Infrared thermographic evaluation of marine composite structures

Thomas S. Jones

doi:10.1117/12.212557

19 June 1995 Infrared thermographic evaluation of marine composite structures

Thomas S. Jones

Proceedings Volume 2459, Nondestructive Evaluation of Aging Maritime Applications; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.212557
Event: Nondestructive Evaluation of Aging Infrastructure, 1995, Oakland, CA, United States

Abstract

Glass fiber composite materials have been used for many years in the construction of pleasure, cruising, and racing marine vessels. These vessels have demonstrated excellent performance characteristics and have been reliable in service. Even so, as with all material systems, they are subject to damage from accident, neglect, and abuse. Traditional nondestructive inspection approaches are not always fully effective for examining composite marine structures. Infrared imaging offers a particularly attractive approach for the inspection of composite material structures. Glass fiber composites frequently possess a combination of thermal properties that make them good candidates for infrared thermographic evaluation while other nondestructive evaluation approaches provide limited success. Infrared thermography combines the advantages of being nondestructive with the capability of rapidly inspecting wide surface areas.

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Thomas S. Jones "Infrared thermographic evaluation of marine composite structures", Proc. SPIE 2459, Nondestructive Evaluation of Aging Maritime Applications, (19 June 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.212557

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