Author:Loveday, Philip WDate:Jan 2006Piezoelectric patch actuators are employed for monitoring the health of structures and for performing active control of vibration. When the structure is long, slender and has constant cross-section, such as a pipe, rail or rod, it can be ...Read more
Author:Loveday, Philip WDate:Mar 2006Guided wave ultrasonic inspection is becoming an important method of non-destructive testing for long, slender structures such as pipes and rails. Often it is desirable to use transducers that can strongly excite a specific mode of wave ...Read more