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Non-Destructive Testing of Welds
By: Baldev Raj, C.V. Subramanian and T. Jayakumar; Hardbound; Publisher: Narosa Publishing House and ASM International; Publication Date: 2000; 231 pages
$75.00

This new comprehensive reference book covers all current methods of nondestructive testing of weldments. Included are numerous examples of their specific application, principally for piping, power-plant, and processing-plant equipment. It also includes an introduction to the major methods and techniques of welding and weld inspection.

Contents:
• Introduction to welding techniques, defects, and types of tests
• Visual Inspection
• Liquid-Penetrant, Magnetic-Particle, Eddy-Current, Acoustic-Emission Testing, Ultrasonic, and Leak Testing
• Radiography
• Thermography
• In-situ Metallography
• Residual-Stress Analysis in Weldments
• Automation and Robotics in NDT
• Computers in Weld Inspection
• Intelligent Welding
• Fracture-Mechanics Concepts
• Weld-Related-Failures
• Quality Control in Production Welding
• Welding Codes and Standards