Quantitative Inspection Technologies for Aging Military Aircraft

Abstract

Nondestructive evaluation plays a crucial role in the safety of flight, with an increasing importance as military fleet ages and the mission profile is expanded beyond the original design interest. The program completed by the Center for Nondestructive Evaluation at Iowa State University included development of new capabilities to quantify residual stress profiles in Al, Ti, and Ni alloys; expansion of simulation tools for eddy current, ultrasonics, and radiography; advances in probability of detection methodologies including model-assisted POD; improved understanding of emerging methods such as terahertz imaging and vibrothermography; and development of new education materials.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA591178

Entities

People

  • A. Frishman
  • C. Chiou
  • D. Barnard
  • J. Bowler
  • J. Gray
  • L. Brasche
  • L. J. Bond
  • N. Bowler
  • S. D. Holland
  • T. Gray

Organizations

  • Iowa State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Computational Science
  • Detection
  • Distance Learning
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Terahertz Radiation
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Wave Propagation

Readers

  • Research Science/Academic Research
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.