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In this chapter, a brief and fundamental overview of the various diagnostics and monitoring methods and techniques is given. These are basically nondestructive evaluation (NDE) methods including ultrasonic, Barkhausen emission, eddy current (EC), positron annihilation, thermal imaging, acoustic emission, shearography, and so on. The techniques are described to bring out the developmental efforts being made in employing them toward assessment of fabrication quality and for detection of early damage through alterations in microstructures and residual stresses leading to premature failures.
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The authors are thankful to Smt M.Menaka, Smt B.Sasi, Dr B.P.C.Rao, and all the colleagues in NonDestructive Evaluation Division, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, India for their support and contributions.
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Raj, B., Venkatraman, B. (2013). Overview of Diagnostics and Monitoring Methods and Techniques. In: Czichos, H. (eds) Handbook of Technical Diagnostics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25850-3_4
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