Abstract
Nondestructive evaluation (NDE) is to materials and structures what CAT scanning is to the human body---an attempt to look inside without opening the body. It is in nature an inversion problem. While such problems present a formidable mathematical challenge, sophisticated new models and software are beginning to yield useful results. In this paper we discuss the solution of several inversion problems using the eddy-current volume-integral code, VIC-3D1. These problems, the reconstruction of flaws in steam-generator tubing, the determination of metallic plate thicknesses, and the reconstruction of conductivity profiles versus depth in metallic materials, are typical of the application of eddy-current NDE to process control and in-service inspection.
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Murphy, K., Sabbagh, H.A., Treece, J.C. (1995). Some Inversion Problems in Nondestructive Evaluation. In: Thompson, D.O., Chimenti, D.E. (eds) Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1987-4_107
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