Detection of water ingress in composite sandwich structures: A magnetic resonance approach

NDT and E International

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 501-507

  Laplante, Gabriel ^a,b   Marble, Andrew E ^b   MacMillan, Bryce ^b   Lee Sullivan, Pearl ^c   Colpitts, Bruce G ^b   Balcom, Bruce J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Composites; Honeycomb; Magnetic resonance imaging; Sandwich panel; Water ingress

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; DEGRADATION; EPOXY RESINS; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MOISTURE; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; RADIOGRAPHY;

EPOXY COMPOSITES; HONEYCOMB; SANDWICH PANELS; WATER INGRESS;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

EID: 18444388291     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2005.01.006     Document Type: Article

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