Air-coupled ultrasonic investigation of multi-layered composite materials

Ultrasonics

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Kazys R ^a   Demcenko A ^a   Zukauskas E ^a   Mazeika L ^a  

^a KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Air coupled ultrasonics; Composite material; Honeycomb; Lamb wave

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; CRYSTAL DEFECTS; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

AIR-COUPLED ULTRASONICS; IMMERSION TESTING; INHOMOGENEITIES; LAMB WAVES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 33748458324     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2006.05.112     Document Type: Article

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