Lamb wave-based damage detection in composite structures: Potentials and limitations

Proceedings of the 4th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 482-490

  Kudela, P ^a   Ostachowicz, W ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF FLUID FLOW MACHINERY   (Poland)

^b GDYNIA MARITIME UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE DETECTION; GUIDED ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS); THERMAL EFFECTS; ULTRASONIC WAVES; STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING;

A CARBONS; COMPOSITE LAMINATES; DISPERSION CURVES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROUP VELOCITIES; GUIDED WAVES; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; LAMB WAVES; METALLIC ALLOYS; METALLIC STRUCTURES; PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENTS; SIGNAL ATTENUATIONS; SIGNAL TIME; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; TEMPERATURE INFLUENCES; TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS; WAVE ATTENUATIONS; WAVE PROPAGATION VELOCITIES; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

CARBON-EPOXY; COMPOSITE LAMINATE; DISPERSION CURVES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROUP VELOCITIES; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; METALLIC ALLOYS; METALLIC STRUCTURES; PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENTS; SIGNAL ATTENUATION; SIGNAL TIME; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; TEMPERATURE INFLUENCE; TEMPERATURE VARIATION; WAVE ATTENUATION; WAVE PROPAGATION VELOCITIES; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

EID: 62949139891     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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