IN IN244DE2015A
[0001] To provide a surface inspection apparatus and surface inspection method for structures, adapted to inspect a surface of a structure more rapidly and improve inspection efficiency. This invention includes a pressure change generator (device) 5 that generates a change in pressure upon that surface of a structure 1 to be inspected that includes a stress-induced luminescent structural member 2 disposed to emit light according to stress, the pressure change generator 5 being configured to generate the pressure change while moving in a direction that the surface of the structure 1 extends, an imaging device 6 that moves integrally with the pressure change generator 5 and images that region on the surface of the structure 1 where the pressure change is occurring, and an image-processing unit 7 that detects defects on the surface of the structure 1 from an image of the structure 1 that the imaging device 6 acquires.
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