Ultrasonic C-Scan Standardization for Polymer-Matrix Composites - Acoustic Considerations

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1998
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Smith, R.
Bruce, D.
Jones, L.
Marriott, A.
Scudder, L.
Willsher, S.
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Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation
Center for Nondestructive Evaluation

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Ultrasonic C-scan inspection techniques are widely used for the non-destructive evaluation of fiber-reinforced polymer composites. A C-scan is any two-dimensional scan of a specimen that produces a map of a parameter, such as reflected amplitude, as it varies across the surface of the specimen. The technique can be used to detect, measure and characterize a wide range of manufacturing and in-service defects in these materials. At present there is no international or national standard operational procedure available for ultrasonic C-scan inspection of fiber-reinforced composite structures—current standards are directed towards the inspection of metals.

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