This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards Guides and Remendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)Committee. Designation:E2661/E2661M-201 INTERNATIONAL Standard Practice for Acoustic Emission Examination of Plate-like and Flat Panel Composite Structures Used in Aerospace Applications' This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2661/E2661M:the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original adoption or in the case of revision the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A superscript epsilon (e)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval. g'NOTE-An editorial change was made to the References section in November 2020. 1.Scope* 1.7 This standard does not purport to address all of the 1.1 This practice covers acoustic emission (AE)examina- safety concerns if any associated with its use.It is the tion or monitoring of panel and plate-like posite structures responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- made entirely of fiber/polymer posites. priate safety health and environmental practices and deter- mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. 1.2 The AE examination detects emission sources and 1.8 This international standard was d...