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Loading and Stress in
Acoustic Emission Testing
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Figure 7 - Loading schedules for various structures: (a) compressed gas tube; (b) fiberglass pressure vessel; (c) metal pressure vessel; (d) railroad tank car, pressurization; (e) railroad tank car, mechanical loading; (f) bucket truck.
Figure 8 - A jacking test on a railroad tank car
Figure 9 - Acoustic emission sensor on a 120 year old suspension bridge monitors a local area on a floorbeam. There are also guard sensors mounted on the other side of the beam.
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