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Shear-Horizontal Wave Manipulation Using Flexural Resonance-Based Elastic Metamaterial
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Shear-horizontal (SH) waves offer unique advantages for guided wave-based structural health monitoring applications. Their in-plane motion reduces sensitivity to environmental conditions. Additionally, the ... -
Applicability of Instrumented Indentation for Assessing Allowable Flaw Sizes of Circumferentially Flawed Stainless Steel Piping
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Structural integrity assessment of flawed pipes, as required by ASME B&PV Code Section XI, relies on failure stress calculated by the limit load criterion (LLC). The failure stress is derived from flow stress, ... -
Local Defect Detection of Cable Impedance Spectrum by Using Fast Inverse Fourier Transform
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Cables are a key component of power systems. Local defects such as insulation aging and mechanical damage can easily cause serious faults. Impedance spectroscopy analysis has become a research hotspot in defect ... -
Feasibility of Monitoring Flaws in Nuclear Reactor Primary Loop Piping Systems Using Surface Strain Measurements—Phase 2: Pressurized Welded Pipe Mock Ups
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. The material presented in this article summarizes the results from phase 2 of a larger Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) study to determine if permanently mounted strain sensors can be used to monitor and ... -
A Fault Diagnosis and Reliability Assessment Framework Based on Object-Oriented and Dynamic Bayesian Networks: A Case Study of a Crude Oil Pretreatment System
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. The crude oil pretreatment system is a critical step in crude oil processing, and it is responsible for removing impurities to ensure that the quality meets the standard. Its fault can lead to equipment damage, ... -
Full Waveform Inversion of Ultrasonics for High-Resolution Imaging of Composites: Misfit, Regularization, and Parameterization
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. This work investigates strategies to enhance full waveform inversion (FWI) of ultrasonic signals for high-resolution imaging and defect detection of composites. Various misfit measures—including L2-norm, L1-norm, ... -
Machine Vision Based On-Board Diagnostics Model to Characterize Surface Degradation of Turbomachinery Components
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. This article proposes a novel machine vision (MV)-based technique to assess surface roughness (Ra) as an online diagnostic and monitoring system tool. Such a tool helps reduce operational downtime and minimize ... -
Condition-Based Monitoring of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems: Application to Motor Failure Detection
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Accurate fault detection and diagnosis are critical components of any fault-tolerant control system, especially for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) where reliability is paramount. Traditionally, both model-based ... -
Empirical Feature-Based Fault Diagnosis of Rolling Bearings With Coupled Defects Using Improved OAA-MCSVM
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Accurate diagnosis of outer race defects and their interaction with secondary faults remain a critical challenge in bearing condition monitoring. This study presents a physics-based diagnostic approach that ... -
The Influence of Thread Parameters on Ultrasonic Guided Wave Propagation in Threaded Circular Pipe Structures
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Threaded pipe structures are critical components in equipment used in various fields. The threaded sections are prone to induce defects due to stress concentration, threatening the safe operation of the equipment. ... -
Multi-Channel Multi-Scale and Graph Relationship Meta Learning Intelligent Detection Method in Aircraft Engine Fault Maintenance
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Due to the complexity of the operating environment and the diversity of components, fault maintenance and detection of aircraft engines have always been a huge challenge. To improve the reliability and maintenance ... -
A Machine Learning Method to Measure the Embedded Crack Length and Position in High-Density Polyethylene Using Ultrasound Time Signal
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. High-density polyethylene (HDPE) is a semicrystalline polymer used in several critical applications, ranging from cooling water pipelines in nuclear power plants and distribution pipelines for natural gas and ... -
iToFD: An Automated Unsupervised Framework for Weld Defect Detection and Measurement Using Time-of-Flight Diffraction Data
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2026)Abstract. Time-of-flight diffraction (ToFD) is a widely used nondestructive testing method in manufacturing industries due to its versatility in detecting various weld defects, applicability across a wide range of materials ... -
Combining Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity and Nonlinear Ultrasonic Techniques to Assess Concrete Strength
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)Nonlinear ultrasonics (NLU) has grown in importance over the past years. The viability of applying the newly developed NLU technique called the Sideband Peak Count-Index (SPC-I) to estimate the 28-day unconfined compressive ... -
In Situ Acoustic Emission Investigation of Asphalt Fracture Process and Damage Quantification for Different Asphalt Mixtures
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)The identification of cracking damage and the dynamic diagnosis of damage evolution are of great importance to prolong the service life of asphalt mixture materials. Acoustic emission (AE) can identify the formation and ... -
Erratum: “Application of Mechano-luminescence-Optoelectronic Composites for Delamination Detection in Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites” [ASME J. Nondestructive Eval. Diagn. Progn. Eng. Syst. 7(4), p. 041004; DOI: 10.1115/1.4065548]
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)The following co-author was excluded from the original publication: Donghyeon Ryu. -
Sideband Peak Count Technique for Monitoring Bond–Slip Behavior Between Reinforcement Systems and Masonry
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)The use of Fabric-Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM) composites has become a cornerstone in strengthening several types of structures, ranging from reinforced concrete structures to historical masonry constructions. It ... -
Associate Editor's Recognition
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)The Editor-in-Chief of the ASME Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, Diagnostics and Prognostics of Engineering Systems would like to thank all the Associate Editors for their expertise and time reviewing manuscripts in ... -
Reviewer’s Recognition
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)The Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board of the ASME Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, Diagnostics and Prognostics of Engineering Systems would like to thank all the reviewers for volunteering their expertise and time ... -
Combining Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity and Nonlinear Ultrasonic Techniques to Assess Concrete Strength
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)Nonlinear ultrasonics (NLU) has grown in importance over the past years. The viability of applying the newly developed NLU technique called the Sideband Peak Count-Index (SPC-I) to estimate the 28-day unconfined compressive ...