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Part I Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) and non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques |
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1 Introduction: the future of non-destructive evaluation (NDE) and structural health monitoring (SHM) |
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1.2 Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) and structural health monitoring (SHM) |
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1.3 Conclusion and future trends |
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2 Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of composites: acoustic emission (AE) |
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2.2 Fundamentals of acoustic emission (AE) |
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2.3 Acoustic emission (AE) testing |
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2.6 Sources of further information and advice |
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30 | (2) |
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32 | (1) |
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3 Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of composites: eddy current techniques |
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33 | (23) |
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33 | (2) |
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3.2 Eddy current testing: principles and technologies |
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3.3 High-frequency eddy current imaging of carbon fiber materials and carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRPs) composites |
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3.4 Analytical methods for data processing |
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48 | (6) |
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54 | (1) |
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4 Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of composites: introduction to shearography |
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4.2 The theoretical principles of shearography |
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4.3 The practical application of shearography |
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4.4 Shearography for non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of composite materials |
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4.5 Comparing shearography with other techniques |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (3) |
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4.7 Sources of further information and advice |
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79 | (1) |
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5 Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of composites: digital shearography |
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84 | (1) |
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5.2 Principles of digital shearography |
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5.3 The practical application of digital shearography |
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98 | (3) |
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5.4 Using digital shearography to test composites |
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101 | (8) |
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109 | (1) |
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5.7 References and further reading |
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6 Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of composites: dielectric techniques for testing partially or non-conducting composite materials |
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116 | (20) |
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116 | (2) |
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6.2 Low-frequency dielectric measurement of partially conductive and insulating composite materials |
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118 | (2) |
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6.3 Low-frequency dielectric cure monitoring |
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120 | (4) |
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6.4 Low-frequency dielectric measurement of water ingress into composite structures |
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124 | (3) |
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6.5 High-frequency measurements of dielectric properties |
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127 | (5) |
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132 | (1) |
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133 | (1) |
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7 Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of composites: using ultrasound to monitor the curing of composites |
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7.2 Types of thermosets used in composites |
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137 | (2) |
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7.3 Methods for monitoring composites |
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139 | (4) |
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7.4 Monitoring the degree of curing and the mechanical properties of composites |
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143 | (2) |
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7.5 Online process monitoring using ultrasound |
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145 | (9) |
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7.6 Using ultrasonic online process monitoring in practice: monitoring curing |
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154 | (6) |
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7.7 Using ultrasonic online process monitoring in practice: automotive engineering |
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160 | (18) |
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178 | (5) |
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Part II Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) techniques for adhesively bonded applications |
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8 Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of composites: dielectric methods for testing adhesive bonds in composites |
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185 | (35) |
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185 | (3) |
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8.2 The use of dielectric testing in cure monitoring |
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188 | (5) |
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8.3 The use of dielectric testing to check bond integrity |
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8.4 The use of dielectric testing to assess ageing of bonded joints |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (1) |
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9 Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of aerospace composites: methods for testing adhesively bonded composites |
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9.2 Adhesive bonding in the aerospace industry |
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221 | (1) |
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9.3 The role of non-destructive testing (NDT) in testing adhesive bonds |
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9.4 Non-destructive testing (NDT) methods |
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227 | (6) |
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9.5 Challenges in non-destructive testing (NDT) of adhesive bonds |
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233 | (2) |
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235 | (1) |
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9.7 Sources of further information and advice |
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236 | (1) |
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10 Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of composites: assessing debonding in sandwich panels using guided waves |
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10.2 Processing of wave signals |
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240 | (6) |
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10.3 Numerical simulation of wave propagation |
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246 | (6) |
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10.4 Debonding detection and assessment in sandwich beams |
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252 | (7) |
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10.5 Debonding detection in sandwich panels using time reversal |
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259 | (12) |
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10.6 Conclusion and future trends |
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271 | (3) |
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11 Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of composites: detecting delamination defects using mechanical impedance, ultrasonic and infrared thermographic techniques |
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279 | (28) |
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279 | (2) |
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11.2 Using mechanical impedance: disbonding in aluminium honeycomb structures |
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281 | (11) |
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11.3 Using ultrasonic `C' scanning: carbon fibre-reinforced (CFR) composites |
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292 | (3) |
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11.4 Using infrared thermography |
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295 | (6) |
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11.5 Conclusion: comparing different techniques |
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301 | (4) |
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305 | (2) |
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Part III Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) techniques in aerospace applications |
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12 Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of aerospace composites: application of infrared (IR) thermography |
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309 | (26) |
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12.1 Introduction: thermography as a non-destructive evaluation (NDE) technique |
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309 | (6) |
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12.2 Heat propagation in dynamic thermography |
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315 | (6) |
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12.3 Thermography in aerospace composites |
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321 | (11) |
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332 | (1) |
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12.5 References and further reading |
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332 | (3) |
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13 Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of aerospace composites: flaw characterisation |
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335 | (32) |
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335 | (2) |
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13.2 Fundamentals of heat diffusion |
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337 | (9) |
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13.3 Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of delaminations and planar inclusions |
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346 | (8) |
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13.4 Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of impact damage |
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354 | (2) |
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13.5 Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of porosity |
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356 | (3) |
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13.6 Experimental demonstration |
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359 | (4) |
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363 | (1) |
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364 | (3) |
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14 Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of aerospace composites: detecting impact damage |
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367 | (30) |
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367 | (2) |
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14.2 Effectiveness of infrared thermography |
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369 | (3) |
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372 | (12) |
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14.4 Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of different composite materials |
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384 | (8) |
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14.5 Conclusion and future trends |
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392 | (1) |
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393 | (1) |
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15 Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of aerospace composites: ultrasonic techniques |
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397 | (1) |
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15.2 Inspection of aerospace composites |
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398 | (4) |
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15.3 Ultrasonic inspection methods for aerospace composites |
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402 | (4) |
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15.4 Ultrasonic inspection of solid laminates |
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406 | (9) |
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15.5 Ultrasonic inspection of sandwich structures |
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415 | (4) |
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15.6 Ultrasonic non-destructive testing (NDT) instruments for aerospace composites |
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419 | (1) |
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420 | (1) |
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420 | (3) |
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16 Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of aerospace composites: acoustic microscopy |
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423 | (26) |
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423 | (1) |
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16.2 Case study: damage analysis using scanned image microscopy |
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424 | (7) |
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16.3 Case study: damage analysis using acoustic microscopy |
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16.4 Future trends: using embedded ultrasonic sensors for structural health monitoring of aerospace materials |
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440 | (4) |
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444 | (2) |
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17 Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of aerospace composites: structural health monitoring of aerospace structures using guided wave ultrasonics |
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449 | (32) |
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449 | (2) |
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17.2 Structural health monitoring (SHM) transducer systems |
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451 | (4) |
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17.3 Guided wave (GW) structural health monitoring (SHM) systems for composite structures |
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455 | (11) |
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466 | (2) |
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468 | (13) |
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Part IV Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) techniques in civil and marine applications |
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18 Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of composites: techniques for civil structures |
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483 | (32) |
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483 | (1) |
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18.2 Infrared thermography |
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484 | (17) |
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18.3 Ground penetrating radar (GPR) |
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501 | (6) |
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507 | (1) |
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18.5 Issues and challenges in using non-destructive evaluation (NDE) techniques |
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508 | (2) |
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19 Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of composites: application of thermography for defect detection in rehabilitated structures |
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515 | (27) |
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19.2 Principles of infrared (IR) thermography |
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517 | (1) |
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19.3 Using infrared (IR) thermography in practice: application to a bridge deck assembly |
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518 | (4) |
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19.4 Data collection methodology |
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522 | (4) |
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526 | (13) |
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20 Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of composites: using shearography to detect bond defects |
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20.3 The role of shearography in detecting defects |
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20.4 Field inspection of a fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)-strengthened bridge: a case study |
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552 | (2) |
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554 | (1) |
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21 Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of composites: use of acoustic emission (AE) techniques |
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21.2 Testing acoustic techniques |
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21.3 Challenges in using acoustic emission |
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22 Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of composites: microwave techniques |
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22.2 Electromagnetic (EM) properties of materials |
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22.3 Sensing architectures |
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22.4 Microwave surface imaging of fiber-reinforced polymer reinforced concrete (FRP RC) structures |
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22.5 Microwave sub-surface imaging of fiber-reinforced polymer reinforced concrete (FRP RC) structures |
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22.7 Sources of further information and advice |
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22.8 References and further reading |
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23 Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of composites: using fiber optic sensors |
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23.2 Fiber optic sensing technologies |
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23.3 Fiber optic sensors (FOSs) integrated with fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcements |
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624 | (1) |
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23.4 Fiber optic sensors (FOSs) monitoring fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) concrete interfacial bond behavior |
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23.5 Field applications of fiber optic sensors (FOSs) to fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) rehabilitated structures |
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627 | (1) |
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24 Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of composites: infrared (IR) thermography of wind turbine blades |
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634 | (1) |
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24.3 Infrared thermography (IRT) |
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636 | (3) |
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24.4 Signal processing techniques |
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24.5 Quality assurance and structural evaluation of glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) wind turbine blades |
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644 | (1) |
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24.6 Infrared thermography (IRT) standards |
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645 | (2) |
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25 Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of composites for marine structures: detecting flaws using infrared thermography (IRT) |
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649 | (1) |
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25.2 Infrared thermography (IRT) |
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25.3 Case study: non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of defects in a boat hull |
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651 | (3) |
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25.4 Assessing the effectiveness of infrared thermography (IRT) |
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654 | (11) |
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