Factors affecting the ultrasonic intermodulation crack detection technique using bispectral analysis

NDT and E International

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 223-234

  Courtney, Charles R P ^a   Drinkwater, Bruce W ^a   Neild, Simon A ^a   Wilcox, Paul D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bispectrum; Fatigue crack; Intermodulation; Nonlinear

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; CRACK DETECTION; ELECTRIC EXCITATION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

BISPECTRAL ANALYSIS; MULTIMODE APPROACH; STEEL STEERING; ULTRASONIC INTERMODULATION;

INTERMODULATION;

EID: 38049013013     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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