Effect of hydrolytic ageing on kevlar/polyester using acoustic emission monitoring

Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 140-147

  Ramesh, C ^a   Ragesh, Hrishi ^a   Arumugam, V ^a   Stanley, A Joseph ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acoustic emission; Composite materials; FFT analysis; Hydrolytic effect; STFFT analysis

Indexed keywords

3-POINT BENDING; ACOUSTIC EMISSION MONITORING; FFT ANALYSIS; FIBER BREAKAGES; HYDROLYTIC AGEING; HYDROLYTIC EFFECT; INSTRON; INTERFACIAL DEBONDING; KEVLAR FIBERS; MATRIX CRACKING; MOISTURE ABSORPTION; PEAK FREQUENCIES; STFFT ANALYSIS; STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS; TIME INTERVAL;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DEBONDING; DEGRADATION; DELAMINATION; FAILURE MODES; FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS; MARINE APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

SEAWATER EFFECTS;

ACOUSTICS; ARAMIDE FIBERS; COMPOSITES; DEBONDING; DEGRADATION; DELAMINATION; EMISSION; SEA WATER; TESTING;

EID: 84861868411     PISSN: 01959298     EISSN: 15734862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10921-012-0129-9     Document Type: Article

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