This volume presents a consolidated account on the basic principles, applications, advantages and limita-tions, design considerations, materials and methods used for NDT evaluation and calibration.

Foreword/Preface/Acknowledgements / Introduction / Propagation of Ultrasonic Waves / Testing Techniques / Probe Heads/ Transducer Materials / Piezoceramic Material Parameters and Their Measurement /Performance Evaluation of NDT Transducers/ Calibration Blocks for Ultrasonic NDT / Acoustic Coupling Techniques / Other Methods of Transduction of Ultrasound/Appendices: Appendix A. Some useful Data/Appendix B. Standards and Specifications / Appendix C. Glossary of Terms/Subject Index.

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