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Construction Weld Testing Procedures
Using Ultrasonic Phased Arrays

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Figure 1 - Phased array techniques: (a) linear scan; (b) sectorial scan; (c) depth focusing.

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Figure 2 - Electronic (linear) scanning configuration.

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Figure 3 - Sectorial scanning of a turbine rotor.

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Figure 4 - S-scan testing of a weld fusion line.

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