Table Of ContentINFRARED
THERMOGRAPHY
Edited by Raghu V. Prakash
Infrared Thermography
Edited by Raghu V. Prakash
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Contents
Preface IX
Part 1 Materials Science 1
Chapter 1 Application of IR Thermography for
Studying Deformation and Fracture of Paper 3
Tatsuo Yamauchi
Chapter 2 Application of Thermography in
Materials Science and Engineering 27
Alin Constantin Murariu, Aurel - Valentin Bîrdeanu,
Radu Cojocaru, Voicu Ionel Safta, Dorin Dehelean,
Lia Boţilă and Cristian Ciucă
Chapter 3 Thermographic Inspection at the
Interface of Dry Sliding Surfaces 53
G. Cuccurullo, V. Spingi, V. D’Agostino,
R. Di Giuda and A. Senatore
Chapter 4 IR Support of Thermophysical Property Investigation –
Study of Medical and Advanced Technology Materials 65
Andrzej J. Panas
Part 2 Life Sciences 91
Chapter 5 Infrared Thermography –
Applications in Poultry Biological Research 93
S. Yahav and M. Giloh
Chapter 6 Thermographic Applications in Veterinary Medicine 117
Calogero Stelletta, Matteo Gianesella, Juri Vencato,
Enrico Fiore and Massimo Morgante
Chapter 7 Infrared Thermography in Sports Activity 141
Ahlem Arfaoui, Guillaume Polidori,
Redha Taiar and Catalin Popa
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Part 3 Engineering Applications 169
Chapter 8 Thermography Applications in the
Study of Buildings Hygrothermal Behaviour 171
E. Barreira, V.P. de Freitas, J.M.P.Q. Delgado
and N.M.M. Ramos
Chapter 9 Nondestructive Evaluation of
FRP Strengthening Systems
Bonded on RC Structures Using
Pulsed Stimulated Infrared Thermography 193
Frédéric Taillade, Marc Quiertant, Karim Benzarti,
Jean Dumoulin and Christophe Aubagnac
Chapter 10 Thermal Imaging for Enhancing Inspection
Reliability: Detection and Characterization 209
Soib Taib, Mohd Shawal Jadin and Shahid Kabir
Preface
Infrared Thermography (IRT) is commonly used these days as a NDE tool to identify
damages and provide remedial action. The fields of application are vast, that amongst
others, includes materials science, life sciences and applied engineering. This book
offers a collection of ten chapters with three major sections - relating to application of
infrared thermography to study problems in materials science, agriculture, veterinary
and sports fields as well as in engineering applications. The authors who have
contributed to this book have a thorough knowledge in this select field. Aspects
relating to both experimental application of IRT, as well as to mathematical modeling
of temperature fields have been covered in this book. There is still a wide scope to
make the technique as a quantitative measure of changes in any physical, biological
system and it is our hope that more and more researchers in this field will contribute
to the future compilations of research articles.
Dr. Raghu V. Prakash
Machine Design Section,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT, Madras
India
