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Understanding Acoustic Emission Testing- Reading 1 Part B-A

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16.8 Field Studies of <strong>Acoustic</strong> <strong>Emission</strong><br />

As shown in the previous section, acoustic emission analysis has been used<br />

in the laboratory to study a wide range of problems. Unfortunately, its use in<br />

the field has been severely limited; only a very few papers on field application<br />

have appeared, and these are largely speculation on future possibilities. The<br />

way in which acoustic emission data might be used to provide information<br />

about the condition of a specimen or a structure has been described by<br />

Cole; his analysis may be summarized as follows:<br />

1. Is there any acoustic emission at a certain load level? If no, then no<br />

damage is occurring under these conditions; if yes, then damage is<br />

occurring.<br />

2. Is acoustic emission continuing while the load is held constant at the<br />

maximum load level? If no, no damage due to creep is occurring; if yes,<br />

creep damage is occurring. Further, if the count rate is increasing, then<br />

failure may occur fairly soon.<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang

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