On the influence of fatigue on ultrasonic polar scans of fiber reinforced composites

Ultrasonics

Volumn 42, Issue 1-9, 2004, Pages 173-177

  Declercq, Nico F ^a   Degrieck, Joris ^a   Leroy, Oswald ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Fiber reinforced composites; Ultrasonic polar scans

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MONITORING; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; SCATTERING; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; ULTRASONICS;

FATIGUE; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES; ULTRASONIC POLAR SCANS;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

EID: 1642632821     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2004.01.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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