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What is acoustic emission?

Acoustic emission is used in the field of Materials Science and is defined as the measurement of sound waves in order to detect material flaws or failures.

What is the acoustic emission collection?

Allen T. Green, president of Acoustic Technology Group, donated his personal collection of works in acoustic emission to the Grainger Engineering Library. This collection consists of approximately 4,500 articles, reports and papers on acoustic emission. Click here to see a picture of Allen.

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