Measurement plays a fundamental role both in physical and behavioral sciences, as well as in engineering and technology: it is the link between abstract models and empirical reality and is a privileged method of gathering information from the real world.
Is it possible to develop a single theory of measurement for the various domains of science and technology in which measurement is involved? This book takes the challenge by addressing the following main issues: What is the meaning of measurement? How do we measure? What can be measured?
A theoretical framework that could truly...
Measurement plays a fundamental role both in physical and behavioral sciences, as well as in engineering and technology: it is the link between abs...
This book introduces the fundamental theory of electromagnetic ultrasonic guided waves, together with its applications. The specific implementation of the electromagnetic ultrasonic guided wave system presented here will also be of value for other nondestructive test developers.
This book introduces the fundamental theory of electromagnetic ultrasonic guided waves, together with its applications. The specific implementation of...
This book introduces novel developments in the field of electromagnetic non-destructive testing and evaluation (NDT/E). The topics include electromagnetic ultrasonic guided wave testing, pulsed eddy current testing, remote field eddy current testing, low frequency eddy current testing, metal magnetic memory testing, and magnetic flux leakage testing. Considering the increasing concern about the safety maintenance of critical structures in various industries and everyday life, these topics presented here will be of particular interest to the readers in the NDT/E field. This book covers both...
This book introduces novel developments in the field of electromagnetic non-destructive testing and evaluation (NDT/E). The topics include electrom...
This second edition provides comprehensive information on electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs), from the theory and physical principles of EMATs to the construction of systems and their applications to scientific and industrial ultrasonic measurements on materials. The original version has been complemented with selected ideas on ultrasonic measurement that have emerged since the first edition was released.
The book is divided into four parts:
PART I offers a self-contained description of the basic elements of coupling mechanisms along with the practical designing...
This second edition provides comprehensive information on electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs), from the theory and physical principles of ...
This work encompasses the full range of measurement data processing. It includes many solid examples that exemplify typical problems encountered in measurement practice, from general theory to practical applications.
This work encompasses the full range of measurement data processing. It includes many solid examples that exemplify typical problems encountered in me...
In this tribute to Benjamin Wright, former students and colleagues recall the foundational contributions he made to the theory and practice of measurement in a career spanning over five decades. Wright is recognized as the foremost proponent of the psychometric approach of George Rasch, a Danish mathematician, whose ideas continue to provoke controversy around the world. Wright's students, and students of their students, are leaders in educational research and practice around the world. This volume relates the extent of Wright's influence far beyond education and psychology, where his work...
In this tribute to Benjamin Wright, former students and colleagues recall the foundational contributions he made to the theory and practice of meas...
This book discusses how and why historical measurement units developed, and reviews useful methods for making conversions as well as situations in which dimensional analysis can be used. It starts from the history of length measurement, which is one of the oldest measures used by humans.
This book discusses how and why historical measurement units developed, and reviews useful methods for making conversions as well as situations in whi...