A brief review of microwave testing of stratified composite structures: A comparison between plane wave and near field approaches

Materials Evaluation

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 171-177

  Zoughi, Reza ^a   Lai, Jesse ^a   Muno, Kristen ^a  

^a Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Coatings; Composites; Delamination; Disbond; Microwaves; Polymers; Thermal barrier coatings

Indexed keywords

DISBOND; GLASS REINFORCED POLYMER SKINS; MICROWAVE SIGNALS;

BUILDING MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; DELAMINATION; GLASS; MICROWAVES; POLYMERS; REINFORCEMENT; THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS;

NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

EID: 0242500218     PISSN: 00255327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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