Use of acoustic emission techniques for detection of discontinuities

Materials Evaluation

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1215-1222

  Benz, Ana E G ^a  

^a I   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acoustic emission; AE; Discontinuities; Literature review

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; CRACK DETECTION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FOSSIL FUELS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR FUELS; SAFETY VALVES; STEAM GENERATORS; STEAM POWER PLANTS; CRACKS; LEAK DETECTION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES; PRESSURE VESSELS;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION DETECTION; ACOUSTIC-EMISSION TECHNIQUES; ACOUSTIC-EMISSIONS; AE; DETECTION-OF-DISCONTINUITIES; DISCONTINUITY; LITERATURE REVIEWS; LOOSE PARTS; PRESSURE BOUNDARY; PRESSURE TUBES;

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING;

DISCONTINUITIES DETECTION; PRESSURIZED COMPONENTS;

EID: 0032183457     PISSN: 00255327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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