Acoustic emission from the tension fatigue of glass fibre reinforced plastics

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-17

  Steel, J A ^a   Reuben, R L ^a   Hamlin, M ^a   Brown, E R ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic emission; Crack growth; Fatigue; Fibre reinforced plastics

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CYCLIC LOADS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING;

TENSION FATIGUE TESTS;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 1842866295     PISSN: 14644207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/146442004322849872     Document Type: Article

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