Rayleigh wave propagation for the detection of near surface discontinuities: Finite element modeling

Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 39-52

  Zerwer, A ^a   Polak, M A ^b   Santamarina, J C ^c  

^a Trow Associates Inc   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Defect dimension; Finite elements; Lamb waves; Mode shapes; Plates; Rayleigh waves

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SURFACE WAVES; WAVE PROPAGATION;

DEFECT DIMENSION; LAMB WAVES; MODE SHAPES; RAYLEIGH WAVES; SURFACE DISCONTINUITIES;

NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

EID: 3943057567     PISSN: 01959298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026307909788     Document Type: Article

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