Comparison of plain piezoceramics and inter-digital transducer for crack detection in plates

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 949-961

  Quek, S T ^a   Tua, P S ^a   Jin, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

crack detection; inter digital transducer; Lamb waves; plain piezoceramics; plates.; weld

Indexed keywords

NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SURFACE WAVES; WELDS;

INTER-DIGITAL TRANSDUCERS; METALLIC EPOXY; PIEZOCERAMICS TRANSDUCERS (PZT); PLAIN PIEZOCERAMICS;

CRACK DETECTION;

EID: 34548154522     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X06071435     Document Type: Article

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