NDE reliability gains from combining eddy-current and ultrasonic testing

NDT and E International

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 351-362

  Horn, D ^a   Mayo, W R ^a  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DECISION THEORY; EDDY CURRENT TESTING; INSPECTION; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; SENSOR DATA FUSION; STATISTICAL METHODS; ULTRASONIC TESTING;

DETECTION PROBABILITY;

NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

EID: 0033687288     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0963-8695(99)00058-4     Document Type: Article

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