Signal recognition of fatigue crack growth in bridge structures connected to specimen behaviour

Bridge Structures

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 133-145

  Sih, G C ^a  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

Characteristic length; Closed and opened cracks; degree of crack surface tightness; Distance and frequency interaction; Fatigue crack growth rate; Health monitoring; Micro macro transition; Scale shifting; Scale invariant criterion; Transit time difference of ultrasonic waves; Virtual testing

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISTIC LENGTH; CRACK SURFACES; DISTANCE AND FREQUENCY INTERACTION; HEALTH MONITORING; MICRO/MACRO TRANSITION; SCALE SHIFTING; SCALE-INVARIANT; TRANSIT TIME; VIRTUAL TESTING;

BRIDGES; CIVIL ENGINEERING; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SENSORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; SURFACES;

CRACKS;

EID: 37649022142     PISSN: 15732487     EISSN: 17448999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15732480600858366     Document Type: Article

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