Abstract
Interest in and use of AE as a tool for both development and testing of composite structures have increased considerably in recent years. Monitoring of GRP (glassfibre reinforced plastic) manlift booms is now routine and last year the Society of the Plastics Industry released its ‘Recommended Practice for AE Testing of Fibreglass Tanks/Vessels’. based on experience of testing more than 1400 tanks and 50 pressure vessels.
This paper outlines the practical application of AE to a variety of structures, with observations on assessing its suitability for use in different applications and reports on the Dunegan/Endevco Field Test experience of testing 40 tanks using the SPI (CARP Committee) practice since its release in 1982.
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Fowler, T. J. and Gray, E., Development of an Acoustic Emission Test for FRP Equipment, American Society of Civil Engineers’ convention, April 1979.
Wain, J. R., Listening to… ‘cherry picker’ booms, San Juan Capistrano, Dunegan/Endevco, March 1977.
Committee on Acoustic Emission from Reinforced Plastics (CARP), C. Howard Adams, Recommended Practice for Acoustic Emission Testing of Fibreglass Tanks’ Vessels, 37th Annual Conference, Reinforced Plastics/ Composites Institute, The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc., January 1982.
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Cole, P.T. (1983). Acoustic Emission (AE) as a Tool for Use on Composite Structures. In: Marshall, I.H. (eds) Composite Structures 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6640-6_5
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