Detection of cracks in cylindrical pipes and plates using piezo-actuated Lamb waves

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1325-1342

  Tua, P S ^a   Quek, S T ^a   Wang, Q ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b University of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ATTENUATION; PAINT SPRAYING; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; PIPE; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SENSORS; WELDS;

HEALTH MONITORING; LAMB WAVES; SPRAY PAINT; TIME OF FLIGHT;

CRACKS;

EID: 28344453154     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/14/6/025     Document Type: Article

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