Application of empirical mode decomposition in the impact-echo test

NDT and E International

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 589-598

  Lin, Chia Ching ^a   Liu, Pei Ling ^a   Yeh, Po Liang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Empirical mode decomposition; Hilbert Huang transform; Impact echo test; Intrinsic mode function; Nondestructive test

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL MODE DECOMPOSITION; HILBERT-HUANG TRANSFORM; IMPACT-ECHO TEST; INTRINSIC MODE FUNCTION; NONDESTRUCTIVE TEST;

CRACK DETECTION; FOURIER ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; SIGNAL ANALYSIS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SURFACE WAVES; VIBRATION MEASUREMENT;

ACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 67650082419     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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