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International Institute of Welding
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE USE ANDVALIDATION OF NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING SIMULATION
International Insti ute of Welding
RECOMMENDATIONS
for the use and validation
of non-destructive testing simulation
I. INTRODUCTION
2. CONSIDERATIONS AND RECOMMENDA-
TIONS ON THE USE OF NDT SIMULATION
2.1 Scope and definitions
2.2 Typical ways of using simulation as element of
technical justification
2.3 Main advantages of simulation
2.4 Different types of simulation tools
2.5 Considerations when using simulation
2.6 Recommendations when using simulation
3. CONSIDERATIONS AND RECOMMANDA-
TIONS FOR THE VALIDATION OF CODES
3.1 Scope and definitions
3.2 Considerations on accuracy and uncertainties in
the context of validation
3.2.1 Possible origins of discrepancy between
experiment and simulation
3.2.2 Scope of the validation
3.2.3. Experimental uncertainty
3.2.4 Uncertainty linked to the determination of the
inputs of the simulation
3.2.5 Numerical uncertainties
3.2.6 Software testing
3.3 Considerations on “numerical” validations
3.4 Recommendations for the conduct of
experimental validation
3.4.1 Scope of the validation
3.4.2 Design of experimental set-ups
3.4.3 Experiments
3.4.4 Computations
3.4.5 Comparisons between experiment and
computation
4. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INCLUSION IN
VALIDATION DATABASE
4.1 Inclusion of experimental data in a validation
database
4.2 Inclusion of comparison results in a validation
database
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