Infrared Thermography in the Evaluation of Aerospace Composite Materials

Chapter 1. Composite Materials in the Aeronautical Industry

• 1.1. Some Historical Hints
• 1.2. Basics of Composites
• 1.3. Polymers
• 1.4. Reinforcement for Polymer-based Composites
• 1.5. Manufacturing Procedures
• 1.6. Fibre Metal Laminates
• 1.7. Sandwich Structures
• 1.8. Main Types of Deficiency in Composites
• 1.9. Toward Novel Technologies
• Disclosure
• Summary to Chapter 1 and Introduction to Chapter 2

Chapter 2. Nondestructive Evaluation

• 2.1. Approaching the Nondestructive World
• 2.2. Defect Types
• 2.3. Techniques and Procedures: Some General Hints
• 2.4. About Application of Nondestructive Testing Techniques
• 2.5. Basic Principles of Some Nondestructive Testing Techniques
• 2.6. New and Emergent Techniques
• Disclosure
• Summary to Chapter 2 and Introduction to Chapter 3

Chapter 3. Infrared Thermography Basics

• 3.1. Definitions and Applications
• 3.2. The Basic Relationships and Historical Steps of Infrared Technology
• 3.3. Thermal Radiation From a Real Object
• 3.4. Infrared Imaging Devices
• 3.5. Infrared Image Generation
• Disclosure
• Summary to Chapter 3 and Introduction to Chapter 4

Chapter 4. Nondestructive Testing With Infrared Thermography

• 4.1. Historical Groundings
• 4.2. Some Basic Concepts
• 4.3. Thermographic Nondestructive Testing Techniques
• 4.4. Examples of Materials Inspection With Lock-in Thermography
• 4.5. Other Thermographic Methods
• 4.6. Some Approaches to Application in Field
• Conclusions to Chapter 4 and Introduction to Chapter 5

Chapter 5. Monitoring Load Events

• 5.1. Introduction
• 5.2. Some Hints on Materials Thermal Effects
• 5.3. Cyclic Bending Tests
• 5.4. Impact Tests
• 5.5. Quasistatic Bending Tests
• 5.6. Conclusions