Ultrasonic testing has widespread application in fitness for service ... practice used in the design of structural components and systems, including structural welds, railway and highway bridges, and ...

wind tower seam weld inspections; and bond testing of silicone coatings on high-voltage power line insulators. Ultrasonic flaw detectors (Figure 3) are also widely used in critical safety-related ...

Ultrasonic testing (UT ... Sectorial scanning of this type is typical for weld inspections. The ability to test welds with multiple angles using a single probe increases the probability of ...

Using ultrasonic phased array technology for the inspection of these types of welds poses difficulties in relation to the variations in acoustic properties and density of the materials (anisotropy).

AUBURN, Calif. — The Foresthill Bridge will soon undergo ultrasonic testing of 282 weld points as part of a national effort to provide preventative maintenance and quality assurance to bridges built ...

It will undergo $6.3 million testing of welds for about a year, transportation officials recently announced. Andy Alfaro Sacramento Bee file The Foresthill Bridge will undergo ultrasonic testing ...

Thermoset composite materials are currently used in different aircraft, such as the Airbus A350 and the Boeing B787, e.g. for ...