Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation

Interfaces: The Next NDE Challenge.- Ultrasonic Methods for Characterizing the Interface in Composites.- Characterization of Film Adhesion by Acoustic Microscopy.- Application of SH and Lamb Wave Emat's for Evaluation of Adhesive Joint in Thin Plate.- The Influence of Interfacial Conditions on the Ultrasonic Wave Interaction with Multilayered Media.- The Influence of Material Dissipation and Imperfect Bonding on Acoustic Wave Reflection from Layered Solids.- Nondestructive Evaluation of Adhesive Bonds Using Leaky Lamb Waves.- Determination of Delaminations in Adhesively Bonded Layers under Compression.- Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation of Adhesive Bond Strength.- Nondestructive Characterization of Ceramic Composite Whiskers with Neutron Diffraction and Ultrasonic Techniques.- Ultrasonic Characterization of Ceramic-Ceramic Composites.- QNDE of a 3-D Carbon-Carbon Composite Using Photoacoustic Microscopy.- Elastic Wave Dispersion in Laminated Composite Plate.- Practical Application of State-of-the-Art NDE Techniques: Evaluation of Graphite-Epoxy Composite Wing Covers.- Inspecting Advanced Composite Materials at Ultrasonic Frequencies from 2 Megahertz to 2 Gigahertz.- A Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation Technique for Assessing the Compression-After-Impact Strength of Composites Plates.- Eddy Current Probe Impedances Due to Interaction with Advanced Composites.- Backscatter from Porosity in Cross-Ply Composites.- A Relationship between Frequency Dependent Ultrasonic Attenuation and Porosity in Composite Laminates.- Effect of Bottom-Surface Reflections on Backscatter from Porosity in a Composite Layer.- Characterization of Porosity in Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Composites with Ultrasonic Backscatter.- Ultrasonic Measurements of Porosity in Woven Graphite Polyimide Composites.- Ultrasonic NDE of Laser-Damaged Organo-Matrix Composites.- Mechanical Strength Degradation of Graphite Fiber Reinforced Thermoset Composites Due to Porosity.- A Model for Ultrasound Transmission Through Graphite Composite Plates Containing Delaminations.- Imaging of Impact Damage in Composite Materials.- Vibrothermographic NDE of Fiberous Composites.- Nondestructive Evaluation of Fiber Composite Laminates by Thermoelastic Emission.- Thermographic Detection of Buried Debonds.- Defect Detection and Quantification in Laminated Composites by EATF (Passive) Thermography.- Sub-Bandgap Laser Probing of GaAs Devices and Circuits.- Semiconductor Dimensional Metrology Using the Scanning Electron Microscope.- White Beam Synchrotron X-Ray Topography of Gallium Arsenide.- A Noninvasive Optical Probe for Detecting Electrical Signals in Silicon IC's.- Spatially Resolved Non-Contact Bulk and Surface Photovoltage Response in Semiconductors.- High Resolution Holographic Contouring.- Correlation of Thin-Film Bond Compliance and Bond Fracture Resistance.- Evaluation of Solder Bonds in a Silicon Flip Chip Device.- Ultrasonic Evaluation of the Nonlinearity of Metals from a Design Perspective.- Microstructure Characterization with a Pulsed Laser Ultrasonic Source.- Elastic Constant Determination Using Generation by Pulsed Laser.- Laser Optic Vibration Sensing for the Inspection of Bonds in the Orbiter Thermal Protection Tiles.- Imaging Subtle Microstructural Variations in Ceramics with Precision Ultrasonic Velocity and Attenuation Measurements.- Application of the Grain Boundary Internal Friction Peak to the Determination of Optimum Deformation Conditions of a Superplastic Alloy.- Search for NDE Methods to Characterize Thermal History and Mechanical Properties of Al-Li Alloys.- Scattering Induced Attenuation of Ultrasonic Backscattering.- Ultrasonic Characterization of Microspherical Inclusions in Zirconia and Crystallized Glass.- Ultrasonic Characterization of Nonuniform Porosity Distributions in SiC Ceramic.- Reflection of Ultrasonic Waves by an Imperfect Diffusion Bond.- Effects of Imperfect Interfaces on Acoustic Transmission and Diffraction.- Ultrasonic Charact... Mehr