1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911019712303321

Autore

Mix Paul E

Titolo

Introduction to nondestructive testing : a training guide / / Paul E. Mix

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2005

ISBN

9786610275960

9781280275968

1280275960

9780470353295

0470353295

9780471719144

0471719145

9780471719137

0471719137

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (709 p.)

Disciplina

620.1/127

Soggetti

Nondestructive testing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 661-665) and index.

Nota di contenuto

INTRODUCTION TO NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; CONTENTS; Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Digital Technology; 1.2 Smaller Is Better; 1.3 Medical Marvels; 1.4 Improving Shuttle Safety; 1.5 Airport Security; 1.6 Process Control; 1.7 Instrument Synchronization with PXI; 1.8 PCI vs. PXI; 1.9 60,000-Mile-High Elevator; 1.10 Proliferation of Information; 2 Acoustic Emissions; 2.1 Principles and Theory; 2.2 Signal Propagation; 2.3 Physical Considerations; 2.4 The AE Process Chain; 2.5 Time Considerations; 2.6 AE Parameters; 2.7 The AE Measurement Chain; 2.7.1 Coupling Agents; 2.7.2 AE Sensors

2.7.3 Sensor Attachment2.7.4 Sensor to Preamplifier Cable; 2.7.5 AE Preamplifier; 2.7.6 Preamplifier to System Cable; 2.8 Vallen AMSY-5 High-Speed AE System; 2.8.1 Frequency Filter; 2.8.2 The A/D Converter; 2.8.3 Feature Extraction; 2.8.4 Transient Recorder; 2.8.5 Data Buffer; 2.8.6 Personal Computer and Software; 2.8.7 Sensor Coupling Test (Autocalibration); 2.9 Location Calculation and



Clustering; 2.9.1 Location Calculation Based on Time Differences; 2.9.2 Clustering; 2.9.3 Sample Analysis Screen; 2.9.4 Visualization of Measurement Results; 2.10 Advantages and Limitations of AE Testing

2.10.1 Advantages2.10.2 Advantages of Using Operating Medium (Gas or Liquid); 2.10.3 Advantages Compared to Other NDT Methods; 2.10.4 Limitations; 2.10.5 Location Errors; 2.11 AMSY-5 Main Features; 2.12 AE Transducers; 2.13 Kistler Piezotron® Acoustic Emission Sensors and Couplers; 2.14 AE Sensor Construction; 2.15 Summary of AE Sensor Features; 2.16 Technical Specifications-8152B2 Sensor; 2.17 AE Coupler Features; 2.18 Technical Specifications-5125B Coupler; 2.18.1 Input; 2.18.2 Output; 2.19 Acoustic Emission Technology; 2.20 AE Applications; 2.21 AE Theory; 2.22 Applications

2.22.1 Behavior of Materials-Metals, Ceramics, Composites, Rocks, Concrete2.22.2 Nondestructive Testing During Manufacturing Processes; 2.22.3 Monitoring Structures; 2.22.4 Special Applications; 2.23 Advanced Equipment; 2.23.1 PCI-2 AE Unit; 2.23.2 Key Features; 2.23.3 PCI-8, 16-Bit, 8-Channel AE Unit; 2.23.4 MicroSAMOSTM, Budget, Compact AE System; 2.23.5 DiSP Systems; 2.23.6 PCI/DSP-4 Card; 2.23.7 Features of PCI/DSP-4 System Board; 2.23.8 PCI/DSP-4 Board Operation and Functions; 2.23.9 DiSP System Block Diagram; 2.23.10 Other Company Products

2.24 Codes, Standards, Practices, Guidelines, and Societies2.24.1 Sheer Numbers; 2.24.2 Terminology; 2.24.3 Common Term Definitions; 2.24.4 General Principles; 2.24.5 Measurement Techniques and Calibration; 2.24.6 Areas of Opportunity; 2.25 Application and Product-Specific Procedures; 2.26 Impact-Echo Method; 2.26.1 Background; 2.26.2 Finite Element Code; 2.26.3 Ball Bearing-Generated Stress; 2.26.4 Impact-Echo Transducer Development; 2.26.5 Frequency Domain Analysis; 2.26.6 Theory of Operations; 2.26.7 Propagation of Waves; 2.26.8 Impact-Echo Instrumentation; 2.26.8.1 System Components

2.26.8.2 Heavy-Duty Carrying Case

Sommario/riassunto

This updated Second Edition covers current state-of-the-art technology and instrumentationThe Second Edition of this well-respected publication provides updated coverage of basic nondestructive testing (NDT) principles for currently recognized NDT methods. The book provides information to help students and NDT personnel qualify for Levels I, II, and III certification in the NDT methods of their choice. It is organized in accordance with the American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-1A (2001 Edition).Following the author's logical organization an



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910972019503321

Titolo

Explorations in communication and history / / edited by Barbie Zelizer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2008

ISBN

1-135-96959-0

1-281-83756-3

9786611837563

0-203-88860-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

Shaping inquiry in culture, communication and media studies

Altri autori (Persone)

ZelizerBarbie

Disciplina

302.2

Soggetti

Communication - History

Mass media - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; When disciplines engage; Part 1: Overview Communication and history; Introduction: Communication and history; Chapter 1 History as a communication problem; Chapter 2 Democratic theory and the history of communications; Chapter 3 Communication and history; Part 2: Audiences; Introduction: Audiences, communication and history; Chapter 4 Does textual analysis tell us anything about past audiences?; Chapter 5 The citizen audience: Crowds, publics and individuals

Chapter 6 Seeking the historical audience: Interdisciplinary lessons in the recovery of media practicesPart 3: Technology; Introduction: Technology, communication and history; Chapter 7 Printing and the manuscript revolution; Chapter 8 Governing by television; Chapter 9 Newswork, technology, and cultural form, 1837-1920; Part 4: Journalism; Introduction: Journalism, communication and history; Chapter 10 The history of journalism and the history of the book; Chapter 11 Public spheres, imagined communities, and the underdeveloped historical understanding of journalism

Chapter 12 How to think about journalism: Looking backward, going forwardIndex

Sommario/riassunto

When and how do communication and history impact each other? How



do disciplinary perspectives affect what we know?Explorations in Communication and History addresses the link between what we know and how we know it by tracking the intersection of communication and history. Asking how each discipline has enhanced and hindered our understanding of the other, the book considers what happens to what we know when disciplines engage. Through a critical collection of essays written by top scholars in the field, the book addresses the engagement of communication and hi

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910136030403321

Titolo

Critique : studies in contemporary fiction

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Minneapolis, Minn.], : [Bolingbroke Society]

ISSN

1939-9138

Disciplina

801

Soggetti

Fiction - 20th century - History and criticism

Fiction - History and criticism

Fiction

Letterkunde

Engels

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Periodicals.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Refereed/Peer-reviewed

"Studies in modern fiction," <1957-fall 1987>; "Studies in contemporary fiction," <winter 1988->.

Published: Atlanta, Ga., <1975>-spring 1982; Washington, D.C. : Heldref Publications, fall 1982-; [Philadelphia, PA] : Taylor & Francis, 2012-

Some vols. have also special titles.