Composite materials/structures are advancing in product efficiency, cost-effectiveness and
the development of superior specific properties. There are increasing demands in their …

Manufacturing processes such as casting, rolling, forging, extrusion, material removal
processes, etc. are some of the common techniques used today in manufacturing industries …

This paper provides the recent advances and researches about non-destructive testing
(NDT) methods for defect characterization in engineering materials and composites. The …

In Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) and fusion welding, various defects such as
porosity, cracks, deformation and lack of fusion can occur during the fabrication process …

Corrosion is considered a destructive phenomenon that affects almost all metals. There is a
variety of corrosion monitoring and measurement techniques being deployed across …

Advanced composite materials are prone to various types of damage during the process of
manufacturing and long-time service. Ultrasonic detection methods have been widely …

Polymer composite materials are being increasingly used in primary load-bearing structures
in several advanced industrial fields such as aerospace vessels, railway wagons and mega …

Currently, the steel–concrete composite structures (SCCSs) have been widely applied as
primary load-bearing members owing to their excellent structural behavior. However, due to …

Fiber-reinforced polymer composites have excellent mechanical properties and outstanding
development potential and are cost-effective. They have increasingly been used in …

Compared with conventional non-destructive evaluation (NDE) techniques, such as
radiography, ultrasound, magnetic particle inspection and eddy current, the coplanar …