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Quantitative Ultrasonic NDE with Models

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Previous chapters show that it is possible to model important factors that enter into an ultrasonic NDE measurement setup. These ultrasonic measurement models (and similar models being developed for other techniques, such as eddy currents and x-rays1 form the basis for a new quantitative NDE technology where entire NDE tests can be simulated and test parameters (including those associated with flaws) can be manipulated for engineering design and analysis. This new technology has a number of important practical applications.

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Schmerr, L.W. (1998). Quantitative Ultrasonic NDE with Models. In: Fundamentals of Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0142-2_14

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