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Ultrasonic non-destructive testing of multi-layered media

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posted on 2018-05-18, 08:56 authored by Paul J. Highmore
In the field of non-destructive testing there exists the particular problem of examining adhesively-bonded, multi-layered structures for bonding defects and delaminations. An example of such a structure is part of a proposed Rolls-Royce fan blade intended for use in the first stage of a turbo-fan aero engine. The bulk of the blade is made up of a carbon-fibre composite material but the leading edge is reinforced by several adhesively-bonded, stainless steel layers. It is necessary in this case to be able to find—non-destructively—the existence of any non-bonded areas and, of equal importance, their depth locations. [Continues.]

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Great Britain, Ministry of Defence, Procurement Executive.

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  • Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

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© Paul Julian Highmore

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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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1973

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A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy at Loughborough University.

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  • en

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