The amplitude of an ultrasonic signal generated by electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs) is typically low when compared to those generated by contacting transducers, which restricts the application of EMATs in the fields of nondestructive testing and nondestructive evaluation. The transmission process of a surface wave EMAT is studied, based on a previously established 3-D model, with th...

The properties of advanced composites rely on the quality of the fiber-matrix bonding. Service-induced damage results in deterioration of bonding quality, seriously compromising the load-bearing capacity of the structure. While traditional methods to assess bonding are destructive, herein a nondestructive methodology based on shear wave reflection is numerically investigated. Reflection relies ...

BACKGROUND In cell-based therapies, in vitro studies on biomimetic cell-scaffold constructs can facilitate the determination of the cell dose, a key factor in guaranteeing the effectiveness of the treatment. However, highly porous scaffolds do not allow a nondestructive evaluation of the cell number. Our objective was to develop a nondestructive method for human mesenchymal stem cells dose eval...

Magneto-Optic Imaging (MOI) is a relatively new nondestructive evaluation modality that provides real time images of surface and subsurface features. In this technique, flux leakage maps associated with applied currents are recorded and monitored to locate material defects. Various factors affect the sensitivity of nondestructive evaluation using MOI including structure geometry, instrumentatio...

Two nondestructive evaluation (NDE) laboratory-based courses were developed for Engineering and Engineering Technology (ET) students of Drexel University. The ultrasound NDE laboratory allows for participation in laboratory activities in two modes: the traditional face-to-face classroom mode for students on Drexel’s campus, and a real-time, Internet-based mode for those at remote locations. Dur...

This paper presents a comprehensive review of the current state of knowledge of second harmonic generation (SHG) measurements, a subset of nonlinear ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation techniques. These SHG techniques exploit the material nonlinearity of metals in order to measure the acoustic nonlinearity parameter,β. In these measurements, a second harmonic wave is generated from a propagati...