Quantitative evaluation of discrete failure events in composites using infrared imaging and acoustic emission

Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation

Volumn 22, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 93-99

  Ringermacher, Harry I ^a   Knight, Bryon ^a   Li, Jian ^a   Plotnikov, Yuri A ^a   Aksel, Gulperi ^a   Howard, Donald R ^a   Thompson, Jeffry L ^a  

^a GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic emission; Composite failure; Thermography; Transient infrared

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; SYNCHRONIZATION; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

COMPOSITE FAILURE; MATRIX CRACKS; THERMAL RESPONSES; TRANSIENT INFRARED;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 34547805558     PISSN: 10589759     EISSN: 14772671     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10589750701447805     Document Type: Article

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