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May 2008

Contents

Volume 66/Number 5

Features

462	*Back to Basics:* Fabrication of Flawed Blocks for Ultrasonic Testing in Lieu of Radiographic Testing by Ronald Kruzic
465	Feature: The Truth behind Creeping Waves by Bill Blanshan and Ed Ginzel
471	*Feature:* Automated Nondestructive Testing System for Hard Body Armor Protective Inserts by Nicholas Haynes, Karl Masters, Chris Perritt, David Simmons, James Zheng and James E. Youngberg
475	*Product Spotlight:* Radiographic Testing
478	Society News: Nominees and Candidate for 2008-2009 ASNT Officer and Director Positions Announced

Technical Papers

493	Technical Paper: Evaluation of Acoustic Emission Signal Parameters for Identifying the Propagation of Discontinuities in Pressurized Tubes by Romeu Ricardo da Silva, Domingo Mery and Sergio Damasceno Soares
501	Technical Paper: Evaluation of NDT Techniques for Corrosion Detection and Quantification in Lap Joints by M.S. Safizadeh, D.S. Forsyth, Z. Liu and A. Fahr
507	Technical Paper: Whole Field Strain Measurement on Complex Surfaces by Digital Speckle Pattern Interferometry by Yonghong Wang, Dan Thomas, Ping Zhang, Hiroki Yokota and Lianxiang Yang

Inside ASNT

454	ASNT Exam Schedule
455	Authorized Exam Centers (AECs)
480	Aerospace Materials and Structures Topical
482	Corporate Partners
484	Contact ASNT
528	Advertiser Index

Departments

447	Calendar
457	Section News
479	Past Times
484	People
485	Awards and Honors
487	New Patents
489	Industry News
491	New Media
491	New ASNT Certificate Holders
492	New Products
514	NDT Extra
515	Employment Service
515	Classifieds
516	Service Directory

In This Issue
This issue of Materials Evaluation includes several feature articles and technical papers on a variety of subjects relating to NDT, including radiographic, ultrasonic, acoustic emission and laser testing. It also includes important information on ASNT's 2008 election on page 478.

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