ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 12716 First edition 2001-06-15 Non-destructive testing Acoustic emission inspection Vocabulary Essais non destructifs - Controle par émission acoustique Vocabulaire Reference number ISO 12716:2001(E) ISO @ ISO 2001 by IHS under lic itted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 12716:2001(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In downloading this file, parties accept therein the responsibility of not infringing Adobe's licensing policy. The IsO Central Secretariat accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is atrademarkof AdobeSystems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by ISO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below ? ISO 2001 The reproduction of the terms and definitions contained in this International Standard is permitted in teaching manuals, instruction booklets technical publications and journals for strictly educational or implementation purposes. The conditions for such reproduction are: that no modifications are made to the terms and definitions; that such reproduction is not permitted for dictionaries or similar publications offered for sale; and that this International Standard is referenced as the source document With the sole exceptions noted above, no other part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56. CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail copyright@iso.ch Web www.iso.ch Printed in Switzerland @ISO2001-All rights reserved ermitted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 12716:2001(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (isO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through iSsO technical the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with IsO, also take part in the work. IsO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission(lEC)onallmattersofelectrotechnicalstandardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEC Directives, Part 3. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this International Standard may be the subject of patent rights. IsO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. International Standard ISO 12716 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 135, Non-destructive testing Subcommittee SC 3, Acoustical methods. 川