Phased array ultrasonic measurement of fatigue crack growth profiles in stainless steel pipes

Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 737-743

  Satyarnarayan, L ^a   Pukazhendhi, D M ^b   Krishnan, Balasubramaniam ^a   Krishnamurthy, C V ^a   Murthy, D S Ramachandra ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b CSIR STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

ACPD; Beach marks; Crack sizing; Fatigue cracks; Phased array; RATT; Ray tracing; Simulation

Indexed keywords

NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; RAY TRACING; STAINLESS STEEL; STEEL PIPE; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONIC PROPAGATION;

BEACH MARKS; CRACK SIZING; PHASED ARRAY ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT;

FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 36348955749     PISSN: 00949930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2767367     Document Type: Article

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