Non-destructive detection of fatigue damage in thick composites by pulse-echo ultrasonics

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-32

  Mouritz, A P ^a   Townsend, C ^a   Shah Khan, M Z ^a  

^a AERO AND MAR RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Australia)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Fatigue; D. Non destructive testing; D. Ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; CYCLIC LOADS; DELAMINATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; ULTRASONIC TESTING; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION;

PULSE-ECHO ULTRASONICS;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0033639837     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(99)00094-9     Document Type: Article

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