Electromagnetic and eddy current NDT: A review

Insight: Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 302-306

  Sophian, Ali ^a   Tian, Gui Yan ^a   Taylor, David ^a   Rudlin, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b TWI LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; MANUFACTURE; PETROCHEMICALS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TRANSPORTATION;

COMPLEX SYSTEMS INTEGRATION TECHNOLOGIES; DEFENSE INDUSTRIES;

EDDY CURRENT TESTING;

EID: 0035337070     PISSN: 13542575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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