Rapid ultrasonic inspection of ageing aircraft

Insight: Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 174-177

  Smith, Robert A ^a   Bending, Jamie M ^a   Jones, Lyn D ^a   Jarman, Tim R C ^a   Lines, David I A ^b  

^a QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

^b DIAGNOSTIC SONAR LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CORROSION PROTECTION; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; ULTRASONIC TESTING;

ADHESIVE LAYERS;

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 0037345380     PISSN: 13542575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1784/insi.45.3.174.53148     Document Type: Article

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