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Understanding Acoustic Emission Testing- Reading 1 Part B-A

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Unfortunately, AE systems can only qualitatively gauge how much damage is<br />

contained in a structure. In order to obtain quantitative results about size,<br />

depth, and overall acceptability of a part, other NDT methods (often ultrasonic<br />

testing) are necessary. Another drawback of AE stems 逆 from loud service<br />

environments which contribute extraneous noise to the signals. For<br />

successful applications, signal discrimination and noise reduction are crucial.<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang

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