Nondestructive
Testing Handbook
third edition
Volume 10
NDT Overview
The Technical and Education Council is preparing this volume for future publication.
Outline Draft
- Chapter 1. Introduction to Nondestructive Testing (NDT)
- Part 1: What Is NDT
- Definition of NDT
- Functions of NDT
- Methods of NDT
- Part 2. Management of NDT
- Personnel
- Standards
- Safety
- Part 3. Measurement Units for NDT
- Chapter 2. History of NDT
- Optics
- Electromagnetism
- Industrialization
- Radiographic Testing
- Surface Methods
- Eddy Current Testing
- Ultrasonic Testing
- Other
- Chapter 3. Visual Testing (VT)
- Part 1. Light and Vision
- Part 2. Borescopy
- Part 3. Imaging
- Chapter 4. Liquid Penetrant Testing (PT)
- Part 1. PT Materials
- Part 2. PT Processes
- Chapter 5. Leak Testing (LT)
- Chapter 6. Infrared Testing (IR)
- Part 1. IR Principles
- Part 2. IR Techniques
- Part 3. IR Applications
- Chapter 7. Radiographic Testing (RT)
- Part 1. RT Principles
- Part 2. RT Sources and Safety
- Part 3. X-Ray Generation
- Part 4. Radiographic Images
- Part 5. Computed Tomography
- Part 6. Neutron Radiography
- Chapter 8. Electromagnetic Testing (ET)
- Part 1. Electromagnetic Principles
- Part 2. Eddy Current
- Part 3. Other Electromagnetic Techniques
- Alternating Current Field Measurement
- Remote Field
- Microwave
- Part 4. Electromagnetic Applications
- Chapter 9. Magnetic Testing
- Part 1. Magnetic Principles
- Part 2. Magnetic Flux Leakage Testing
- Part 3. Magnetic Particle Testing
- Chapter 10. Ultrasonic Testing (UT)
- Part 1. UT Principles
- Waves
- Sensors
- Scanning Orientation
- Part 2. UT Techniques
- Through-Transmission versus Pulse Echo
- Immersion versus Contact
- Guided Wave
- Phased Arrays
- Time-of-Flight Diffraction
- Part 3. UT Applications
- Calibration
- Refraction
- Chapter 11. Acoustic Emission Testing (AE)
- Part 1. AE Principles
- Part 2. AE Applications
- Chapter 12. Vibration Analysis (VA)
- Part 1. VA Principles
- Part 2. VA Applications
- Chapter 13. Laser Methods
- Part 1. Shearography
- Part 2. Other (Profilometry, Grid and Holography)
- Chapter 14. Special Methods
- Part 1. Strain Measuring
- Part 2. Material Identification
- Part 3. Other
- Chapter 15. Glossary
- Chapter 16. Index
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