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Q7 (d): Explanations<br />

7. A surface crack in carbon steel plate during ET is sensed as a/an:<br />

a) increase in coupling.<br />

b) decrease in coupling.<br />

c) decrease in magnetic permeability.<br />

d) increase in resistance to current flow. (of the eddy current flow)<br />

Ponder:<br />

(d) Results in a apparent decrease in resistance on the impedance phase<br />

response diagram due to the decreasing eddy current flow.<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang

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