A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR ULTRASONIC-NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION OF THIN SPECIMENS
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Combining standard FFT methods with conventional ultrasonics, a method has been developed for measuring the phase velocity, the group velocity and the attenuation in ultrathin specimens (submillimeter or subwavelength in thickness). A detailed description of this technique is given. The technique was used on four disparate materials: aluminum, an epoxy, a particulate composite and a graphite-fiber/epoxy composite. The method works equally well for thin or thick specimens, and for dispersive as well as nondispersive media. 1988 Society for Experimental Mechanics, Inc.
