Ultrasonic C-scan standardisation for fibre-reinforced polymer composites - minimising the uncertainties in attenuation measurements

Insight: Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 34-43

  Smith, R A ^a   Jones, L D ^a   Zeqiri, B ^b   Hodnett, M ^b  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; STANDARDS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC DIFFRACTION; ULTRASONIC REFRACTION; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION;

C SCAN ATTENUATION MEASUREMENTS;

NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

EID: 0031647391     PISSN: 13542575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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