1st Edition

Acoustic Emission/Microseismic Activity Volume 1: Principles, Techniques and Geotechnical Applications

By H. Reginald Hardy, Jr. Copyright 2003
300 Pages
by CRC Press

300 Pages
by CRC Press

A study of topics related to acoustic emission/microseismic (AE/MS) activity. It covers basic material behaviour, stress wave propagation, transducer design and installation, electronic instrumentation, data acquisition and analysis, and signal processing, as well as practical applications.

PREFACE, 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. ENERGY TRANSMISSION AND DETECTION, 3. FIELD MONITORING SYSTEMS, 4. LABORATORY MONITORING SYSTEMS, 5. SOURCE LOCATION TECHNIQUES, 6. SPECIAL TOPICS, Appendix—Manufacturers and Suppliers of AE/MS Transducers, Equipment and Components, Subject Index, Author Index

Biography

H. Reginald Hardy Jr.