Use of the free vibration spectrum to detect delamination in thick composites

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 54-72

  Penn, L S ^a   Jump, J R ^a   Greenfield, M J ^a   Blandford, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Damage detection; Delamination; Frequency response; Natural vibrational frequency; Nondestructive evaluation; Piezoelectric patch; Thick composite plates

Indexed keywords

DELAMINATION; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

DAMAGE DETECTION; PIEZOELECTRIC PATCH; THICK COMPOSITE PLATES;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0032671869     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002199839903300104     Document Type: Article

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