Am.Soc. Nondestructive Testing

Ultrasonic testing, 3d ed.

Reflecting advances in equipment and computer technology which enable improved data collection and analysis, the third edition of this handbook on ultrasonic testing offers more extensive coverage of techniques such as phased arrays, guided waves, laser ultrasonics, and newer signal processing techniques, and covers a broader range of applications in the aerospace industry. After an introduction to ultrasonic testing, chapters cover ultrasonic wave propagation, generation and detection of ultrasound, ultrasonic pulse echo contact techniques, ultrasonic scanning, ultrasonic characterization of material properties, and applications in metals, chemistry, petroleum, electric power, infrastructure, and the aerospace, railroad, and marine industries. A 16-page glossary is included. The readership for the book includes third-year undergraduates in mechanical engineering and materials science. Workman is affiliated with the University of Alabama, and Kishoni is a business consultant. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)