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Author:   Lester W. Schmerr Jr.
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   2nd ed. 2016
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.681kg
ISBN:  

9783319304618

ISBN 10:   3319304615
Pages:   758
Publication Date:   11 May 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

An Ultrasonic System.- Linear Systems and the Fourier Transform.- Wave Motion Fundamentals.- Propagation of Bulk Waves.- The Reciprocal Theorem and Other Integral Relations.- Reflection and Transmission of Bulk Waves.- Propagation of Plate and Surface Waves.- Ultrasonic Transducer Radiation.- Material Properties and  System Function  Determination.- Flaw Scattering.- The Transducer Reception Process.- Ultrasonic Measurement Models.- Near Field Measurement Models.- Quantitative Ultrasonic NDE With Models.- Model-Based Flaw Sizing.- Probability of Detection and Reliability.- Appendix A.  The Fourier Transform.- Appendix B. The Dirac Delta Function.- Appendix C.  Basic Notations and Concepts.- Appendix D. The Hilbert Transform.- Appendix E. The Method of Stationary Phase.- Appendix F. Properties of Ellipsoids.- Appendix G. MATLAB Functions and Scripts.

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Les Schmerr received a B.S. degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1965 and a Ph.D. in Mechanics from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1970. Since 1969 he has been at Iowa State University where he is currently Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Associate Director of the Center for Nondestructive Evaluation. He is also the Permanent Secretary of the World Federation of NDE Centers. His research interests include ultrasonics, elastic wave propagation and scattering, and artificial intelligence. He has developed and taught Ultrasonics and Nondestructive Evaluation courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level. He is the author of the book Fundamental of Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation - A Modeling Approach which was published by Plenum Press in 1998 and the book Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluations Systems - Models and Measurements which was published by Springer in 2007. He is a member of IEEE, ASME, ASNT and AIAA.

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