Ultrasonic surface wave propagation and interaction with surface defects on rail track head

NDT and E International

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 471-477

  Fan, Y ^a   Dixon, S ^a   Edwards, R S ^a   Jian, X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EMAT; Rail; Rayleigh; Surface defect; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

MICHELSON INTERFEROMETERS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SURFACE DEFECTS; TRANSDUCERS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS (EMAT); ULTRASONIC SURFACE WAVE PROPAGATION;

ULTRASONIC WAVES;

EID: 34250186112     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2007.01.008     Document Type: Article

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