The detection and measurement of impact damage in thick carbon fibre reinforced laminates by transient thermography

NDT and E International

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 165-173

  Ball, R J ^a   Almond, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Damage; Impact; Thermography

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CRACKS; DELAMINATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; PLASTIC LAMINATES;

TRANSIENT THERMOGRAPHY;

THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

EID: 0032097688     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0963-8695(97)00052-2     Document Type: Article

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