The search tool provides an easy full-text search or descriptor search.
Full-Text Search:

Match

And - All of the words in the search field matched in the retrieved documents. Example: ultrasonic weld
Or - Any of the words in the search field matched in the retrieved documents. Example: ultrasonic ultrasound

Boolean - Explicit Boolean search using AND/OR/NOT and parentheses to define the query. Examples of correct expressions are: "ultrasonic AND weld," "ultrasonic NOT weld," "ultrasonic OR (weld NOT pipe)." Note that the operator NOT has the meaning as "without."

Format

Long - Displays the titles, relevant excerpt text, date of last modification and size of the matching pages.
Short - Displays just the page titles.

 

Miscellaneous

Endings and Synonyms - The search engine is configured to search also for words with the same root as your query term(s) but with different common endings (such as singular and plural forms, -ed, -er, -ing, -ly), as well as synonyms, but all of these alternative matches are of lower priority than an exact match.
Stars and/or Percentages - Stars and/or percentages next to a search result indicate relative relevance of the match.

Descriptor Search:

• Select a descripter of the provided multiple select field.
• Click the Find button.
• Click a matched entry to display the target page in a new browser window.
• For search of papers of author names and countries follow the link "Author & Country".
  (Please excuse typographical errors of author names)


• Go back to the main search page by clicking on "Main Search".

We hope that our edited descriptors have recognized not only the state of the art in NDT but also the various common standards of NDT terms.