Monitoring of the moisture content in carbon-epoxy plates using Lamb waves

NDT and E International

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-44

  Cinquin, M ^a   Castaings, M ^a   Hosten, B ^a   Brassier, P ^b   Peres P ^b  

^a University Bordeaux I2M UMR CNRS 5295   (France)

^b AIRBUS GROUP INNOVATIONS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Lamb waves; Moisture content monitoring; Viscoelastic moduli

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; AGING OF MATERIALS; ATTENUATION; CARBON; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONDITION MONITORING; DRYING; GLASS TRANSITION; HEALTH CARE; PROBLEM SOLVING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRANSDUCERS;

LAMB WAVES; MOISTURE CONTENT MONITORING; SWELL COMPOSITE MATERIALS; VISCOELASTIC MODULI;

MOISTURE;

EID: 6344287240     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2004.06.006     Document Type: Article

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