The features of AE technology and its research progress are introduced, and the practical methods and results of AE technology in pressure vessel detection and structure integrity assessment are discussed.

• 根据国内外的有关文献及笔者多年的研究和应用成果，介绍了声发射技术特点和研究进展，着重对声发射技术在压力容器检测与结构完整性评价方面的实用方法与效益进行了较全面的论述