Structural Engineering and Mechanics
Volume 24, Number 6, 2006, pages 765-769
DOI: 10.12989/sem.2006.24.6.765
Crack detection with strain gages and the body force method
Hiroshi Noguchi and Toyomitsu Harada
Abstract
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Key Words
crack detection; strain gage; elasticity; pseudo-3-D problem; body force method; notch; detection limit.
Address
Hiroshi Noguchi; Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Science, Fac. of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan <br />Toyomitsu Harada; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kurume National College of Technology, 1-1-1 Komorino, Kurume 830-8555, Japan