Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of space application panels using piezoelectric wafer active sensors

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Nondestructive Evaluation Engineering Division (Publication) NDE

Volumn 26 NDE, Issue , 2005, Pages 85-94

  Cuc, Adrian ^a   Tidwell, Zeb ^b   Giurgiutiu, Victor ^a   Joshi, Shiv ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NextGen Aeronautics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Crack; Disbond; Lamb waves; NDE; PWAS; Ultrasonic

Indexed keywords

DISBOND; LAMB WAVES; NDE; PWAS;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM CORROSION; CRACK INITIATION; SENSORS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; ULTRASONICS;

NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

EID: 33645668500     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2005-81721     Document Type: Conference Paper

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