Fromme, P;
(2017)
Lamb Wave (A(0) Mode) Scattering Directionality at Defects.
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(Proceedings) 43rd Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (QNDE).
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Abstract
Localized and distributed guided ultrasonic waves array systems offer an efficient way for the structural health monitoring of large structures. The detection sensitivity for fatigue cracks depends on the orientation of the crack relative to the location of the sensor elements. Crack-like defects have a directionality pattern of the scattered field depending on the angle of the incident wave relative to the defect orientation and on the ratio of the defect depth and length to the wavelength. From FE simulations it has been shown that for cracks and notches almost no energy is scattered in certain directions from the defect, i.e., the data processing algorithm must take into account that for some transducer combinations no change in the signal even for a significant defect will be detected. The scattered wave field directionality pattern for an incident low frequency A0 Lamb wave mode was predicted from 3D Finite Element simulations and verified from experimental measurements at machined part-through and through-thickness notches using a laser interferometer. Good agreement was found and the directionality pattern can be predicted accurately. The amplitude of the scattered wave was quantified for a systematic variation of the angle of the incident wave relative to the defect orientation, the defect depth, and the ratio of the characteristic defect size to the wavelength. Based on these results the detection sensitivity for crack-like defects in plate structures using guided wave sensor arrays can be quantified.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
|---|---|
| Title: | Lamb Wave (A(0) Mode) Scattering Directionality at Defects |
| Event: | 43rd Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (QNDE) |
| Location: | Atlanta, GA |
| Dates: | 17 July 2016 - 22 July 2016 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1063/1.4974570 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Science & Technology, Physical Sciences, Physics, Applied, Physics, GUIDED ULTRASONIC-WAVES, FATIGUE-CRACK GROWTH, PLATE, ARRAY |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Mechanical Engineering |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10046481 |
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