Experimental investigation of reflection in guided wave-based inspection for the characterization of pipeline defects

NDT and E International

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 365-374

  Wang, Xiaojuan ^a   Tse, Peter W ^a   Mechefske, Chris K ^b   Hua, Meng ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Defect characterization; Guided waves; Pipeline inspection

Indexed keywords

DEFECT CHARACTERIZATION; EDGE-REFLECTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; GEOMETRIC PARAMETER; GUIDED WAVE; NEW STRATEGY; PIPELINE INSPECTION; SIGNAL FEATURES;

DEFECTS; GUIDED ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; INSPECTION; PIPELINES;

REFLECTION;

EID: 77950593285     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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