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Leaky Lamb waves in an anisotropic plate. II: Nondestructive evaluation of matrix cracks in fiber-reinforced composites
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • Vinay Dayal, Iowa State University
  • Vikram K. Kinra, Texas A&M University, College Station
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
1-1-1991
DOI
10.1121/1.401017
Abstract

This paper is concerned with the use of leaky Lamb waves for the nondestructive evaluation (NDE) of damage in anisotropic materials such as fiber-reinforced composites. Two fundamental acoustic properties of the material, namely, the wave speed and attenuation have been measured. Stiffness is deduced from the wave speed. The damage mode selected for this study is matrix cracking. As expected, the in-plane stiffness decreases and the attenuation increases with an increase in the linear crack density.

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This article is published as Dayal, Vinay, and Vikram K. Kinra. "Leaky Lamb waves in an anisotropic plate. II: Nondestructive evaluation of matrix cracks in fiber-reinforced composites." The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 89, no. 4 (1991): 1590-1598. doi: 10.1121/1.401017. Posted with permission.

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AIP Publishing LLC
Language
en
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Citation Information
Vinay Dayal and Vikram K. Kinra. "Leaky Lamb waves in an anisotropic plate. II: Nondestructive evaluation of matrix cracks in fiber-reinforced composites" The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America Vol. 89 Iss. 4 (1991) p. 1590 - 1598
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/vinay_dayal/30/