ferromagnetic Materials Using Magnetic NDE Methods....Pages 1641-1650
Residual Leakage Field Modeling....Pages 1651-1658
The Computation of Fields and Signals due to Ferromagnetic Anomalies....Pages 1659-1664
Magnetomechanical Effect in Iron and Nickel Polycrystals During Cyclic Loading....Pages 1665-1672
Improved Interpretation of the Downhole Casing Inspection Logs for Two Strings of Pipes....Pages 1673-1679
Investigation of the Microstructural Dependence of the Magnetic Properties of 4130 Alloy Steels and Carbon Steels for NDE....Pages 1681-1690
Electromagnetic Nondestructive Evaluation of Surface Decarburization on Steels : Feasibility and Possible Applications....Pages 1691-1699
Ultrasonic Characterization of Diffusion Bonds....Pages 1701-1706
Origin of Spurious Ultrasonic Echoes in Stainless Steel Piping with Weld Overlay....Pages 1707-1714
In-Process Ultrasonic Evaluation of Spot Weld Quality....Pages 1715-1722
Ultrasonic Detection of Weld Bead Geometry....Pages 1723-1730
Sizing Canted Flaws in Weldments Using Low-Frequency Emats....Pages 1731-1736
Ultrasonic NDE of Tubing Pinch Welds....Pages 1737-1746
Ultrasonic Evaluation and Imaging of Tube Closure Welds....Pages 1747-1753
NDE Characterization of Metallic Interfaces....Pages 1755-1762
Ultrasonic NDE of Integrally Fabricated Turbine Rotors....Pages 1763-1771
Thermal Wave Evaluation of Kapton-Laminated Copper Diffusion Bonds....Pages 1773-1777
Inspection of Bonded Assemblies Using Roller-Type Ultrasonic Probes without Coupling Fluid....Pages 1779-1785
An Ultrasonic F-Scan Inspection Technique for the Detection of Surface Preparation Variances in Adhesively Bonded Structures....Pages 1787-1795
Unified Life Cycle Engineering: An Emerging Design Concept....Pages 1797-1809
Discussion....Pages 1811-1826
Back Matter....Pages 1827-1857