Books about Nondestructive testing
Nondestructive testing (found 1572 titles)
Author: Peter J. ShullPublisher: CRC Press
Publication date: 2002-05-08
ISBN: 0824788729
Pages: 848
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Price: $104.95
Details both conventional and forthcoming NDE technologies. Instructs on current practices, common methods and equipment applications, and the potential and limitations of current NDE methods.
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A good choice (2010-02-06)
I have been working with nondestructive evaluation since 2007 in the biggest petroil company of Brazil. I also work with the teaching of these techniques and I'm always looking for good quality material to improve my classes.
This book was certainly a great investment. Written with clear language, the authors made a good blend of basic and advanced information regarding to the most used nondestructive tests.
Nondestructive Evaluation 101 and why I like it so much! (2002-06-26)
It takes a village to raze a barn, and Mr. Shull proves it! I've be destroying things for the majority of my life and Mr. Shulls' techniques have been invaluable. I almost broke my keyboard while typing this review. Luckily his book is holding up half my computer table. The lush illustrations remind me of a warm, wet forest caught between two antlers. I couldn't remember. This story provides the impetus for supplying every 4-year old with razor/hammer/screwdrivers for building a special place beyond the magic world of the abandoned refrigerator. Aboriginally speaking, Nondestructive Evaluation: Theory, Techniques, and Applications is worth every penny of... (what) it costs.
Author: Joseph L. RosePublisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 2004-09-16
ISBN: 0521548896
Pages: 476
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Price: $65.00
Ultrasonic wave techniques, used increasingly in areas ranging from nondestructive inspection of materials to medical diagnosis, evolved from basic physical principles of wave mechanics. This profusely illustrated text brings together basic physics and modern applications. Joseph Rose explains the physical principles of wave propagation and then relates them to ultrasonic wave mechanics and the more recent guided wave techniques used to inspect and evaluate aircraft, power plants, and pipelines in chemical processing plants. He stresses mechanics, mathematics, and modeling throughout the book, establishing the framework for practical applications. Among topics covered are wave propagation in plates, rods, hollow cylinders, and multiple layers in solid and composite materials; reflection and refraction; surface and subsurface waves; and horizontal shear wave propagation. Appendices provide background information on ultrasonic nondestructive testing, elasticity theory, complex variables, and key wave propagation experiments. The text is complemented by 344 illustrations, laboratory experiments, and 272 exercises.
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This is a great book (2005-09-24)
Everyone engaged in the work of NDE should keep it.
Comprehensive Book of Ultrasonics for NDT (2004-03-04)
Dr. Rose has presented a text for students, engineers and reseachers that covers the wide ranging field of Ultrasonic waves in solid media. While those of us working in the field represent a fairly small set of practioners, anyone doing work in this industry beyond simple UT examination will find this book very helpful. It is most directed towards graduate students and researchers but it has a wealth of information for engineers and practicioners who want a higher level of understanding. You can gain as much as you wish from this book both in terms of mathematical theory as well as practical applied information. My only critique would be that there is a large body of work by Dr. R.B. Thompson regarding ultrasonic lamb waves that did not make it into the reference lists. Overall though, the book should become a standard for those working in this industry. It's list of references is fairly complete and useful.
Author: ASM InternationalPublisher: ASM International
Publication date: 1989-10-01
ISBN: 0871700239
Pages: 795
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Price: $264.00
The basic principles of each method along with its corresponding capabilities are outlined in 23 separate articles. Detailed information is provided on commonly used methods such as liquid penetrant, magnetic particle, eddy current and radiographic inspection, digital image enhancement, ultrasonic inspection, tomography, and real-time radiography.
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Work Founders on Internal Inconsistency (1999-04-06)
The topic of the work, nondestructive evaluation (NDE), contains all of the tests which engineers use to detect flaws in materials. The possibility of employing these tests raises several questions. In particular: 1) Would it be worthwhile to employ such a test? and 2)If so, which test should be chosen of all the possibilities? The work proposes an approach to answering these questions but founders on an internal inconsistency.
The approach suggested employs the well established discipline of statistical decision theory. One estimates the probabilities of false negative and false positive error. From them, one answers question 1) by computing the expected benefit. One answers question 2) by computing the expected benefits of all of the possible tests and ranking them according to this criterion. This approach is standard in a number of diagnostic fields, including medical diagnosis.
In medicine, tests are designed for this approach. For example, a physician declares each element of a clinical population as positive or negative for liver cancer and a definitive test is available to determine whether each declaration is true or false. The probability of a false positive in cancer-free patients is then defined as the proportion of cancer-free patients declared positive for cancer and the probability of a false negative in cancer-bearing patients as the proportion of cancer-bearing patients declared negative for cancer.
A requirement for the success of this approach is that, after the patients have been diagnosed, there is a one-to-one relationship between the set of false positive events and the set of patients who are falsely diagnosed as positive. The same is true for the sets of false negative, true negative and true positive events. When this relationship is present, an important axiom of probability theory is preserved. This axiom is known as Unit Measure.
However, though the work assumes the preservation of Unit Measure, NDE violates it (see "Erratic Measure," in NDE for the Energy Industry-1995, pp. 1-6. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY). In this way, the work's answer to whether one should employ NDE collapses. So does its answer to which of NDE's tests should be used.
Publisher: Bullbrier Press
Publication date: 1997-06-01
ISBN: 0961261064
Pages: 339
Price: $35.00
This book gives a thorough presentation of this innovative method for the nondestructive investigation of the integrity of concrete structures by the engineers who invented and developed the process, and is a handbook supporting the proper use of the test instrument. The text, using occasional equations, presents in detail the theory behind a new, now thoroughly proven, method of structural testing. Examples of applied evaluations include delaminations, cracks, unconsolidated concrete, layered structures (including asphalt-covered), bonding, post-tensioned tendons, mine shaft and tunnel liners, and general integrity of masonry structures. Suitable for use as a college text. The Impact-Echo technique has been used for forensic studies of historic buildings including St. Paul's Cathedral, London, The Federal Reserve Building in New York, and the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington.
Publisher: Birkhäuser Boston
Publication date: 2007-04-04
ISBN: 0817636145
Pages: 392
Price: $109.00
Advances in Discrete Tomography and Its Applications is a unified presentation of new methods, algorithms, and select applications that are the foundations of multidimensional image reconstruction by discrete tomographic methods. The self-contained chapters, written by leading mathematicians, engineers, and computer scientists, present cutting-edge research and results in the field.
Three main areas are covered: foundations, algorithms, and practical applications. Following an introduction that reports the recent literature of the field, the book explores various mathematical and computational problems of discrete tomography including new applications.
Topics and Features:
* introduction to discrete point X-rays
* uniqueness and additivity in discrete tomography
* network flow algorithms for discrete tomography
* convex programming and variational methods
* applications to electron microscopy, materials science, nondestructive testing, and diagnostic medicine
Professionals, researchers, practitioners, and students in mathematics, computer imaging, biomedical imaging, computer science, and image processing will find the book to be a useful guide and reference to state-of-the-art research, methods, and applications.
Authors: Chuck HellierPublisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Publication date: 2001-03-14
ISBN: 0070281211
Pages: 603
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Price: $115.50
Perform Accurate, Cost-Effective Product Testing
Nondestructive testing has become the leading product testing standard, and Handbook of Non-Destructive Evaluations by Chuck Hellier is the unparalleled one-stop, A-to-Z guide to this subject. Covering the background, benefits, limitations, and applications of each, this decision-simplifying resource looks at both the major and emerging nondestructive evaluation methods, including: visual testing penetrant testing magnetic particle testing radiographic testing Ultrasonic testing eddy current testing thermal infrared testing and acoustic emission testing. In clear, understandable terms, the Handbook shows you how to interpret results and formulate the right decisions based on them, making it a welcome resource for engineers, metallurgists, quality control specialists, and anyone else involved in product design, manufacture, or maintenance. The Handbook is also the ideal prep tool if you're seeking certification in AWS/CSWIP, ASNT Level III, ACCP, and IRRSP programs. If you're looking for a one-stop answer to all your nondestructive testing questions, your search ends here.
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The best one yet! (2001-10-09)
Chuck Hellier has succeeded (with lots of help from other authors, I might add) in presenting the first updated handbook covering most all presently used methods of nondestructive testing (NDT). In one volume, he covers personnel certification issues and programs, discontinuities and their formation in metals, VT, PT, MT, RT, UT, ET, IR, and AE. As a person responsible for NDT training in a large company, I heartily welcome this addition to the body of knowledge for NDT. There are other works that cover theory in more detail, i.e. the ASNT handbook series, but this is the best publication to date giving a good introduction to NDT for aspiring technicians, engineers who might use, specify, or recommend NDT, or others interested in the field.
The one area Chuck left out concerns ethics in NDT, which might necessitate an even larger volume, were he to address this with the same effort.
Authors: Mario Perez-WilsonPublisher: Advanced Systems Consultants
Publication date: 2003-03-03
ISBN: 188323719X
Pages: 214
Price: $69.00
Publisher: American Society for Nondestructive Testing
Publication date: 1985-01
ISBN: 0931403006
Pages: 901
Price: $143.75
Authors: M.J. LovejoyPublisher: Springer
Publication date: 1993-06-30
ISBN: 0412447509
Pages: 472
Price: $179.00
This concise text is intended primarily to support NDT operators, supervisors, and managers in their preparation for the various certification examinations.
Authors: J. Blitz, G. SimpsonPublisher: Springer
Publication date: 1996-01-15
ISBN: 0412604701
Pages: 264
Price: $329.00
Ultrasonic Methods of Non-Destructive Testing covers the basic principles and practices of ultrasonic testing, starting with the basic theory of vibration and propagation, design and properties and probes, and then proceeding to the principles and practice of the various ultrasonic techniques for different types of components and structures, both metallic and non-metallic. The design and operation of various types of equipment are covered and references to appropriate national and international standards are provided. Numerous applications are discussed comprehensively and special attention is paid to latest developments. A large number of references is provided so as to enable the reader to obtain further information.
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