Pulsed thermography for non-destructive evaluation and damage growth monitoring of bonded repairs

Composite Structures

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 112-120

  Genest, M ^a   Martinez, M ^a   Mrad, N ^b   Renaud, G ^a   Fahr, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bonded repair; Debonding; Non destructive inspection (NDI); Pulsed thermography

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURE; AIRFRAMES; CARBON; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CORROSION FATIGUE; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; FATIGUE DAMAGE; GAS DYNAMICS; GRAPHITE; INSPECTION; MAINTENANCE; MILITARY AIRCRAFT; REMOTE SENSING; STRESS CONCENTRATION; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING); THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT); ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC TESTING; ULTRASONICS;

ADHESIVE BONDINGS; AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES; BEARING CAPABILITIES; BONDED REPAIR; BONDED REPAIRS; CATASTROPHIC FAILURES; CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT; COMPOSITE PATCHES; DAMAGE GROWTHS; DETECTION CAPABILITIES; DISBOND; FATIGUE LIVES; LOSS OF LOADS; MECHANICAL FASTENINGS; NON-DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATIONS; NON-DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION (NDI); PATCH REPAIRS; PULSED THERMOGRAPHIES; PULSED THERMOGRAPHY; REPAIR SCHEMES; ULTRASONIC INSPECTIONS; ULTRASONIC PULSES;

REPAIR;

ADHESIVE PROPERTY; BONDING; COMPOSITE; DEBONDING; REPAIR; STRESS;

EID: 56949092136     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2008.02.010     Document Type: Article

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