On the use of infrared thermography for the analysis of fatigue damage processes in welded joints

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 130-137

  Ummenhofer, Thomas ^a   Medgenberg, Justus ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Damage accumulation; Experimental technique; Fatigue initiation; Nondestructive testing; Thermography; Welded joints

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; FATIGUE TESTING; REMOTE SENSING; SPECIAL EFFECTS; STEEL BRIDGES; STEEL TESTING; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT); WELDED STEEL STRUCTURES; WELDING;

DAMAGE ACCUMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUE; FATIGUE INITIATION; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; THERMOGRAPHY; WELDED JOINTS;

FATIGUE DAMAGE;

EID: 53849144978     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2008.04.005     Document Type: Article

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