•Important for design, inspection, maintenance, repair, corrosion protection and safety •Excellent book for academic courses and industry training

LANCASTER, PA, USA, April 28, 2015 /EINPresswire.com/ -- DEStech Publications announces the publication of Aeronautical Applications of Non-destructive Testing: by
Abbas Fahr, Ph.D, Senior Research Officer, Aerospace Structures, Materials and Manufacturing
National Research Council, Canada.

This critical book is among the first to provide a detailed assessment of non-destructive testing methods for the many materials and thousands of parts in aircraft. It describes a wide variety of NDT techniques and explains their application in the evaluation and inspection of aerospace materials and components ranging from the entire airframe to systems and subsystems. At the same time the book offers guidance on the information derived from each NDT method and its relation to aircraft design, repair, maintenance and overall safety. The book covers basic principles, as well as practical details of instrumentation, procedures and operational results with a full discussion of each method's capabilities and limitations as these pertain to aircraft inspection and different types of materials, e.g., composites and metal alloys. This book also contains important instructional material for courses on NDT, composite materials, corrosion and inspection reliability.

Technologies covered include: optical and enhanced optical methods; liquid penetrant, replication and magnetic particle inspection; electromagnetic and eddy current approaches; acoustics and ultrasonic techniques; infrared thermal imaging; and radiographic methods. A final section is devoted to NDT reliability and ways the probability of detection can be measured to establish inspection intervals.

Aeronautical Applications of Non-destructive Testing is published by DEStech Publications, Inc., best known for advanced publications in engineering and science.
ISBN: 978-1-60595-120-1, ©2014 510 pages, 6x9, soft cover, Price: $179.50.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Acronyms

Chapter 1. Introduction
1.1 Purpose
1.2 Definitions
1.3 Aeronautical NDT
1.4 Organization of the Chapters
1.5 Chapter References

Chapter 2. NDT in Aircraft Design, Manufacture, and Operation
2.1 Aircraft Design
2.2 NDT during Aircraft Life Cycle
2.3 Chapter References

Chapter 3. NDT Process
3.1 Background
3.2 NDT Personnel
3.3 Standard Practices
3.4 Reference Standards
3.5 Non-standard Reference Pieces
3.6 Calibrations
3.7 NDT Measurements
3.7.1 Example
3.8 NDT Signal and Image Processing
3.9 NDT Modeling
3.10 Examples of Non-standard Reference Pieces
3.11 Appendices
3.12 Chapter References

Chapter 4. Visual Inspection and Optical Methods
4.1 Visual Inspection
4.2 Edge of Light (EOL)
4.3 Double Pass Retroreflection or D-sight
4.4 Laser Shearography
4.5 Chapter References

Chapter 5. Liquid Penetrant, Replication, and Magnetic Particle Methods
5.1 Liquid Penetrant Inspection (LPI)
5.2 Replication
5.3 Magnetic Particle Inspection (MPI)
5.4 Chapter References

Chapter 6. Electromagnetic Methods
6.1 Principles
6.2 Eddy Current Testing (ECT)
6.3 Eddy Current Probes
6.4 Eddy Current Measurement
6.5 Measurement Systems
6.6 Application Examples of Eddy Current Testing
6.7 Capabilities and Limitations
6.8 Magneto-optical Imaging (MOI)
6.9 Chapter References

Chapter 7. Ultrasonic Methods
7.1 Principles
7.2 Testing Procedures
7.3 Equipment
7.4 Application Examples
7.5 Non-contact Ultrasonic Testing
7.6 Chapter References

Chapter 8. Acoustic Techniques
8.1 Tap Testing
8.2 Mechanical Impedance Analysis (MIA)
8.3 Acoustic Resonance
8.4 Acoustic Emission Testing
8.5 Acousto-Ultrasonic Technique
8.6 Chapter References

Chapter 9. Infrared Thermography
9.1 Principles
9.2 Passive Thermography
9.3 Active Thermography
9.4 Thermography Equipment
9.5 Chapter References

Chapter 10. Radiography
10.1 Principles
10.2 Radiographic Image Quality
10.3 X-ray Techniques
10.4 Gamma Rays
10.5 Neutron Radiography
10.6 Compton Backscattering
10.7 Computed Tomography
10.8 Chapter References

Chapter 11. NDT of Aerospace Composite Materials and Components
11.1 Background
11.2 Carbon Fiber Solid Laminates
11.3 Kevlar Laminates
11.4 Fiber-Metal Laminates
11.5 Honeycomb Sandwich Panels
11.6 Foam-core Sandwich Panels
11.7 Inspection of Adhesive Bonds
11.8 Chapter References

Chapter 12. NDT of Corrosion in Aluminum Airframe Structures
12.1 Background
12.2 Corrosion Types
12.3 Aluminum Lap-joint Corrosion
12.4 NDT Methods for Lap-joint Corrosion
12.5 Corrosion Verification Tests
12.6 NDT Metrics for Corrosion
12.7 Chapter Summary
12.8 Chapter References

Chapter 13. NDT Reliability
13.1 Background
13.2 Experimental Demonstration of NDT Reliability
13.3 Model-assisted POD
13.4 Examples of NDT Reliability Studies
13.5 Chapter References

Index

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