Non-Destructive Inspection and Volume Fraction Determination of CFRP Using an Eddy Current Method

Abstract

The Report describes work on the non-destructive inspection of carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) laminates using an eddy current technique. Attention is drawn to the use of the technique for estimating the volume fraction of a laminate, including local variations in volume fraction, but it is shown that at present there are difficulties in the application of the technique as a routine NDT method for cross ply material.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA033376

Entities

People

  • D. L. Mead
  • P. F. Dingwall

Organizations

  • Royal Aircraft Establishment

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Calibration
  • Capacitance
  • Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer
  • Carbon Fibers
  • Carrier Frequencies
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Circuits
  • Eddy Currents
  • Frequency
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Resonant Circuits
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Transistor Amplifiers
  • Transistors
  • Tuned Circuits

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Regression Analysis.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials