Measuring dispersion curves of acoustic waves using PVDF line-focus transducers

NDT and E International

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 191-197

  Lee, Yung Chun ^a   Ko, Shin Pin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS; ANISOTROPY; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SURFACE WAVES; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

DISPERSION CURVES; LAMB WAVES;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING;

EID: 0035313134     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0963-8695(00)00057-8     Document Type: Article

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