Ultrasonic Ply-by-Ply Detection of Matrix Cracks in Laminated Composites Academic Article

abstract

• In the design of cryogenic fuel tanks for the next generation Reusable Launch Vehicles (RLVs), permeability of cryogenic fuels across the thickness of the tank is a critical issue. In this context, the detection of matrix cracks and their connectivity takes on an unprecedented significance. In this work we develop an ultrasonic backscattering technique for the detection of matrix cracks in each of the plies of a damaged graphite/epoxy laminated composite. © Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2006.

authors

• Kinra, Vikram

author list (cited authors)

• Kinra, V. K., Ganpatye, A. S., & Maslov, K.

complete list of authors

• Kinra, Vikram K||Ganpatye, Atul S||Maslov, Konstantin

publication date

• January 1, 2006 11:11 AM

publisher

• Springer Science and Business Media LLC  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation  Journal

keywords

• Laminated Composites
• Matrix Cracking
• Nondestructive Testing
• Polymer-matrix Composites
• Ultrasonics

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1007/s10921-006-0001-x

start page

• 37

end page

• 49

volume

• 25

issue

• 1