In the twenty-five years since the first edition of 'Ultrasonic Flaw Detection for Technicians' was published, there have been a number of advances in transducer technology and the flaw detection instruments. The gradual acceptance by the industry that the sizing of weld defects by intensity drop was not as accurate as had been claimed led to the development of the TOFD technique. Modern digital flaw detectors and computer technology allow far more information to be store by the operator. I felt that it was time to give the book a thorough review and to try to address some of the advances in this second edition.
Author(s): Drury J. C.
Edition: 3rd edition
Publisher: Silverwing Ltd.
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 250
Chapter 1 History of Ultrasonic Flaw Detection 5
Chapter 2 Basic Principles of Sound 9
Chapter 3 Properties of Sound 18
Chapter 4 Transducers for Generating Sound Waves 35
Chapter 5 Proble Construction 48
Chapter 6 The Pulse-Echo Flaw Detector 55
Chapter 7 The Ultrasonic Beam 64
Chapter 8 Calibration and Reference Standards 74
Chapter 9 Compression Wave Techniques 79
Chapter 10 Shear Wave Techniques 91
Chapter 11 Surface Wave Techniques 108
Chapter 12 Immersion Techniques 111
Chapter 13 The Examination of Steel Castings 118
Chapter 14 The Examination of Forgings 133
Chapter 15 The Examination of Welds 145
Chapter 16 Defect Sizing and Evaluation Techniques 192
Chapter 17 Assessing the Performance of Equipment 242
Chapter 18 Report Writing 249
