Cross-wavelet analysis for lamb wave damage detection in composite materials using optical fibres

Key Engineering Materials

Volumn 167, Issue , 1999, Pages 373-380

  Staszewski, W J ^a   Pierce, S G ^b   Worden, K ^a   Culshaw, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; DEFECTS; INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); ULTRASONIC WAVES; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

CARBON FIBRE COMPOSITE PLATE; DAMAGE DETECTION; LAMB WAVES; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0032654853     PISSN: 10139826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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