Acoustic Emission (AE) has been commercially available for more than thirty (30) years. Has any progress been made? The purpose of the Symposium held in January 1998 in Plantation, Florida was to discuss the evolution of the technology of AE over the years in instrumentation, applications, standards and codes and its overall worldwide acceptance. Authors have made comparisons between AE and other Nondestructive Testing (NDT) technologies as to their suitability in solving practical industrial problems worldwide.
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