Influence of steel wrapping on magneto-inductive testing of the main cables of suspension bridges

NDT and E International

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-27

  Christen, R ^a   Bergamini, A ^a   Motavalli, M ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

MFL; Non destructive testing; Suspension bridges

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; BRIDGES; CABLE STAYED BRIDGES; CABLES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETIC LEAKAGE; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PIPELINES; STEEL; STEEL TESTING; SUSPENSION BRIDGES; SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS);

FE MODELS; LARGE DIAMETERS; MAGNETIC FLUX LEAKAGES; MAGNETIC METHODS; MAIN CABLES; MEASURED SIGNALS; MFL; NON-DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATIONS; NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING; POSTPROCESSING ALGORITHMS; REAL APPLICATIONS; REAL MEASUREMENTS; SIMULATION TECHNIQUES; STAY CABLES; TESTING METHODS; WIRE BREAKS;

BRIDGE CABLES;

EID: 56949101616     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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