Analysis technique for interaction of rectangular open-ended waveguides with surface cracks of arbitrary shape in metals

NDT and E International

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 331-338

  Mazlumi, F ^a   Sadeghi, S H H ^a   Moini, R ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fatigue crack; Generalized scattering matrix technique; Microwave; Waveguide

Indexed keywords

METALS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; REFLECTION; WAVEGUIDES;

SURFACE CRACKS;

CRACKS;

EID: 0037507644     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0963-8695(03)00005-7     Document Type: Article

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