Thermal barrier coatings (TBCs), as effective thermal protection separating the substrate
from high-temperature combustion gases and reducing the substrate temperature, are …

Electromagnetic testing (ET) has been widely used in high-speed rail defect detection due to
its non-contact, simplicity and efficiency, and mainly includes Eddy Current Testing (ECT) …

The growing application of composite materials in aerospace leads to the urgent need of
non-destructive testing and evaluation (NDT&E) techniques capable of detecting defects …

Eddy current pulsed thermography (ECPT) and long pulse thermography (LPT) are two
emerging non-destructive evaluation techniques that have been recently used for sub …

Fatigue cracks are widely generated in numerous engineering components under
alternating loads, whose sudden brittle fracture would seriously shorten the service life and …

Abstract Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) has been increasingly utilized to repair
damaged steel structures, and inspection of the resulted CFRP-reinforced steel structures is …

As a popular nondestructive testing (NDT) technique, thermal imaging test demonstrates
competitive performance in crack detection, especially for detecting subsurface cracks. In …

With the increasing use of induction thermography (IT) for nondestructive testing in the
mechanical and rail industry, it becomes necessary for the Manufacturers to rapidly and …

This study investigates the effectiveness of eddy current pulsed thermography (ECPT) to
detect internal defects in CFRP strengthened steel structures. Various common internal …

Contaminations arising during the manufacturing or usage of Carbon Fiber Reinforced
Plastic (CFRP)-epoxy adhesive single-lap joints can drastically affect the mechanical …