Evaluation of variances of ultrasonically measured strain tensor components

Acoustical Science and Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 352-356

  Sumi, Chikayoshi ^a   Sato, Kinji ^a  

^a SOPHIA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Displacement vector; Measurement accuracy; Strain tensor; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; ELASTIC MODULI; STRAIN; ULTRASONIC PROPAGATION;

DISPLACEMENT VECTORS; PLURAL FIELD MEASUREMENT; REGULARIZATION; STRAIN TENSOR;

TENSORS;

EID: 34548475546     PISSN: 13463969     EISSN: 13475177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1250/ast.28.352     Document Type: Article

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