Using Physical Models of the Testing Process in the Determination of Probability of Detection

Materials Evaluation

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 861-865

  Thompson, R Bruce ^a  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Eddy current; Probability of detection; Radiography; Simulation; Ultrasonics; Validation

Indexed keywords

EDDY CURRENT TESTING; ULTRASONIC TESTING; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

EDDY-CURRENT; EMPIRICAL TECHNIQUES; NUMBER OF FACTORS; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL MODELLING; PROBABILITY OF DETECTION; SIMULATION; TEST SYSTEMS; TESTING PROCESS; VALIDATION;

PROBABILITY;

EID: 0001002042     PISSN: 00255327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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