DocumentCode
2761570
Title
NDE research for aging aircraft integrity
Author
Heyman, Joseph S.
Author_Institution
NASA Langley Res. Center, Hampton, VA, USA
fYear
1990
fDate
4-7 Dec 1990
Firstpage
975
Abstract
The author reviews the NASA Airframe Structural Integrity Program (ASIP) and focuses on the role of nondestructive evaluation (NDE). Examples of advanced ultrasonic, thermal wave, photoacoustic, and acoustic emission approaches are presented. It is concluded that the measurement science technologies have advanced to a capability that warrants a review of QNDE (quantitative NDE) applications to in-service inspection of aircraft. Visual NDE is highly regarded and successful in today´s environment. However, there are opportunities to integrate new tools and to use new analysis to extract more quantitative information from existing (or modified) technologies
Keywords
acoustic emission testing; aerospace testing; nondestructive testing; ultrasonic materials testing; acoustic emission; aging aircraft integrity; inspection; nondestructive evaluation; photoacoustic; thermal wave; ultrasonic; Acoustic emission; Acoustic measurements; Aging; Aircraft; Application specific processors; Information analysis; Inspection; NASA; Space technology; Ultrasonic variables measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Ultrasonics Symposium, 1990. Proceedings., IEEE 1990
Conference_Location
Honolulu, HI
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ULTSYM.1990.171508
Filename
171508
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