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Inversion of Voltage Data to Predict Crack Shape

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Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation

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Surface-breaking cracks in metal sheets may be detected by injecting alternating current into the sheet and observing the resulting nonuniformity in the surface electromagnetic field.

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  1. School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK

    Maureen McIver

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  1. Center for NDE Ames Laboratory (USDOE) and Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Iowa State University, 50011, Ames, Iowa, USA

    Donald O. Thompson

  2. Center for NDE and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, 21218, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Dale E. Chimenti

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McIver, M. (1990). Inversion of Voltage Data to Predict Crack Shape. In: Thompson, D.O., Chimenti, D.E. (eds) Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation. Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5772-8_45

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