The paper analyses possible types, shapes and locations of defects in a life cycle according to such factors of a urea reactor as material, structure, manufacture approach, work environment, operating medium and failure mode. Then suitable nondestructive testing methods are chosen to test a urea reactor on service on the basis of characteristics of various nondestructive testing methods. And te...

We conduct an exhaustive survey of image thresholding methods, categorize them, express their formulas under a uniform notation, and finally carry their performance comparison. The thresholding methods are categorized according to the information they are exploiting, such as histogram shape, measurement space clustering, entropy, object attributes, spatial correlation, and local gray-level surf...

Microwave nondestructive testing methods become nowadays ever more exploited electromagnetic evaluation method not only dielectric but also metal materials surface and volume homogeneity. A novel microwave sensor created from open waveguide with metamaterial structure for non-destructive testing was developed in an attempt to increase the sensitivity of the microwave nondestructive evaluation m...

Introduction The nondestructive, in-situ testing of early-age concrete properties is a crucial point for the progress of many construction projects in the building sector. The application of such techniques can establish e.g. the earliest possible form removal from concrete construction elements, thereby opening highways to traffic or releasing prestress from steel reinforcement with greatest e...

Non destructive testing techniques based on the application of dynamic loads on the surface of a soil deposit or a pavement system, and the measurement of the resulting deflection basins or the phase difference between the motions recorded at various receivers have become powerful tools in civil engineering. In many cases, however, the interpretation of the recorded data relies on static analys...

This paper presents design, construction and control of a quadruped robot, capable to maneuver on vertical surfaces. A nondestructive system integrated with the robot enables location and tracking of rebars in concrete structures. This paper illustrates robot manipulation in the kinematic approach and practical application of the platform dedicated for nondestructive testing. Streszczenie. W ar...

Micromanufacturing has increased rapidly at scientific, technological and industrial levels. However, this evolution has not been followed by a parallel development of Non Destructive Testing (NDT) techniques. The available techniques are, generally, unable to detect microdefects. In this work, two types of microgeometries were produced by Micro Powder Inj stainless steel AISI316L: specimens fo...

After visual and optical testing (VT), the next method of nondestructive testing (NDT) most commonly employed in industry is radiographic testing. Also simply referred to as radiography, it is perhaps the most versatile of the nondestructive testing methods.[1] The basic radiographic process in use today is in large part still the same as it was when it was introduced in the late 1800s. Radiogr...

The paper presents an eddy current tomography setup with high spatial resolution and high accuracy of measurements of signal on detection coil. In proposed solution both amplitude as well as phase shift are measured, which gives the possibility of calculation of spatial distribution of both permeability and resistivity of tested element. As a result, presented setup creates possibility of effec...