Construction weld testing procedures using ultrasonic phased arrays

Materials Evaluation

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-33

  Moles, Michael ^a   Zhang, Jinchi ^b  

^a R/D Tech   (Canada)

^b R/D Tech   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONSTRUCTION; DEFECTS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PIPELINES; PRESSURE VESSELS; RAY TRACING; SCANNING; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; WELDS;

DISCONTINUITY DETECTION; RASTER SCANS; SECTORIAL SCANS; ULTRASONIC PHASED ARRAYS;

ULTRASONIC TESTING;

EID: 13844256916     PISSN: 00255327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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