Crack measurement in steel plates using TOFD method

Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 75-82

  Zippel, William J ^a   Pincheira, José A ^b   Washer, Glenn A ^c  

^a Alfred Benesch & Co   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c TURNER FAIRBANK HIGHWAY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; STEEL BEAMS AND GIRDERS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

TIME OF FLIGHT DIFFRACTION (TOFD);

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0033729712     PISSN: 08873828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3828(2000)14:2(75)     Document Type: Article

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