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Understanding Acoustic Emission Testing- Reading 1 Part B-A

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Intensity displays are used to give statistical<br />

information concerning the magnitude of the<br />

detected signals. As can be seen in the<br />

amplitude distribution graph to the near right,<br />

the number of hits is plotted at each<br />

amplitude increment (expressed in dB’s)<br />

beyond the user-defined threshold. These<br />

graphs can be used to determine whether a<br />

few large signals or many small ones created<br />

the detected AE signal energy. In addition, if<br />

the Y-axis is plotted logarithmically, the<br />

shape of the amplitude distribution can be<br />

interpreted to determine the activity of a crack<br />

(e.g. a linear distribution indicates growth).<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang

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