A sensitive ultrasonic approach to NDE of tightly closed small cracks

Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 384-392

  Ahmed, S R ^a   Saka, M ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; CRACKS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; STRESS ANALYSIS; ULTRASONIC TESTING;

TIGHTLY CLOSED SMALL CRACKS;

NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

EID: 0032208063     PISSN: 00949930     EISSN: 15288978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2842348     Document Type: Article

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