In 1998, the AFIAP Board of Directors, supported by the relevant authorities
and a number of partners, elected to write a Good Practice Guide for Acoustic
Emission Testing of Pressure Equipment (GBP-EA). The guide describes the
entire process for implementing tests and specifies the procedures for
using the information recorded. An Acoustic Emission Work Group (GEA)
for specialists involved in test practices was set up in mid 1998.
The group is chaired by a representative of the acoustic emission users:
Christophe DI GIULIO. CETIM undertakes the administrative duties: Mohammed
CHERFAOUI. The GEA feedback work group is chaired by Odile BARBERIS.
The GEA members are the representatives of the following bodies:
All the main guides and appendices (2009 edition) have undergone a complete overhaul and have been approved by the authorities through BSEI Decision No. 09-102 dated 29 June 2009.
As a result, the second edition of the guide is available both in French and English.
New appendices are currently being prepared for 2013.
You can find all the AFIAP guides on AFIAP
Guides webpage.