Characterizing damage in CFRP structures using flash thermography in reflection and transmission configurations

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 57, Issue , 2014, Pages 35-46

  Maierhofer, Christiane ^a   Myrach, Philipp ^a   Reischel, Mercedes ^a   Steinfurth, Henrik ^a   Röllig, Mathias ^a   Kunert, Matthias ^b  

^a BAM FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING   (Germany)

^b DGZfP German Society for Non Destructive Testing E V   (Germany)

Author keywords

B. Delamination; B. Thermal properties; D. Non destructive testing; D. Thermal analysis; Flash thermography

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER; DAMAGE CHARACTERIZATION; FLASH THERMOGRAPHY; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING; REFLECTION AND TRANSMISSION; REFLECTION MEASUREMENTS; TRANSMISSION MEASUREMENTS;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; DELAMINATION; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; THERMOANALYSIS;

THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

EID: 84886877029     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2013.09.036     Document Type: Article

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