AN INTELLIGENT TAP TEST AS AN INSPECTION
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S.M. WILLIAMS; J.W. SMITH
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Article
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2002
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Elsevier Science
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English
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The ''coin-tap'' test has the ability to indicate damage in a structural element due to a localized change of stiffness or damping. The change in vibration signature may be detected by ear or more precisely by measurement of the dynamic contact force. A method for discriminating between measurements