VOLUME 50 – 2008
JULY 2008 – Vol 50 No 7
CONTENTS
Comment, by Dr W E Gardner, Honorary Technical Editor
NEWSDESK: Electron microscopes support research and conservation at the British Museum; Laser technology lessens rail safety risk; Chemetall acquires NDT Division of Ely Chemical Company Ltd; Condition monitoring system saves thousands of euros per year at Aleris Aluminium; Digital X-ray technology provides insights to prehistoric life
SPECIAL FEATURE: THE RAIL INDUSTRY
Data fusion for automating condition monitoring of wooden railway sleepers, by S Yella, M S Dougherty and N K Gupta
Detection and quantification of rail contact fatigue cracks in rails using ACFM technology, by M Ph Papaelias, C Roberts, C L Davis, M Lugg and M Smith
Ultrasonic detection of surface-breaking railhead defects, by R S Edwards, C Holmes, Y Fan, M Papaelias, S Dixon, C L Davis, B W Drinkwater and C Roberts
FEATURES:
An artificial intelligence approach for measurement and monitoring of pressure at the residual limb/socket interface – a clinical study, by R Amali, S Noroozi, J Vinney, P Sewell and S Andrews
COMPANY PROFILE: IESCO – 21 years old and still growing
AEROSPACE SYMPOSIUM 2008: From Rented Thrust to Chots - another successful event, by D Clarke
JUNE 2008 – Vol 50 No 6
CONTENTS
Comment, by Dr George Georgiou
NEWSDESK: Releasing enhanced methodology for the fatigue design and operation of offshore structures; Phoenix inspects first wall panel for fusion reactor; Condition monitoring system prevents downtime at nuclear plant; OBITUARIES: Bevan Braithwaite OBE MA FREng FWeldI and Brychan Watkins; LabVIEW certification
SPECIAL FEATURE: COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND IMAGE PROCESSING
Image processing of radiographs of tube-to-tubesheet weld joints for enhanced detectability of defects, by K Arunmuthu, P Arun kumar, T Saravanan, John Philip, T Jayakumar and Baldev Raj
Miniaturised computational imaging system design for super-resolution, large field-of-view and extended depth-of-field with applications to surveillance, medical imaging, and condition-based maintenance, by N K Bose
Fast neutron radiography and tomography of wood, by K Osterloh, C Raedel, U Zscherpel, D Meinel, Uwe Ewert, T Buecherl and A Hasenstab
Computed tomography for analysis of fibre distribution in carbon fibre performs, by U Hassler, S Schloetzer and R Hanke
Synchrotron refraction CT and Synchrotron Bragg magnification CT for NDE, by B R Müller, A Lange, M Harwardt, M P Hentschel, B Illerhaus and J Goebbels
Advanced multi-sensor and multi-source industrial computed tomography systems, by M Simon, I Tiseanu, C Sauerwein, S-M Yoo and I-S Cho
Micro-X-ray computer tomography in archaeology: analyses of a Bronze Age sword, by M Mödlinger
FEATURES:
Invest in your future! by H Wessel-Segebade
Institute Notices
MAY 2008 – Vol 50 No 5
CONTENTS
Comment, by Dr S Dixon
NEWSDESK: Marine vessels start detecting the vibes; TWI buys TD systems to train TOFD; BSI Management Systems to certify railway standard; 2008 'red dot design award' goes to FLIR
T-series infrared camera; NDT Automation provides Intec with alternative method for testing composites
SPECIAL FEATURE: THERMAL AND OPTICAL METHODS
Surface crack detection by flash thermography on concrete surface, by F C Sham, Nelson Chen and Liu Long
A near infrared technique for non-destructive evaluation, by P Pallav, G Diamond, D Hutchins and T H Gan
Benchmarking shearographic NDT for composites, by J Gryzagoridis and D Findeis
FEATURES:
Curved arrays for improved horizontal sizing in small pipe welds, by M Moles and J Zhang
Sound field modelling using SimulUS, by C Nageswaran, C R A Schneider and C R Bird
Detecting the onset, propagation and location of non-artificial defects in a slow rotating thrust bearing with acoustic emission, by M Elforjani and D Mba
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APRIL 2008 – Vol 50 No 4
CONTENTS
Comment, by Dr R Shipp
NEWSDESK: Renting provides access to high-value inspection equipment; CCGT cooling fan monitoring solutions; RSK Group acquires STATS as it continues its drive to become UK's number one environmental consultancy; Million pound funding for young university researcher; Short-term evaluation of bridge cables; ESF Research Conferences Call for Proposals now open; T & M industry trends towards software-defined instrumentation; International award awaits Incorporated Engineers
FEATURES
Segmentation of weld defects in radiographs using rank-levelling and background subtraction, by S L Soo, M M Ratnam, Z Samad and M A Khalid
Root cause and vibration signal analysis for gearbox condition monitoring, by W Bartelmus
Estimation of adhesive bond strength in laminated safety glass using guided mechanical waves: Part II. An attenuation approach, by S Huo and H Reis
ASNT FALL CONFERENCE 2007: A constant exchange of information and experience among professionals, by D J Gilbert
An ultrasonic on-line test method for detecting remotely and automatically energised porcelain post insulators in high-voltage substations, by Yang Enhui, Deng Qi, Mo Jinqiu, Liang Qinghua and Wang Shigang
Acoustic pulse signal diffraction from different reflectors in an elastic medium, by D V Perov and A B Rinkevich
MARCH 2008 – Vol 50 No 3
Insight March 2008 contains a special feature on The Aerospace Industry.
CONTENTS
Comment, by Dr George Georgiou
NEWSDESK: Tritex appoints new UK distributor; Researchers sharpen X-ray vision; Corus uses AE to monitor hoists; No second chance with ejector seat rocket motors; Uncovering the secrets of road pavement science; Fatigue testing of wind turbine blades
Institute News
SPECIAL FEATURE: THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY
Digital imaging system for linac X-rays for NDE of case bonded solid rocket motors, by B Ghose and S N Singh
Technical diagnostics and monitoring based on capabilities of wavelet transforms and relaxation neural networks, by L S Kuravsky and S N Baranov
Novel optimisation of bicoherence estimation for fatigue monitoring, by L Gelman and I Petrunin
FEATURES
In-situ non-destructive assessment of a haulage rope in a monocable zigback passenger ropeway, by D Basak, S Pal and D Chandra Patranabis
Computed radiography deployed by a subsea remotely operated vehicle, by J R McNab and B Steel
Estimation of adhesive bond strength in laminated safety glass using guided mechanical waves: Part I. An energy velocity approach, by S Huo and H Reis
Sampling phased array - a new technique for ultrasonic signal processing and imaging, by J Verkooijen and A Boulavinov
FEBRUARY 2008 – Vol 50 No 2
Insight February 2008 contains a special feature on Conference Papers.
CONTENTS
Comment, by Dr W E Gardner, Honorary Technical Editor
NEWSDESK: FLIR Systems AB and CEDIP Infrared Systems join forces; Building thermography seminar programme; Low-energy X-ray system developed as part of EU-project receives Innovation Award; Phoenix flying high with two new appointments; New appointments at AGR Field Operations
BINDT AWARDS: Nominations sought for Institute Awards
SPECIAL FEATURE: CONFERENCE PAPERS
Ultrasonic inspection of tilted defects using the 'corner effect' - modelling and experimental validation, by R K Chapman, S F Burch, N J Collett and L J Fradkin
Integrating flaw-response modelling tools used for inspection qualification into a Multi-Agent System software platform, by J P McKenna, N McLean, A Gachagan, S D J McArthur and G Hayward
A modular FPGA-based ultrasonic array system for applications including non-destructive testing, by S Triger, J Wallace, L Wang, D R S Cumming, J-F Saillant, F Afroukh and S Cochran
Ultrasonic detectability of potentially closed cracks from cold-worked holes under loaded conditions, by L J Nelson, K Brown, A Young, L D Jones and R A Smith
Data fusion in automated robotic inspection systems, by M Friedrich, S G Pierce, W Galbraith and G Hayward
Depth profiling of defects in stainless steel using electric potential sensors and a non-contact AC potential drop method, by R Prance, W Gebrial and C Antrobus
The body is the sensor, by M Thompson and M L Harper
JANUARY 2008 – Vol 50 No 1
Insight January 2008 contains special features on Tomography and Condition Monitoring.
CONTENTS
Comment, by Mr Roger Lyon, President, BINDT
NEWSDESK: GKN Aerospace is UK's first manufacturer to achieve BINDT 'Outside Agency' accreditation; Sonovation launches high-temperature inspection service; PAC systems improve wind turbine performance; Olympus NDT introduces web-based phased array ultrasound tutorial; Unique opportunity available in phased array ultrasonic testing; New appointments at Mechanical Integrity; Network Rail invests in MAPS for a safer railway; New scanner will boost resolution of long-range pipe inspection; Duerr NDT GmbH appoints CIT as UK distributor
FEATURES
Automatic weld bead extraction from digitised radiographs using grey level intensity profiles and least-squares fitting, by T Y Lim, M M Ratnam and M A Khalid
Dispersion of guided waves in viscous liquid-filled pipes, by D Ta, W Wang, Y Wang and L H Le
MINI FEATURE: TOMOGRAPHY
High-speed CT imaging for today's industry, by D Schneberk and N Shashishekhar
Adaptive filtering for image enhancement and noise reduction in computed tomography images, by N Saxena, G L Baheti, D K Tripathi, K C Songara, L R Meghwal and V L Meena
Application of a single step temporal imaging of magnetic induction tomography for metal flow visualisation, by M Soleimani, A Adler, T Dai and A J Peyton
MINI FEATURE: CONDITION MONITORING
On acoustic measurement-based condition monitoring of internal combustion engines, by A Albarbar, A Ball and A Starr
The dynamic response of the Berwick-upon-Tweed bypass bridge, by I P Swan and C A Fairfield
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