Review of progress in quantitative nondestructive evaluation: volume 25 (AIP conference proceedings, 820) (2 volume set + CD-Rom)

This series provides a comprehensive review of the latest research results in quantitative nondestructive evaluation (NDE). Leading investigators working in government agencies, major industries, and universities present a broad spectrum of work extending from basic research to early engineering applications. Papers cover recent developments in essentially all measuring techniques (ultrasonics, electromagnetic, x-rays, thermal, acoustic emission, etc.) and their applications to flaw detection and structural reliability. Volume 25A covers such topics as fundamentals of elastic waves and ultrasonic techniques, guided waves, and laser ultrasonics, and nonlinear acoustics, aspects of all electromagnetic NDE including eddy currents, microwave and terahertz techniques, thermosonic technology, x-rays, and penetrant techniques, advances in signal processing, inversion, reconstruction, and imaging, research and development in ultrasonic fields, transducers and arrays. Volume 25B includes topics on NDE for engineered materials and processes including composites, adhesive bonds, films and coatings, materials characterization including properties and microstructure of nonferrous and ferrous materials, infrastructuve materials, residual stress and texture, and failure mechnisms, new NDE sensors, systems and applications, health monitoring, and process control, NDE reliability including probability of detection (POD), "benchmark" problems and detection reliability.