
ABS has published and issued guidance notes on structural monitoring using acoustic emissions. This guidance presents best practices for planning and executing acoustic emission testing.
“A primary goal at ABS is to improve safety without interrupting operations,” says ABS Chairman, President and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki. “These new guidance notes provide a framework that will help companies perform acoustic emission testing in support of continuous health monitoring for their assets.”
Acoustic emission testing is a passive nondestructive examination technology that has been successfully applied to detect and monitor crack propagation, corrosion activity, cavitation erosion and leaking in structures made of steel, aluminum, composites and other Continue reading “Acoustic emission testing technology enables improved crack, corrosion detection”