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Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers for Robotic Nondestructive Inspection in Harsh Environments [PDF]
Sensors, 2018 Elevated temperature, gamma radiation, and geometric constraints inside dry storage casks for spent nuclear fuel represent a harsh environment for nondestructive inspection of the cask and require that the inspection be conducted with a robotic system ...
Sungho Choi +3 more
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Nondestructive Inspection of Water Pipes: A Review [PDF]
SensorsPipe networks assure the transportation of primary commodities such as water, oil, and natural gas. Quantitative and early detection of defects avoids costly consequences.
Rileigh Nowroski +3 more
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A Deep Learning-Based Method for Stress Measurement Using Longitudinal Critically Refracted Waves [PDF]
SensorsAccurate stress measurement is essential to evaluating structural integrity and plays a pivotal role in the health monitoring and predicting the service life of steel infrastructures.
Yong Gan +7 more
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Concrete Structure Ultrasonic Testing Technology Research Latest Progress and Development Trend [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 Many concrete structures in use have safety problems due to material deterioration, actual construction defects, structural damage, etc. Therefore, nondestructive testing is required to determine the presence of defects.
Jia Yu, Wen Jia, Zhao Bo, Yang Chentao
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A Bulk Acoustic Wave Strain Sensor for Near-Field Passive Wireless Sensing
Sensors, 2023 Near-field passive wireless sensors can realize non-contact strain measurement, so these sensors have extensive applications in structural health monitoring. However, these sensors suffer from low stability and short wireless sensing distance. This paper
Xiyue Zou, Li Wen, Bin Hu
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On the Choice of Concrete Strength Inspection Methods of Ready-built Structures [PDF]
Инженерно-строительный журнал, 2011 The classification of concrete strength estimation methods used in the inspection of buildings and structures is given. Instrumentation working hours, the cost of equipment and work performance for different methods are considered.
A.V. Ulybin
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Applied Sciences, 2021 Welding defects must be inspected to verify that the welds meet the requirements of ship welded joints, and in welding defect inspection, among nondestructive inspections, radiographic inspection is widely applied during the production process.
Gwang-ho Yun +2 more
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Comparison of different types of focusing probes in pulsed eddy current testing
AIP Advances, 2022 Pulsed eddy current (PEC) testing has attracted widespread attention because of its unique advantages in detecting local defects in insulated pipes. In this paper, rectangular, U-shaped, and semicircular PEC focusing probes are designed, the magnetic ...
Fan Yang +5 more
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Sensors, 2020 Multiple wire twisted steel strands are commonly used to hoist elevators, concrete structures, etc. Due to frequent and long-time usage, the steel strands are subjected to corrosion, overloads, and aging, making strands may fail unexpectedly.
Edison Z.Y. Hou +3 more
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Foreword to the Special Issue on Terahertz Nondestructive Testing
Applied Sciences, 2021 It is my pleasure to introduce this Special Issue on “Terahertz Nondestructive Testing”, one of the most promising new technologies to be applied to non-destructive inspection problems [...]
Robert A. Smith
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