Microwave and millimeter wave nondestructive testing and evaluation

IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Magazine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 26-38

  Kharkovsky, Sergey ^a   Zoughi, Reza ^a  

^a Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CONCRETE BRIDGES; FOAMS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; INSULATION; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT; MILLIMETER WAVES; PITTING; STEEL; SUBSTRATES;

FOCUSED IMAGING TECHNIQUE; MICROWAVE NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; MILLIMETER WAVE NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; SYNTHETIC IMAGING TECHNIQUE;

NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

EID: 34249895550     PISSN: 10946969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MIM.2007.364985     Document Type: Article

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