@inproceedings{64722b1c443c4060acfbe908f9f71cad,
title = "Aircraft bond repair patch inspection using ultrasonic guided waves",
abstract = "Adhesively bonded repair patches are used to extend the useful life of aircraft. Any damage to the repair patch, like the adhesive and cohesive weaknesses similar to that found in adhesively bonded joints, can reduce the expected life of the aircraft. A conventional inspection approach using normal or oblique incidence of ultrasonic waves has only limited capability in detecting adhesive and cohesive weaknesses. An ultrasonic guided wave based inspection method is developed and presented. Aluminum plate with epoxy bonded titanium repair patches were fabricated with simulated interfacial and bulk weaknesses. Defect sensitive guided wave modes were selected and implemented successfully in an angle beam wedge based inspection set-up.",
author = "Padmakumar Puthillath and Rose, \{Joseph L.\}",
year = "2010",
doi = "10.1063/1.3362401",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9780735407480",
series = "AIP Conference Proceedings",
pages = "247--252",
booktitle = "Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation",
note = "36th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, QNDE ; Conference date: 26-07-2009 Through 31-07-2009",
}