Monitoring Damage Initiation and Evolution in Filled Polymeric Materials Using Nondestructive Testing Techniques

Abstract

This paper reviews the efforts expanded in evaluation of damage characteristics in highly filled polymeric materials under various loading conditions. Several different nondestructive testing techniques, including ultrasonic, acoustic imaging, and real-time radiography, have been used to monitor damage initiation and evolution processes. The nondestructive testing data were analyzed and the results are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA408444

Entities

People

  • Chun Ting Liu

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Attenuation
  • Acoustic Measurement
  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Acoustic Waves
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Composite Materials
  • Crack Tips
  • Frequency
  • Imaging Techniques
  • Materials
  • Mechanics
  • Nondestructive Testing
  • Solid Propellants
  • Strain Rate
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transducers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.