A technique for accurate shear wave velocity measurements of thin epoxy resin samples using electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs)

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 615-621

  Dixon, S ^a   Edwards, C ^a   Palmer, S B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesive bond; Adhesive cure; EMAT; Non contact ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; EPOXY RESINS; PLASTIC ADHESIVES; SHEAR WAVES; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS;

ULTRASONIC TESTING;

ADHESION; AEROSPACE; AUTOMOBILE; BOND STRENGTH; MEASUREMENT METHOD; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 0035337487     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/12/5/308     Document Type: Article

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