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1. General and reviews
2. Miscellaneous techniques
3.Ultrasonic and acoustic techniques
4. Radiography
5. Eddy current
6. Magnetic
7. Electrical
8. Optical and ultra-violet
9. Thermal and infra-red
10. Meeting and Symposia Calendar
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The NDTech Newsletter is published periodically by NDTech, a consulting firm offering nondestructive testing services and instruments. This newsletter is distributed by e-mail an covers brief descriptions of some useful but less publicized radiographic, ultrasonic, penetrant, magnetic particle, and other NDT methods. You will automatically receive the newsletter, at no cost. If you wish to be removed from the NDTech Newsletter, simply reply remove with “Remove” as the subject.
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1. General and Reviews
Ismail MP, Ibrahim N and Razak hamzah Ab
Non-destructive testing of concrete in structures
Malaysian Society for Non-Destructive Testing Newsletter, Issue No 16, Aril 2003, pp 13-12
Zhu R
Development and application of the first in-service inspection machine for the pressure reactor vessel in China
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 703
Bozhkov V V, Karlov Y K, et al
Non-destructive tests means at NCCP Inc during nuclear fuel fabrication for multipurpose reactors
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 704
Castanet R and Laurencot P
Testing real-time systems
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 707
Rouillard D, Casteran P, et al
Preparing testing by roving critical systems
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 708
Skordev A
Uncertainties and errors in non-destructive characterization of discontinuities
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 709
Sekinuma Y and Carcia A
NDE tools for ICMH replacement at BWR
3rd International Conference on NDE in Relation to Structural Integrity for Nuclear and Pressurised Components, Seville, Spain, Nov 2001
D’Annucci F
Latest technologies and results in reactor vessel head penetration inspection
3rd International Conference on NDE in Relation to Structural Integrity for Nuclear and Pressurised Components, Seville, Spain, Nov 2001
Plamoottil M and Walker K
In use material check requirements and the importance of testing
ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show – 2002, Paper Summaries Book, San Diego, USA, Nov 2002, p 119
Olsen D and Lapworth P
Now you have located anomalies, what next?
Non-Destructive Testing- Australia, Vol 40 No 3, May/Jun 2003, pp 80-85
Gregory R
Inspection of marine composites
ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show 2002, Paper Summaries Book, San Diego, USA, Nov 2002, p 160
Dinell J
He use of non-destructive testing for evaluation the integrity in-service tank cars
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 735
Krug G, Orjelik V and Aharoni R
Comparative data analysis for optimal railways testing
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 736
Bassard M, Chahbaz A and Pelleteir A
Comparative data analysis for rail integrity assessment
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 741
Cremona J
Non-destructive testing and Malta Drydocks
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 742
Gu Z
Study of non-destructive inspection of defects of marine engine parts
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 743
Broz A and Illzewicz L
Composite inspection needs for commercial aviation
ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show 2002, Paper Summaries, San Diego, USA, Nov 2002, p 150
Hofer J W
Optimizing composite inspections for commercial aircraft
ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show 2002, Paper Summaries, San Diego, USA, Nov 2002, p 151
Motzer W P
NDI of advanced composite structure
ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show 2002, Paper Summaries, San Diego, USA, Nov 2002, p 152
2. Miscellaneous
techniques
Ewert U, Baranov V A, et al
Tomographical methods of crack detection for components of nuclear power industry
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 700
Sankar B N, Chittathur S, et al
Optimizing an NDT method for inspection of synchronizing HUB in automobiles
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 711
Singh S D and Ghara B
Steel wire rope condition monitoring by non-destructive investigation and evaluation while on installation/service
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 731
Rose J and Avioli Jr. M J
Elastic wave analysis for broken rail detection
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 732
Russold A and Beltisky S
Inspection of ropes for Austrian ropeway using modern NDT instruments
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 733
Griffith J
CRDM inspection
3rd International Conference on NDE in Relation to Structural Integrity for Nuclear and Pressurised Components, Seville, Spain, Nov 2001
Langdon J
Pressurised water reactor top head inspection for visual inspection
3rd International Conference on NDE in Relation to Structural Integrity for Nuclear and Pressurised Components, Seville, Spain, Nov 2001
Kietzman K and Raaler B
Collection of flaw distribution data from Shoreham RPV weldments using conventional/generic ISI procedures
3rd International Conference on NDE in Relation to Structural Integrity for Nuclear and Pressurised Components, Seville, Spain, Nov 2001
Dubosc P
Penetrant testing – dry powder application – the French paradox
ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show 2002, Paper Summaries Book, San Diego, USA, Nov 2002, pp 120 – 124
Alers R B, Boyle J and Kerr D
Remote detection and sizing of corrosion in inaccessible areas
ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show 2002, Paper Summaries Book, San Diego, USA, Nov 2002, p 131
Moles M and Jacques F
Orbital scanner for tube-to-tube weld inspections
ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show 2002, Paper Summaries Book, San Diego, USA, Nov 2002, p 135
Basler U, Knepper P, et al
Present status and future prospects of special welding processes – Part 3: Diffusion welding
Welding and Cutting, Issue 3/2003, pp 164-166
Agfa Corporation
Direct and indirect flat-panel array technologies for NDT
Malaysian Society for Non-Destructive Testing Newsletter, Issue No 16, April 2003, pp 23-26
Buch A
Young’s moduli of pure metal – Review of some relations at various temperatures
Materialprufung, No 6, 2003, pp 276- 281 [In English]
Feng Q, Cui J, et al
A dynamic and quantitative method for measuring wheel flats and abrasion of trains
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 739
Rihar G
Lack of fusion in welded joints
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 748
Bossi R, Housen K and Shepherd W
Using shock loads on measure bonded joint strengt
ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show 2002, Paper Summaries Book, San Diego, USA, Nov 2002, p 153 – 155
Newman J W
Composite sandwich construction inspection
ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show 2002, Paper Summaries Book, San Diego, USA, Nov 2002, p 156
3. Ultrasonic and acoustic techniques
Bettayeh F
Prediction of weld quality by the wave propagation modeling on ultrasonic testing simulation
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 712
Bettayeh F, Benbartaoui H, Rouaroua B
The artificial intelligence in service of ultrasonic inspection reliability
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 713
Alexiev A and Mihovsky M
Human reliability in ultrasonic inspection
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 719
Schuster G and Doctor S
Use of SAFT-UT in characterizing fabrication flaws in nuclear reactor pressure vessls
3rd International Conference on NDE in Relation to Structural Integrity for Nuclear and Pressurised Components, Seville, Spain, Nov 2001
Pilverdier L, D’Urso G and Gautier S
Application of deconvolution or ultrasonic examinations of austenitic welds
3rd International Conference on NDE in Relation to Structural Integrity for Nuclear and Pressurised Components, Seville, Spain, Nov 2001
Chassignole B
Use of modeling for the ultrasonic non-destructive testing of austenitic stainless steel welds
3rd International Conference on NDE in Relation to Structural Integrity for Nuclear and Pressurised Components, Seville, Spain, Nov 2001
Komsky I N
Multi-element adjustable transducers arrays for ultrasonic inspections of aging aircaft
ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show 2002, Paper Summaries Book, San Diego, USA, Nov 2002, pp 125 – 127
Kim S Y, Kwan Kwun H and Light G M
Magnetostrictive sensor (MsS) technology or long-range guided-wave inspection and monitoring of pipe and plate
ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show 2002, Paper Summaries Book, San Diego, USA, Nov 2002, pp 128 - 130
Rizzo P, McNamara J, et al
Health monitoring of steel strands via ultrasonic guided waves
ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show 2002, Paper Summaries Book, San Diego, USA, Nov 2002, p 132
Plis R and Fleming M
Ultrasonic c-scan data acquisition inspection of hollow fan blade using complex contouring following motion control system
ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show 2002, Paper Summaries Book, San Diego, USA, Nov 2002, pp 133 – 134
Pardikar R J, Baby Sony and Balasubramanian T
Ultrasonic study for he flaw detectability in ferritic butt welds at high temperature
ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show 2002, Paper Summaries Book, San Diego, USA, Nov 2002, pp 136 – 139
Baby Sony, Balasubramanian T, et al
Time of flight diffraction (TOFD) technique for accurate sizing of surface breaking cracks
ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show 2002, Paper Summaries Book, San Diego, USA, Nov 2002, pp 140 – 143
Berger B, Fong R and Dodd F J
Comparison of manual vs automated UT for AWS D1.1 Section 6 Part F
ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show 2002, Paper Summaries Book, San Diego, USA, Nov 2002, p 144
Moreira E, Pinto Ferreira S R and Martins de Oliveira L F
The state of the art of weld seam inspection on pipes by automated ultrasonic system using special composite transducers
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 747
Hsu D K
Imaging composite honeycomb structures using computer aided tap test and air coupled ultrasound
ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show 2002, Paper Summaries Book, San Diego, USA, Nov 2002, pp 147 – 149
Vedantham V, Thummalapalli A, et al
Laser ultrasonic characterization of cryogenically cycled epoxy composites
ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show 2002, Paper Summaries Book, San Diego, USA, Nov 2002, pp 157 – 159
Selman J Miller T, et al
FASTFOCUS ultrasonic phased array system for airplane fastener hole inspections
ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show 2002, Paper Summaries Book, San Diego, USA, Nov 2002, p 161
Sandu J S and Wang H
Full-field, real time ultrasonic inspection aerospace composites using acoustography
ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show 2002, Paper Summaries Book, San Diego, USA, Nov 2002, p 163
Bray A V, Schmidt G and Agarwals VS
Microwave NDT devices for detecting corrosion under coatings and identifying moisture intrusion
ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show 2002, Paper Summaries Book, San Diego, USA, Nov 2002, p 164
4. Radiography
Ewert U, Stade J, et al
Surveillance and certification of industrial X-ray films – an international project for quality assurance
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 710
Cochrane D W
Regulating radiography – a Canadian perspective
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 723
Bianchi M F, Liscio A, et al
Evaluation of film system by a radiographic facility
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 725
Ewert U and Zscherpel U
Radiographic testing – a comparison of standards for classical and digital industrial radiology
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 727
Kabir Y, Matoug S, et al
Radiography image processing using genetic, fuzzy logic and mathematical morphology algorithms
3rd International Conference on NDE in Relation to Structural Integrity for Nuclear and Pressurised Components, Seville, Spain, Nov 2001
Muhammad A, Azmi A, et al
Development of electron radiography from a conventional 300 kV X-ray machine at MINT
Malaysian Society for Non-Destructive Testing Newsletter, Issue No 16, April 2003, pp 27 – 30
5. Eddy Current
Shkatov P, Kolinchenko V and Averin N
Eddy current testing of heat exchanging tubes of the NPS steam generators
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 701
Pairazaman C, Keller S and Rummel W D
Reliability assurance for automated eddy current inspection systems
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 715
Wache G. Nourrisson P and Guret T
Eddy current characterization by means of a “reference circuit”
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 718
Junger M. Thomas M, et al
Pioneering inspection of railroad rails with eddy currents
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 734
Sollier T and Pichenot G
Eddy current modeling for tubing inspection
3rd International Conference on NDE in Relation to Structural Integrity for Nuclear and Pressurised Components, Seville, Spain, Nov 2001
Junger M. Thomas M, et al
Pioneering inspection of railroad rails with eddy currents
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 734
6. Magnetic
de Oliveira R and Soares S D
Magnetic PIG’s evaluation by means of automatic ultrasonic device
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 720
Marmigi R, Calcagno G and Cevenini M
Characterisation of magnetic fluorescent particles: the last results according to the available standards
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 726
Akbar P
Intelligent pig inspections utilizing magnetic flux leakage principle – risk based inspection
Non-Destructive Testing – Australia, Vol 40 No 3, May/Jun 2003, pp 86-89
Sukhorukov V, Belitsky S and Gronau O
NDT of steel ropes with magnetic flaw detectors: documentation and interpretation of test results
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 740
Takacs N, Posgay G, et al
Comparison between the magnetic properties of ball milled nanocrystalline perlitic steel and the running surface of rails in high speed railway tracks
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 744
7. Electrical
Blodgett M P, Ukpabi C V and Nagy P B
Surface roughness influence on eddy current electrical conductivity measurements
Materials Evaluations, Vol 61 No 6, June 2003, pp 765-772
8. Optical and ultra-violet
Kounelis N
Evaluation of white light levels in NDT
Non-Destructive Testing - Australia, Vol 40 No 3, May/Jun 2003, pp 90 – 92
Andersson J and van den Bos B
NDI on bonded sandwich structures with foam cores and stiff skins - shearography the answer?
15th World Conference on NDT Abstracts, Rome, Oct 2000, p 737
Krupka R, Walz T and Ettemeyer A
Industrial applications of shearography for inspections of aircraft components
ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show 2002, Paper Summaries Book, San Diego, USA, Nov 2002, pp 165-170
9. Thermal and infra-red
Marinetti S, Vavilov V, et al
Quantitative infrared thermographic nondestructive testing of thermal barrier coatings
10. Meetings and
Symposia Calendar
December 2-4: 2003 USAF Aircraft Structural Integrity Program (ASIP) Conference, the Westin Savannah Harbor Resort, Savannah Georgia. Further information is available from Universal Technology Corporation (UTC) by call (973)426-2808. Fax (973)426-8755, by email jjennewine@utcdaton.com. Conference website: http://www.asipcon.com.
January 11 – 15: The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Committee E-7 On Nondestructive Testing Meeting, January 11-15, 2004, Tampa Marriott Waterside, Tampa, FL. Further information is available from George Luciw ASTM, 100 Barr Harbor Dr., West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 1948-2959, USA. Phone: (610) 832-9710. Fax : (610) 832-9635. Email: gluciw@astm.org Website: www.astm.org
March 8 -12: 13th Annual Research Symposium 2004, Hilton Austin, Texas. Contact ASNT at kwise@asnt.org , or contact the ASNT Conference Department, 1711 Arlingate Lane, PO Box 28518, Columbus, OH 43228-0518; 1-800-222-2768 or (614) 274-6003; fax (614) 274-6899
June 13 -16: The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Committee E-7 On Nondestructive Testing Meeting, June 13-16, 2004, Hyatt Regency Crown Center, Kansas City, MO. Further information is available from George Luciw, ASTM, 100 Barr Harbor Dr., West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 1948-2959, USA. Phone: (610) 832-9710. Fax : (610) 832-9635.
August 30 – September 3: 16th World Conference on Nondestructive Testing, Palais des Congres, 201 Viger Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec Canada H2Z 1X7. More Information available from the WCNDT site at http://www.wcndt2004.com