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Characterization of pearls by X-ray phase contrast imaging with a grating

interferometer
V. Revol, C. Hanser and M. Krzemnicki . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Onboard detection of railway axle bearing defects using envelope analysis of high
frequency acoustic emission signals
A. Amini, M. Entezami and M. Papaelias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Comparison of medical and industrial X-ray computed tomography for

non-destructive testing
A. du Plessis, S.G. le Roux and A. Guelpa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Robotic ultrasonic testing of AGR fuel cladding

M. Morozov, S.G. Pierce, G. Dobie, G.T. Bolton and T. Bennett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

X-ray computed tomography for fast and non-destructive multiple pearl inspection
J. Rosc, V.M.F. Hammer and R. Brunner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Investigation of ultrasonic backward energy from various edges as a function of

their 2D/3D geometry and of the incidence angle, for application to ultrasonic
thermometry at the outlet of a tube
M.-A. Ploix, G. Corneloup, J. Moysan and J.-P. Jeannot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

High resolution pore size analysis in metallic powders by X-ray tomography

K. Heim, F. Bernier, R. Pelletier and L.-P. Lefebvre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Impact damages detection on composite materials by THz imaging

F. Destic and C. Bouvet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

An innovative vehicle-mounted GPR technique for fast and efficient monitoring of

tunnel lining structural conditions
Y. Zan, Z. Li, G. Su and X. Zhang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Near field focusing for nondestructive microwave testing at 24 GHz – Theory and
experimental verification
C. Ziehm, S. Hantscher, J. Hinken, C. Ziep and M. Richter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

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Experimental and analytical vibration serviceability assessment of an in-service

footbridge
A. Gheitasi, O.E. Ozbulut, S. Usmani, M. Alipour and D.K. Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Eddy current analysis of shipped stainless steel heat exchanger bundle

J.D. Angelo, A. Bennecer, P. Picton, S. Kaczmarczyk and A. Soares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Incorporating transmitter–receiver offset to interpret pavement layer thicknesses

by GPR
M.U. Ahmed, R.A. Tarefder and A.K. Maji . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94