Magnetic resonance detection of water in composite sandwich structures

NDT and E International

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 404-409

  Marble, Andrew E ^a   LaPlante, Gabriel ^b   Mastikhin, Igor V ^c   Balcom, Bruce J ^c  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Composite sandwich structure; Magnetic resonance; Water ingress

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE SANDWICH PANELS; COMPOSITE SANDWICH STRUCTURE; DETECTION LIMITS; HONEYCOMB CORES; RADIO FREQUENCIES; WATER INGRESS;

CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; PROBES; SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 67349260753     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2009.01.010     Document Type: Article

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