Piezoelectric transducer arrangement for the inspection of large composite structures

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1121-1130

  Diamanti, K ^a   Soutis, C ^b   Hodgkinson, J M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Layered structures; B. Defects; D. Non destructive testing; Lamb waves

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; LAMINATES; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; SENSORS; TRANSCEIVERS; WAVEFRONTS; WAVES;

CRITICAL SIZE IMPACT DAMAGES; DAMAGE SIZE; LAMB WAVES;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

EID: 33846232230     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2006.06.011     Document Type: Article

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