Dielectric sheet thickness variation and disbond detection in multilayered composites using an extremely sensitive microwave approach

Materials Evaluation

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 42-48

  Gray, Sheila ^a   Zoughi, Reza ^a  

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC SHEETS; DISBOND; MULTILAYERED COMPOSITES; SHEET THICKNESS; THICKNESS VARIATION;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; DELAMINATION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

DIELECTRIC SHEET THICKNESS VARIATION; DISBOND DETECTION; MICROWAVE NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; MULTILAYERED COMPOSITES;

NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0030830385     PISSN: 00255327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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