Acoustic emission monitoring and analysis of glass fiber-reinforced composites bridge decks

Journal of Bridge Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 713-721

  Gostautas, Richard S ^a,b,c   Ramirez, Guillermo ^a,c,d   Peterman, Robert J ^a,e   Meggers, Dave ^a,f  

^a ASCE ^*  (United States)

^b Physical Acoustics Corporation   (United States)

^c University of Kansas   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^e Kansas State University   (United States)

^f KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic detection; Bridge decks; Composite materials; Damage assessment; Failure modes; Fiber composites; Monitoring; Sandwich panels

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DETECTION; DAMAGE ASSESSMENT; FAILURE MODES; FIBER COMPOSITES; SANDWITCH PANELS;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRACK INITIATION; DELAMINATION; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; MONITORING; STANDARDS;

BRIDGE DECKS;

EID: 27744573683     PISSN: 10840702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0702(2005)10:6(713)     Document Type: Article

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