VOLUME 52 – 2010
INSIGHT – Vol 52 No 8
CONTENTS
Comment, by Professor L Gelman
NEWSDESK: TWI has a new Chief Executive; Dr David Hall joins the management team at BIS Inspection; NPL uses LEXT; BINDT has moved; Exova launches reliable NDT for non-metallic fusion joints
Institute News
Institute Awards
SPECIAL FEATURE: CONDITION MONITORING
Observation of time-frequency characteristics of the acoustic emission from defects in rolling element bearings,
by Yongyong He, Xinming Zhang and M I Friswell
Development of an intelligent system for detection of exhaust gas temperature anomalies in gas turbines,
by A D Kenyon, V M Catterson and S D J McArthur
Handling sparse data problems in the context of monitoring multiple parameters in complex systems,
by S King, P Flint and S Sundaram
Anomaly detection of the tapered roller bearings with statistical data-driven approaches,
by S L Chen, L Wang, R J K Wood, R Callan and H E G Powrie
Local damage diagnosis in gearboxes using novel wavelet technology,
by K C Gryllias, L Gelman, B Shaw and M Vaidhianathasamy
INSIGHT – Vol 52 No 7
CONTENTS
Comment, by Dr W E Gardner
NEWSDESK: Engineering Council appoints new CEO; BINDT and ICorr discuss collaboration; Peter Cawley awarded Fellowship of the Royal Society; World market for failure analysis equipment increasing; Inspection Management shares valuable specialist NDT innovation and know-how
Letter to the Editor
SPECIAL FEATURE: THE RAIL INDUSTRY
Further developments in high-speed detection of rail rolling contact fatigue using ACFM techniques,
by M Ph Papaelias, C Roberts, C L Davis, B Blakeley and M Lugg
Eddy current test method for early detection of rolling contact fatigue (RCF) in rails,
by H-M Thomas, A Dey and R Heyder
FEATURES
Towards automatic flaw sizing using ultrasonic time-of-flight diffraction,
by A Al-Ataby, W Al-Nuaimy and O Zahran
Coping with failed elements on an array: a modelling approach to the technical justification,
by C Nageswaran
Ultrasonic measurement of the temperature dependence of elastic moduli in light alloys,
by J Szelążek, S Mackiewicz and P Gutkiewicz
INSIGHT – Vol 52 No 6
CONTENTS
Comment, by Professor Gui Yun Tian
NEWSDESK: Non-destructive methods to feature in National Gallery art exhibition; Water ingress: the complete picture with infrared
SPECIAL FEATURE: ELECTROMAGNETICS
A study on laser-processed grinding burn simulation and analysis based on Barkhausen noise measurement,
by A Sorsa, K Leiviskä, S Santa-aho, M Vippola and T Lepistö
Improved detection performance using a multi-frequency method of eddy current testing for outside circumferential cracks near an expansion of heat exchanger tubes,
by S Narishige, A Nishimizu, M Koike, Y Abe, Y Narumi and T Tsuge
Computation of coil-induced voltage due to a defect-free plate using Stehfest's method for pulsed eddy current evaluation,
by Mengbao Fan, Binghua Cao and Yuqiao Wang
Studies on stress-magnetism coupling effect for 35 steel components,
by Ren Shang-kun, Ou Yang-chun, Fu Ren-zhen and Fu Yue-wen
Application of ACFM for inspection through metal coatings,
by B Blakeley and M Lugg
Lift-off influence analysis during the micromagnetic stress evaluation of flexible riser tensile armours,
by C O D Martins and A Reguly
Investigation of directional eddy current complex measurements for defect mapping,
by A Simm and G Y Tian
Accurate measurement of drill pipe internal upset,
by K Hastings
INSIGHT – Vol 52 No 5
CONTENTS
Comment, by Emeritus Professor Jasson Gryzagoridis
NEWSDESK: Carestream Health reports unprecedented market demand for Kodak CR system; Registration of engineers and technicians receives Government backing; New BINDT Associate specialises in laser shearography; Condition Monitoring Optical Working Group puts BINDT at centre of CM optical solutions
Institute News
SPECIAL FEATURE: OPTICAL METHODS
Comparing infrared thermography and ESPI for NDE of aircraft composites,
by D Findeis, J Gryzagoridis and C Lombe
Impact damage detection on composites using optical NDT techniques,
by J Gryzagoridis and D Findeis
Detection capabilities of state-of-the-art shearography systems,
by E Moser
An investigation on the application of a non-destructive optical strain measurement system to fracture toughness testing,
by T R S Lima, C O D Martins, A Reguly and J F Santos
Safety first with UV light,
by P Jackson
CUDA-based GPU computing for fast tomography visualisations,
by N Saxena, G L Baheti, D K Tripathi, K C Songara, L R Meghwal and V L Meena
APRIL 2010 – Vol 52 No 4
CONTENTS
Comment, by Dr R Shipp
NEWSDESK: Marathon Oil takes infrared in-house; FLIR appoints new sales manager in the west
Institute News
SPECIAL FEATURE: ULTRASONICS
Experience with code cases,
by J R Lilley
Ultrasonic condition monitoring using thin-film piezoelectric sensors,
by K J Kirk, J Elgoyhen, J P Hood, D Hutson, R S Dwyer-Joyce, J Zhang and B W Drinkwater
Weld crack testing method using ultrasonic TOFD technique,
by Chi Dazhao, Gang Tie, Yao Yingxue and Yuan Yuan
DGS curve evaluation applied to ultrasonic phased array testing,
by M Certo, G Nardoni, P Nardoni, M Feroldi and D Nardoni
Guided wave inspection penetration power in viscoelastic coated pipes,
by Jia Hua and J L Rose
Three-dimensional visualisation and evaluation techniques for
volumetrically scanned data of ultrasonic phased arrays,
by S Kitazawa, N Kono, A Baba, Y Adachi, M Odakura and O Kikuchi
Application of ultrasonic non-destructive characterisation on materials' quality evaluation,
by Xuemei Zhao, Tie Gang, Xuesong Liu and Shuqi Li
MARCH 2010 – Vol 52 No 3
CONTENTS
Comment, by Robert A Smith
NEWSDESK: EFNDT introduces Travel Award in time for European Conference in Moscow; Academia meetings to be held in Moscow; FLIR sponsors the centenary of infrared photography
FEATURES
AEROSPACE SPACE: Report of the BINDT Aerospace Group,
by Robert Smith, Chairman of the Aerospace Group
PROFILE: International School of Aerospace NDT continues the upward trail
Trend analysis of acousto-ultrasonic signals for integrity evaluation of metallic aerostructures,
by L-K Shark, Y Zhang and C Boller
Applications of laser tapping and laser ultrasonics to aerospace composite structures,
by A Blouin, C Néron, B Campagne and J-P Monchalin
Automatic classification of weld defects in radiographic images,
by Qingming Shen, Jianmin Gao and Cheng Li
Comparison method to differentiate between painted objects using polychromatic X-rays,
by J C Austin, C R Day, A T Kearon, D L Evans and P W Haycock
Investigation on acoustic emission source of bridge crane,
by Gongtian Shen and Zhanwen Wu
PROFILE: Jim Treat: passionate about NDT
FEBRUARY 2010 – Vol 52 No 2
CONTENTS
Comment, by Dr W E Gardner
NEWSDESK: Non-contact sensors measure thickness and flatness of solar glass panels; Petroleum industry giant gives nod of approval to digital CR technology; White paper provides advice and guidance on the condition monitoring of rolling bearings; Advanced IR camera saves time and money
for aerospace firm
Institute News
Institute Awards
SPECIAL FEATURE: CONFERENCE PAPERS
Non-destructive methods for materials' state awareness monitoring,
by P B Nagy
3D ultrasonic inspection of anisotropic aerospace components,
by C J L Lane, T K Dunhill, B W Drinkwater and P D Wilcox
Comparison of the defect detection capabilities of flash thermography and vibration excitation shearography,
by S G Pickering and D P Almond
Reconstructing the back of a defect from its mirror image,
by T D Hutt and F Simonetti
Pulsed eddy current thermography: system development and evaluation,
by J Wilson, G Y Tian, I Z Abidin, Suixian Yang and D Almond
High-resolution CT-based defect analysis and dimensional measurement,
by O Brunke
JANUARY 2010 – Vol 52 No 1
CONTENTS
Comment, by Dr G A Georgiou
NEWSDESK: What lies beneath: innovative engineering addresses costly naval maintenance issue
BINDT Awards: Nominations sought for Institute Awards
SPECIAL FEATURE: NOVEL APPLICATIONS
Non-destructive evaluation – a tool to identify genuine shaligram,
by K V Rajkumar, S Bagavathiappan, G K Sharma, G S Kumar, John Philip, C Babu Rao and T Jayakumar
Applications of adaptive fuzzy lifting wavelet transform in MFL signal processing,
by Fengzhu Ji, Shiyu Sun, Changlong Wang, Haipeng Zhang and Dongyan Liu
Dynamic properties of railway track and its components: recent findings and future research direction,
by S Kaewunruen and A M Remennikov
Optimisation of ultrasonic inspection to detect small transverse re-heat cracks on hydroprocessing reactors,
by G Zappavigna and C Pedrinzani
Application of ultrasonic iterative deconvolution technique to the case of internal defect detection in multi-layered PCB components,
by R Raišutis, O Tumšys, R Kažys and L Mažeika
The effect of probe oscillation (skew) on reflected signal amplitudes,
by J Zhang, E A Ginzel and M Moles
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