Depth sizing of partial-contact stress corrosion cracks from ECT signals

NDT and E International

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 374-383

  Cheng, Weiying ^a   Kanemoto, Shigeru ^a   Komura, Ichiro ^a   Shiwa, Mitsuharu ^a  

^a Japan Power Engineering and Inspection Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

artificial neural network; Crack profile; Depth sizing; Eddy current testing; Stress corrosion crack

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDDY CURRENT TESTING; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELECTRIC SIGNAL SYSTEMS; NEURAL NETWORKS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK (ANN); CRACK CONDUCTIVITY; CRACK PROFILE; DEPTH CHARACTERIZATION SIGNAL FUNCTION (DCSF); DEPTH SIZING;

STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

EID: 33646030610     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2005.10.007     Document Type: Article

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