Crack length independent evaluation of depth of small surface cracks

Materials Evaluation

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 535-544

  Ahmed, S Reaz ^a   Saka, Masumi ^a  

^a BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Crack closure; Crack depth; Crack length; Inverse problem; Small surface crack; Ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; LOADS (FORCES); PROBLEM SOLVING; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; SURFACE TESTING; ULTRASONIC TESTING;

SURFACE CRACKS; ULTRASONIC ANGLE BEAM METHODS;

CRACKS;

EID: 0036540021     PISSN: 00255327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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