• DocumentCode
    378654
  • Title

    Accurate localization of rectangular cracks using Gaussian acoustic beams

  • Author

    Vandeputte, J. ; Leroy, O. ; Shkerdin, G.

  • Author_Institution
    Interdisciplinary Res. Center, Katholieke Univ. Leuven, Kortrijk, Belgium
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    2001
  • Firstpage
    693
  • Abstract
    The scattering of a Gaussian beam by a rectangular crack is studied by means of the Radiation Mode Model. The influence of a crack on the reflected and transmitted fields of a bounded beam, incident at a critical angle of the L/S/L (liquid/solid/liquid)- and the L/S/V (liquid/solid/vacuum)-structure is investigated
  • Keywords
    composite materials; cracks; ultrasonic materials testing; Gaussian acoustic beams; Radiation Mode Model; bounded beam; critical angle; liquid/solid/liquid structure; liquid/solid/vacuum structure; localization; rectangular cracks; Acoustic beams; Acoustic scattering; Acoustical engineering; Boundary conditions; Phase detection; Resonance; Stress; Transducers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Ultrasonics Symposium, 2001 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Atlanta, GA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7177-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ULTSYM.2001.991820
  • Filename
    991820