Mode and transducer selection for long range lamb wave inspection

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 553-565

  Wilcox, P D ^a   Lowe, M J S ^a   Cawley, P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS; ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ATTENUATION; INSPECTION; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SHELLS (STRUCTURES); ULTRASONIC TESTING;

ELECTROMAGNETIC ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS; LAMB WAVE INSPECTION; LAMB WAVE MODES; LAMB WAVE TRANSDUCERS;

INTELLIGENT STRUCTURES;

EID: 0042259164     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/10453890122145348     Document Type: Article

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