This book introduces the fundamental theory of electromagnetic ultrasonic guided waves, together with its applications. The specific implementation of the electromagnetic ultrasonic guided wave system presented here will also be of value for other nondestructive test developers.
Electromagnetic acoustic transducer.- Analytical method of EMAT based onLorentz force mechanization.- Analytical method of EMAT based on a magnetostrictive mechanism.- The propagation characteristics of a circumferential ultrasonic guided wave in plate and pipe.- Simulation of interactions between guided waves and the defects by boundary element method.- Finite element simulation of ultrasonic guidedwaves.- Applications of the electromagnetic ultrasonic guided waves technique.