• DocumentCode
    1655443
  • Title

    Ultrasonic imaging of damage progression in composite laminates

  • Author

    Wey, A.C. ; Kessler, L.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Sonoscan Inc., Bensenville, IL, USA
  • fYear
    1992
  • Firstpage
    777
  • Abstract
    The C-scanning acoustic microscope (C-SAM) makes visible the matrix microcracks and delaminations in each layer of the composite laminates and provides a unique method for quantifying load damage in composites. Previous work on low-velocity impact study suggested that the damage, measured in the total area of delamination among various layers, was proportional to the energy. The authors conclude that the damage is proportional to the load in the extreme quasi-static case
  • Keywords
    acoustic microscopy; carbon fibre reinforced plastics; crack detection; delamination; laminates; ultrasonic materials testing; C; C-scanning acoustic microscope; NDE; US imaging; composite laminates; damage progression; delaminations; graphite fibre reinforced epoxy; matrix microcracks; quasi-static model; Acoustic measurements; Area measurement; Composite materials; Delamination; Laminates; Microscopy; Steel; Tensile stress; Testing; Ultrasonic imaging;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Ultrasonics Symposium, 1992. Proceedings., IEEE 1992
  • Conference_Location
    Tucson, AZ
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0562-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ULTSYM.1992.275878
  • Filename
    275878