Modal analysis of acoustic emission signals from CFRP laminates

NDT and E International

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 311-322

  Surgeon, M ^a   Wevers, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; ACOUSTIC WAVE EFFECTS; ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION; BENDING STRENGTH; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; MODAL ANALYSIS; PLASTIC LAMINATES; TENSILE TESTING;

BENDING TESTING; DAMAGE; FAST FOURIER TRANSFORM; MODAL ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0033308297     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0963-8695(98)00077-2     Document Type: Article

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