Today, the ultrasonic signal is being used for predicting material behavior, characterizing (detecting internal anomalies in) a variety of engineering structures, as well as for inspecting human body parts like tumors, bones, and unborn fetuses. Because of the ever-increasing popularity of the ultrasonic techniques in a wide range of applications, this technology has received a lot of attention from the research community. This book presents some new developments in ultrasonic research for material and structure inspection. Application areas cover both engineering and biological materials
