Problems of elastic wave scattering by surface-breaking and near-surface cracks are of considerable current interest for ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation. Ultrasonic scattering by planar cracks near or at the free surface of a semi-infinite elastic homogeneous medium has been studied theoretically by many authors. References to recent papers on this subejct can be found in [1], [2] and [3]....

The vertical ultrasonic surface displacement generated by a laser-induced, thermoelelastic, rectangular surface strip source is formulated. The main features of this source, ultrasonic rise times comparable to those of the generating light pulse derivatives, and a large amplitude, double-pulsed waveform, are advantageous for ultrasonic spectraland time-domain measurements for nondestructive mat...

The optimization problem of ultrasonic testing instrument is studied in this paper. Using ultrasonic nondestructive testing technology to detect quality of products or parts, because the function of conventional ultrasonic testing instruments is custom-built and defined by manufacturers, it is very difficult to meet ever-changing testing requirements such as testing accuracy, testing efficiency...

Bulk and Rayleigh (or surface wave) velocities of ultrasonic waves in chromium coatings on steel were measured and an experimental correlation was found between the surface velocity and the hardness. Since qualitative coating evaluation is commonly made using hardnesses as a guideline, the possibility is herewith presented of using the so und velocities of surface ultrasonic waves for this purp...

Cross fertilization between the quantitative nondestructive evaluation (QNDE) community and the diagnostic medicine community in the area of ultrasonics represents an attractive but challengin~ goal. High resolution, real-time ultrasonic imaging is routinely available not only in major medical centers but even in modest community hospitals. However, quantitative ultrasonic evaluation based on t...

The influence of corrosion on ultrasonic and electromagnetic nondestructive evaluation results has been simulated for 2-layer aluminum aircraft fuselage. Simulations have been performed with respect to ultrasonic time-of-flight measurements aiming on the detection of corrosion at the backwall of the first aluminum layer. Calculations of the eddy current probe response have been performed, where...