To get the relationship between the defects and ultrasonic guided wave, the dispersion characteristic of guided wave in pipe was studied. Then the finite element model of a pipe with a through-type defect was established. Taking the axial and circumferential defects with different sizes as research objects, the relationship between the defect location and defect size with the ultrasonic guided wave reflection coefficients was studied, using a control variable method, by finite element simulation. The results show that there is a linear relation...