Guided wave propagation in a plate edge and application to NDI of rail base

Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 245-252

  Cerniglia, D ^a   Pantano, A ^a   Vento, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Finite elements; Guided waves; Rail inspection

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; FINITE ELEMENT; FREE SURFACES; INCLINED SURFACE; LAMB MODES; LOW FREQUENCY; LOW-AMPLITUDE; PLATE EDGES; RAIL INSPECTIONS; SOLID MEDIA; TWO-MATERIALS; UPPER SURFACE;

CORROSION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; INSPECTION; PITTING;

GUIDED ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 84865266828     PISSN: 01959298     EISSN: 15734862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10921-012-0139-7     Document Type: Article

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