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Finite Element Method Characterization of 3D Magnetic Flux Leakage Signal of Crack Discontinuities at Multiple
Liftoff Values, Xiaoming Zha, Zhihao Xu, Hougui Chen, Yanhua Sun, and Heling Deng, ME, Vol. 74, No. 9,
September 2016, pp. 1296–1303.
Finite Element Modeling of Thermosonic Phenomena and the Effects of Vibration Frequency and Amplitude on
the Temperature Increase in Surface Cracks, Mohammad Riahi, Pouya Dehestani and Ali Valipour, ME, Vol. 71,
No. 11, November 2013, pp. 1343–1349.
Finite Element Simulation of Support Plate and Tube Defect Eddy Current Signals in Steam Generator NDT,
Ramasamy Palanisamy and William Lord, ME, Vol. 39, No. 7, June 1981, pp. 651–655.
Finite-Element Calculations for Shields in Remote-Field Eddy Current Tools, David L. Atherton, Wojtek Czura and
Thomas R. Schmidt, ME, Vol. 47, No. 9, September 1989, pp. 1084–1088.
Finite Element Simulation of Colinear Wave-Mixing Surface Wave for Microcrack Testing, Tech Paper, Hongwei
Hu, Zhicheng Zou, Jie Zhang, Hyunjo Jeong, and Chengbao Ye, ME, Vol. 77, No. 9, September 2019, pp. 1099–
1107.
Finite-Element Simulation of Elastic Wave Propagation in Orthotropic Composite Materials, K.M.A. Jaleel, N.N.
Kishore and V. Sundararajan, ME, Vol. 51, No. 7, July 1993, pp. 830–838.
Finite-Element Study of Diffusion Energy Flow in Low-Frequency Eddy Current Fields, Yu-Shi Sun, ME, Vol. 47, No.
1, January 1989, pp. 87–92.
Firm Building Locomotives Applies Metallography for R&D Controls and Checks, John C. Cusano and David L. Reali,
ME, Vol. 26, No. 9, September 1968, pp. 44A, 46A, 48A–49A.
First a Meat Slicer—Then a C-Scan Unit, William E. Jonas, ME, Vol. 30, No. 9, September 1972, pp. 23A–26A.
First Automotive NDT Topical a Success, Wrap-up, ME, Vol. 64, No. 10, October 2006, p. 999.
First Electricity from the Atom, ME, Vol. 35, No. 8, August 1977, pp. 57, 59.
First NDT Baccalaureates Conferred, ME, Vol. 36, No. 9, August 1978, p. 53.
First Overseas [Level III] Exam Held, ME, Vol. 39, No. 10, September 1981, pp. 894, 896.
First Progress Report on the SNT Nondestructive Testing Handbook, Robert C. McMaster, NDT, Vol. 17, No. 1,
January-February 1959, pp. 18–19.
Flash Radiography of Electron Beam Welding, L.E. Bryant, ME, Vol. 29, No. 10, October 1971, pp. 237–240.
Flash X-Radiography in Ballistics, Manfred Held, ME, Vol. 43, No. 9, August 1985, pp. 1104–1110, 1123.
Flaw Characterization by Ultrasonic Frequency Analysis, H.L. Whaley and Laszlo Adler, ME, Vol. 29, No. 8, August
1971, pp. 182–188, 192.
Flaw Classification in Welded Plates Employing a Multidimensional Feature-Based Decision Process, Joseph L.
Rose, John Bruce Nestleroth, Ludwig Niklas, Otto Ganglbauer, Josef Ausserwoeger and F. Wallner, ME, Vol. 42,
No. 4, April 1984, pp. 433–438, 443.
Flaw Detection and Characterization Using Acoustic Emission, Richard R. Corle and Judith A. Schliessmann, ME,
Vol. 31, No. 6, June 1973, pp. 115–120.
Flaw Detection by Eddy-Current Methods, Glenn O. McClurg, NDT, Vol. 15, No. 2, March-April 1957, pp. 116–119.
Flaw Detection in d33 Mode Multilayer Ceramic Actuators Using Impedance-Frequency Scans, Manfred Kahn,
Daniel Krause and Mark Chase, ME, Vol. 54, No. 6, June 1996, pp. 749–754.
Flaw Evaluation in Laminated Structures by Using an Instrumented Tapping Method: Experiments and Analysis,
Hung-Sying Jing and Vernal H. Kenner, ME, Vol. 50, No. 2, February 1992, pp. 253–257.
Flaw Sensitivity in Relation to Standards for Film Radiography, R. Halmshaw, ME, Vol. 50, No. 6, June 1992, pp.
678–683.
Flaw Sizing and Flaw Characterization with HOLOSAFT, V. Schmitz, W. Müller and G. Schäfer, ME, Vol. 42, No. 4,
April 1984, pp. 439–443.
Flaws Sized in Thick Steel, ME, Vol. 49, No. 10, October 1991, pp. 1344–1345.
Flaw-Size Measurement in a Weld Sample by Ultrasonic Frequency Analysis, Laszlo Adler, K.V. Cook, H.L. Whaley
and Robert W. McClung, ME, Vol. 35, No. 3, March 1977, pp. 44–50.
Flexural Mode Tuning for Pipe Elbow Testing, Joseph L. Rose and Xiaoliang Zhao, ME, Vol. 59, No. 5, May 2001,
pp. 621-624.
Flight Safety and Reliability, Joseph D. Caldara, NDT, Vol. 17, No. 5, Sep-Oct 1959, pp. 303–306.
Floyd Firestone, NDT Pioneer, Celebrates Birthday, ME, Vol. 41, No. 12, November 1983, p. 1336.
Fluorescence Imaging, Laser Induced, of Thermal Damage in Polymer Matrix Composites, W.G. Fisher, K.E. Meyer,
E.A. Wachter, D.R. Perl and P.J. Kulowitch, ME, Vol. 55, No. 6, June 1997, pp. 726–729.
Fluorescence Thermography, W.H. Byler and F.R. Hays, NDT, Vol. 19, No. 3, May-June 1961, pp. 177–180.
Fluorescent Brightness Measurement, James R. Alburger, ME, Vol. 24, No. 11, November 1966, pp. 624–630.
Fluorescent Nondestructive Testing Sensitivity Improvement through Choice of Safety Glasses, Richard D. Lopez,
ME, Vol. 70, No. 6, June 2012, pp. 757–764.
Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection of Jet Propulsion Engine Component Parts, W.B. Buckman, NDT, Vol. 10, No. 3,
Winter 1951–52, pp. 11–13.
Fluorescent Penetrant Sensitivity and Removability—What the Eye Can See, a Fluorometer Can Measure, Samuel
J. Robinson and J. Thomas Schmidt, ME, Vol. 42, No. 8, July 1984, pp. 1029–1034.
Fluoroscopic Examination of Metallic Objects, B. Cassen and D.S. Clark, IRNDT, Vol. 5, No. 3, Winter 1946–47, pp.
34–37.
Fluoroscopic Image Intensifier Devices, Edward L. Criscuolo and C.H. Dyer, NDT, Vol. 17, No. 6, November-
December 1959, pp. 344–349.
Fluoroscopic Inspection of Aluminum and Magnesium Castings: Part I, L.R. Curtis, NDT, Vol. 7, No. 3, Winter 1948–
49, pp. 25–30.
Fluoroscopic Inspection of Aluminum and Magnesium Castings: Parts II and III, L.R. Curtis, NDT, Vol. 7, No. 4,
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Fluoroscopic Inspection of Light Metal Alloys, Justin G. Schneeman and T.E. Piper, NDT, Vol. 9, No. 3, Winter
1950–51, pp. 20–22.
Flying Spot X-Ray Imaging Systems, Jay A. Stein and Roderick D. Swift, ME, Vol. 30, No. 7, July 1972, pp. 137–141,
148.
FM Radar for Inspecting Brick and Concrete Tunnels, O. Tranbarger, ME, Vol. 43, No. 10, September 1985, pp.
1254–1256, 1258–1261.
Focal Line Calculation in a Cylinder Interrogated by a Line Focused Transducer in Ultrasonic Immersion Testing,
Jianzhong Chen, Yaowo Shi and Zhidong Xia, ME, Vol. 57, No. 1, January 1999, pp. 61-64.
Focus Letter, Robotic Inspection, Ehsan Dehghan-Niri, ME, Vol. 79, No. 7, July 2021, p. 663.
Focusing a Flexible Ultrasonic Array Transducer Using a Time Reversal Technique for Discontinuities within
Complex Geometries, Hyunjo Jeong, ME, Vol. 70, No. 2, February 2012, pp. 173–179.
Focussed Ultrasonic Probes for Contact Inspection, Richard V. Murphy, Vol. 38, No. 9, September 1980, pp. 53–
58.
Follow the Rules and Stop the Mess, Patrick Dubosc and Pierre Chemin, Vol. 68, No. 5, May 2010, pp. 501-505.
Footprints on the Moon, Norman Ryker, ME, Vol. 28, No. 5, May 1970, pp. 13A–16A, 30A–33A.
Forensic Investigation of Out-of-plane Vibrations in the Webs of Plate Girders, John Cleary and Arthur
Huckelbridge, ME, Vol. 69, No. 3, March 2011, pp. 354–362.
For Inspecting Bonded Materials, ME, Vol. 31, No. 9, September 1973, p. 62A.
Forming Laminograms on Object-Dependent Surfaces, Suzanne Fox Buchele, Hunter Ellinger and Forrest F.
Hopkins, ME, Vol. 48, No. 5, May 1990, pp. 618–622.
Forum Cites NDT Role in Cutting Costs, Saving Human Life, ME, Vol. 24, No. 6, June 1966, pp. 328–329.
Forward or Status Quo?, Robert Zong, ME, Vol. 38, No. 12, December 1980, p. 32.
Foundry X-Ray Service, Ned M. Field, IR, Vol. 3, No. 4, Spring 1945, pp. 23–25, 28.
Four-Point Resistivity Testing of High-Ampacity Electrical Joints, François Morin, Paul Ménard, Gilles Lévesque
and Gerard Durou, ME, Vol. 47, No. 9, September 1989, pp. 1078–1083 Errata, ME, Vol. 47, No. 12, December
1989, p. 1424.
Four-Year SNT Project Yields Code to Certify NDT Personnel, Philip D. Johnson, ME, Vol. 24, No. 9, September
1966, pp. 462, 464.
Fractal Analysis Applied to Laser Spot Thermography, Pietro Evola, Ambra Vandone, and Piervincenzo Rizzo, ME,
Vol. 74, No. 3, March 2016, pp. 409–417.
Fractal Dimension Algorithm for MFL of Corrosion Damage in Wire Rope, Tech Paper, Donglai Zhang, Enchao
Zhang, and Shimin Pan, ME, Vol. 78, No. 10, October 2020, pp. 1140–1149.
Fracture Mechanics–based Acceptance Criteria and Discontinuity Sizing with Phased Arrays, Back to Basics,
Anmol Birring, ME, Vol. 76, No. 9, September 2018, pp. 1173–1176.
Free Engineering—A Plague on Industry!, J. Dwight Evans, ME, Vol. 22, No. 7, July 1964, p. 290.
Frequency Dependent Effects in Ultrasonic Resonance Testing, Robert V. Harris and John E. Bobbin, NDT, Vol. 18,
No. 5, Sep-Oct 1960, pp. 327–332.
Frequency Selection for Eddy Current Testing, B.H. Robinson, NDT, Vol. 16, No. 1, January-February 1958, pp. 36–
39.
Frequency Spectra of Acoustic Emission from Nodular Cast Iron, Davis M. Egle, Clement A. Tatro and Albert E.
Brown, ME, Vol. 39, No. 11, October 1981, pp. 1037–1044.
Frequency-Diverse Geometric- and Arithmetic-Mean Filtering for Ultrasonic Flaw Detection, Jin-Qiang Xin, Kevin
D. Donohue, Nihat M. Bilgutay and Xing Li, ME, Vol. 49, No. 8, August 1991, pp. 987–992.
From Form to Function: The Evolution of the ASNT Information Center, Elizabeth J. Lamb, ME, Vol. 51, No. 10,
October 1993, pp. 1151–1153.
From the Chair and President: ASNT Finances, Leadership Solid, Hussein M.A. Sadek and Robert E. Green, Jr., ME,
Vol. 57, No. 3, March 1999, pp. 299-300.
From the Chair: A Farewell Interview with ASNT Chair David L. Culbertson, ME, Vol. 56, No. 10, October 1998, pp.
1103–1104.
From the Chair: A Farewell Interview with ASNT Chair Hussein M.A. Sadek, Hussein M.A. Sadek, ME, Vol. 57, No.
10, October 1999, pp. 973-974.
From the Chair: A Farewell Interview with ASNT Chairman Michael L. Turnbow, ME, Vol. 55, No. 10, October 1997,
pp. 1040–1041.
From the Chair: A Farewell Message from the Chairman of the Board, William C. Plumstead, Sr., ME, Vol. 54, No.
10, October 1996, pp. 1053–1054.
From the Chair: A Farewell Reflection, Vicki E. Panhuise, ME, Vol. 53, No. 10, October 1995, p. 1081.
From the Chair: A Year in Review, Stephen Black, ME, Vol. 60, No. 12, December 2002, pp. 1379-1380.
From the Chair: Names, Faces and Hometown Stories, Bob Doggart, ME, Vol. 59, No. 10, October 2001, p. 1109.
From the Chair: Ten Degrees to Starboard, Bob Doggart, ME, Vol. 59, No. 2, February 2001, p. 107.
From the Chair: Reflections on the Past Year, John A. Stringer, ME, Vol. 59, No. 12, December 2001, p. 1359.
From the Chair: Reflections on the Past Year, Nat Faransso, ME, Vol. 61, No. 12, December 2003, pp. 1259-1260.
From the Editor: A New Look, David F. Fanning, ME, Vol. 67, No. 3, March 2009, p. 267.
From the Editor: I’m From the Government and I’m Here To, Charles E. Lopez, ME, Vol. 51, No. 4, April 1993, p.
429.
From the Editor: The NDT Marketplace, David F. Fanning, ME, Vol. 67, No. 6, June 2009, p. 569.
From the Editor: The Return of Tech Tips, Charles E. Lopez, ME, Vol. 53, No. 2, February 1995, p. 126.
From the Editor: The State of Materials Evaluation and Its Potential, David F. Fanning, ME, Vol. 60, No. 7, July
2002, p. 823.