Non-destructive evaluation of impact damaged composite pipes and pipe couplings with bond line defects

Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 165-186

  Ashton, J N ^a   Reid, S R ^a   Soden, P D ^a   Peng, C ^a   Heaton, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ANDSCAN; Bond line defects; Couplings; Glass fibre reinforced epoxy pipe; Non destructive evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); PIPE; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SEAWATER; THERMAL EFFECTS; ULTRASONICS;

ANDSCAN; BOND LINE DEFECTS; GLASS FIBRE-REINFORCED EPOXY PIPE; NON-DESTRUCTIVE EVOLUTION;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 5444268869     PISSN: 10589759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1058975042000274899     Document Type: Article

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