Damage identification in aircraft composite structures: A case study using various non-destructive testing techniques

Composite Structures

Volumn 127, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-9

  Katunin, Andrzej ^a   Dragan, Krzysztof ^b   Dziendzikowski, Michał ^b  

^a SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aircraft composite structures; Non destructive testing; Thermographic damage identification; Ultrasonic damage identification; Vibration based damage identification

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURE; AIRFRAMES; BRIDGE DECKS; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; INSPECTION; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MILITARY AIRCRAFT; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC TESTING; VERTICAL STABILIZERS; VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

AIRCRAFT COMPOSITES; DAMAGE IDENTIFICATION; NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING; ULTRASONIC DAMAGES; VIBRATION BASED DAMAGE IDENTIFICATIONS;

DAMAGE DETECTION;

EID: 84924939662     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.02.080     Document Type: Article

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