Title :
Recent developments in nondestructive evaluation of steel strands and cables using magnetostrictive sensors
Author :
Kwun, Hegeon ; Hanley, John J. ; Bartels, Keith A.
Author_Institution :
Southwest Res. Inst., San Antonio, TX, USA
Abstract :
Recent developments in magnetostrictive sensor (MsS) technology and its application to nondestructive evaluation (NDE) and monitoring of steel strands and cables are described. Areas of development include sensor design, instrumentation, signal processing, and NDE techniques. Examples of MsS application to NDE of steel strands are given, including monitoring of wire fracture events, inspection for fractured wires, and measurement of the applied load
Keywords :
acoustic emission testing; flaw detection; inspection; magnetic sensors; magnetostrictive devices; marine systems; steel; NDE technique; applied load; fracture; fractured wire; inspection; instrumentation; magnetostrictive sensor; mechanical cable; metal rope; nondestructive evaluation; nondestructive testing; sensor design; signal processing; steel strand; Cables; Instruments; Magnetic sensors; Magnetostriction; Monitoring; Process design; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Signal design; Signal processing; Steel;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '96. MTS/IEEE. Prospects for the 21st Century. Conference Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3519-8
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1996.572561
