Estimation of the height of surface-breaking cracks using ultrasonic timing methods

Insight: Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 679-683

  Baby, Sony ^a   Balasubramanian, T ^a   Pardikar, R J ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LIMITED   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PROBES; SHEAR WAVES;

ULTRASONIC FLAW DETECTOR; ULTRASONIC TIMING METHOD;

ULTRASONIC TESTING;

EID: 0036879922     PISSN: 13542575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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