Active sensing of impact damage in composite sandwich panels by low frequency Lamb waves

Aeronautical Journal

Volumn 112, Issue 1131, 2008, Pages 279-283

  Soutis, C ^a   Diamanti, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; DEFECTS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; PLASTICS APPLICATIONS; PLASTICS INDUSTRY; SURFACE WAVES;

AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES; CARBON FIBRE REINFORCED PLASTIC (CFRP); COMPOSITE SANDWICH PANELS; COMPOSITE SANDWICH STRUCTURE; HEALTH MONITORING; NON DESTRUCTIVE; TEST-PIECE BOUNDARIES; TIME EFFECTIVE INSPECTION;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

EID: 46849093618     PISSN: 00019240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0001924000002232     Document Type: Conference Paper

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