Structural Validation. Weld Quality Monitoring.

Abstract

Stress wave emission techniques have considerable potential for monitoring the quality of welds, either as they are made, or within a short time of their completion. Two low-cost prototype weld quality monitors have been designed, and several have been made for laboratory evaluation in parallel with a broad research programme into the application of stress wave emission techniques to materials and structures. The report describes these two instruments, their performance and limitations, and the principles involved, and makes a brief reference to the application of stress wave emission procedural tests such as the CTS test. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0745822

Entities

People

  • P. M. Wingfield

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Buildings And Structures
  • Emission
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Monitoring
  • Prototypes
  • Research Facilities
  • Stress Waves
  • Stresses
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Validation
  • Waves

Readers

  • Metallurgy
  • Software Engineering
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.