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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2009
Paul D. Panetta, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Marino Morra, Richland, WA (US);
Kenneth I. Johnson, Richland, WA (US);
Paul D. Panetta, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Marino Morra, Richland, WA (US);
Kenneth I. Johnson, Richland, WA (US);
Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);
Abstract
Generally speaking, the method of the present invention is performed by making various ultrasonic scans at preselected orientations along the length of a material being tested. Data from the scans are then plotted together with various calculated parameters that are calculated from this data. Lines or curves are then fitted to the respective plotted points. Review of these plotted curves allows the location and severity of defects within these sections to be determined and quantified. With this information various other decisions related to how, when or whether repair or replacement of a particular portion of a structure can be made.