What is CIVA?

CIVA is simulation software developed specifically for nondestructive testing applications. Both ultrasonic and eddy-current inspections can be simulated. The high-performance and versatile software is the culmination of more than ten years development. For ultrasonic applications, CIVA can simulate the acoustic beam radiated by any kind of transducer (e.g., conventional and phased-array probes, used in contact or immersion). CIVA makes it possible to understand and visualize the acoustic field radiated by any probe (conventional or phased-array). CIVA can also simulate wave/defect interactions for most geometries (canonical as well as complex shapes) and most materials (isotropic/anisotropic, homogeneous/heterogeneous, and more). CIVA is a versatile tool that can be used to design/verify/optimize inspection procedures, to design/specify/optimize probes, and to perform sensitivity and parametric studies. Using the wave/defect interaction toolbox, it is possible to quantify the response to expected defects, and different inspection strategies can be compared with regard to detection and sizing capability. CIVA is a powerful training tool. CIVA is also a tremendous help in understanding what are often complex signals. The modeling takes into account mode conversion, and identifies the response associated with each mode. The compatibility between CIVA and our files makes it easy to compare measurements and simulation results — our files can be read using CIVA and vice versa.

More information can be found on the CIVA and MAGSOFT websites.

 

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Updated

May 16, 2008

Nondestructive Testing