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Preparatory Notes for ASNT NDT Level III Examination - Ultrasonic Testing, UT

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Crack Monitoring<br />

Laboratory and in-service monitoring of the initiation and propagation of<br />

cracks that are relatively slow growing (such as fatigue cracks, stress-rupture<br />

cracks, and stress-corrosion cracks) has been accomplished with ultrasonic<br />

techniques. An example of the ultrasonic detection of stress-rupture cracks<br />

resulting from creep in re<strong>for</strong>mer-furnace headers is given in the article<br />

"Boilers and Pressure Vessels" in this Volume. A relatively new and improved<br />

approach <strong>for</strong> monitoring the growth of cracks is done with ultrasonic imaging<br />

techniques.

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