Best Practices for the Use of Simulation in POD Curves Estimation: Application to UT Weld Inspection

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This book provides best-practice guidance and practical recommendations on the use of numerical simulation for probability of detection (POD) curve estimation in the study of non-destructive testing reliability. It focuses on ultrasonic testing (UT) weld inspection but many of the principles can be applied to a broader range of techniques and situations. The first part lists and briefly describes the principal documents that establish the recommended statistical framework adapted for POD curve estimation. It also presents the most important initiatives on the model assisted probability of detection (MAPOD) approach in recent years. The second part provides details of the advantages and limitations of the simulation in this context. The third part then describes the prerequisites for the use of simulation (validation of the software, expertise of the user), and the fourth and main part offers the methodology and guidance as well as possible applications for using POD curves determined using simulation. Front Matter ....Pages i-x Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Recommendation Documents on Statistical Methodology Dedicated to POD Analysis (Bastien Chapuis, Pierre Calmon, Frédéric Jenson)....Pages 3-4 Documentation and Recent Initiatives on the Use of Simulation in the Context of POD (Bastien Chapuis, Pierre Calmon, Frédéric Jenson)....Pages 5-5 Front Matter ....Pages 7-7 Advantages of Simulation (Bastien Chapuis, Pierre Calmon, Frédéric Jenson)....Pages 9-10 Difficulties, Limitations (Bastien Chapuis, Pierre Calmon, Frédéric Jenson)....Pages 11-14 Possible Ways of Using Simulation in the Context of POD Curve Estimation (Bastien Chapuis, Pierre Calmon, Frédéric Jenson)....Pages 15-16 Front Matter ....Pages 17-17 Validation of the Software Tools (Bastien Chapuis, Pierre Calmon, Frédéric Jenson)....Pages 19-20 Training/Expertise of the Operators (Bastien Chapuis, Pierre Calmon, Frédéric Jenson)....Pages 21-21 Front Matter ....Pages 23-23 Basics of Statistics for POD (Bastien Chapuis, Pierre Calmon, Frédéric Jenson)....Pages 25-32 Best Practices Principles and Guidance for POD Curves Estimation Using Simulation (Bastien Chapuis, Pierre Calmon, Frédéric Jenson)....Pages 33-43 Best Practice Principles and Guidance for the Exploitation of Simulated POD Data in Relation with Experimental Data (Bastien Chapuis, Pierre Calmon, Frédéric Jenson)....Pages 45-49 Back Matter ....Pages 51-56