The ultrasonic polar scan for composite characterization and damage assessment: Past, present and future

Applied Sciences (Switzerland)

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Kersemans, Mathias ^a   Martens, Arvid ^b   Degrieck, Joris ^a   Van Den Abeele, Koen ^b   Delrue, Steven ^b   Pyl, Lincy ^c   Zastavnik, Filip ^c   Sol, Hugo ^c   Van Paepegem, Wim ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Characterization; Composites; Damage; NDT; Ultrasonic polar scan; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

EID: 84973520317     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20763417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/app6020058     Document Type: Article

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