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Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation Technology for Adhesive Bond and Composite Material Inspection

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Adhesive Bonding

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Widespread use of lightweight composite materials and adhesively bonded structures has led to an urgent need for developing a reliable inspection technology for these materials. The possible anisotropic and inhomogeneous nature of these materials combined with the applications of new joint configurations has made the science and engineering of nondestructive inspection quite challenging and complex. In fact, one of the major limitations in the use of adhesives as a structural element is associated with the difficulty encountered in making an accurate determination of bond quality or potential performance after the joint has been completely assembled. An important aspect of using adhesives is therefore the associated need to develop a nondestructive evaluation technique that makes use of a simple measurement for predicting the potential structural bonding performance level.

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Rose, J.L. (1991). Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation Technology for Adhesive Bond and Composite Material Inspection. In: Lee, LH. (eds) Adhesive Bonding. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9006-1_15

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