Non-destructive test and evaluation of materials /
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| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
McGraw-Hill Education LLC.,
c2011.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- A. Dedication
- B. Foreword
- C. Preface to the second edition
- D. Preface to the first edition
- E. Acknowledgements
- F. Authors' profiles
- 1. Introduction
- Non-destructive test and evaluation technology: an overview
- Materials, manufacturing processes and non-destructive testing materials
- Designs and non-destructive testing
- Ethics, morality and technology of nde
- 2. Radiography
- Sources of x and gamma rays and their interaction with matter
- Equipment
- General radiographic procedure
- Radiographic technique and acceptance standard
- Special radiographic techniques
- Safety aspects of industrial radiography
- 3. Ultrasonics
- Principle of wave propagation
- Reflection, refraction, diffraction, mode conversion and attenuation
- Sound field
- Piezo-electric effect
- Ultrasonic transducers and their characteristics
- Ultrasonic equipment and variables affecting ultrasonic test
- Ultrasonic testing
- Interpretations and guidelines for acceptance/rejection
- Effectiveness and limitations of ultrasonic testing
- 4. Liquid penetrant test
- Liquid penetrant test basic concepts
- Liquid penetrant system
- Test procedure
- Effectiveness and limitations of liquid penetrant testing
- 5. Magnetic particle test
- Magnetic materials
- Magnetization of materials
- Demagnetization of materials
- Principle of magnetic particle test
- Magnetic particle test equipment
- Magnetic particle test procedure
- Standardization and calibration
- Interpretation and evaluation
- Effective applications and limitations of the magnetic particle test.
- 6. Eddy current test
- Principle of eddy current
- Eddy current test system
- Applications of eddy current testing
- Effectiveness of eddy current testing
- 7. Other topics
- Thermal infrared testing
- Acoustic emission
- Leak testing
- 8. Non-destructive test of fiber re-inforced composites
- Specific methods
- Defects in composites and their effect
- Structural significance of defects and acceptance criteria
- Repair of composites and nde
- Application of composites
- 9. Industrial applications of nde
- Span of nde activities
- Railways
- Nuclear, non-nuclear and chemical industries
- Aircraft and aerospace industries
- Automotive industries
- Offshore gas and petroleum projects
- Coal mining industry
- 10. Probability of defect detection and nde
- 11. Modern trends in nde
- A. Appendix
- Table of constants
- X-ray absorption coefficient
- Frequency, wavelength and energy of electromagnetic radiations
- Near zone/angle of beam divergence
- Decibel-power ratio relationship
- Conversion table
- Resistivity and conductivity of materials
- Conversion factors
- Density modulus, ultrasonic velocity and specific acoustic impedance of materials
- B. References.