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Section 6: Selected Applications & Techniques

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Testing Procedure: Equipment Used.<br />

Measure the (1) longitudinal and (2) shear wave sound velocity of the test<br />

piece using the appropriate transducers and instrument setup.<br />

The shear wave measurement will require use of a specialized high viscosity<br />

couplant such as our SWC. A Model 38DL PLUS a 45MG thickness gage<br />

can provide a direct readout of material velocity based on an entered sample<br />

thickness, and an EPOCH series flaw detector can measure velocity through<br />

a velocity calibration procedure. In either case, follow the recommended<br />

procedure for velocity measurement as described in the instrument's<br />

operating manual. If using a pulser/receiver, simply record the round-trip<br />

transit time through an area of known thickness with both longitudinal and<br />

shear wave transducers, and compute:<br />

Question: For measurement of shear wave velocity is normal incident<br />

transverse wave used? (hint by the used of highly viscous couplant<br />

requirement)

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