Life prediction and life extension of composite specimens using acoustic emission technique

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5764, Issue , 2005, Pages 603-610

  Nkrumah, Francis ^a   Sundaresan, Mannur J ^a   Uitenham, Leonard ^a  

^a North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic emission (AE); Composite material; Coupon; Fatigue; Life prediction; Proof test

Indexed keywords

LIFE EXTENSION; LIFE PREDICTION; PROOF TEST;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; DATA ACQUISITION; DURABILITY; FATIGUE TESTING; SERVICE LIFE;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 25144454618     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.600193     Document Type: Conference Paper

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