Improved sizing of impact damage in composites based on thermographic response

William P. Winfree; Patricia A. Howell; Cara A. C. Leckey; Matthew D Rogge

doi:10.1117/12.2016946

22 May 2013 Improved sizing of impact damage in composites based on thermographic response

William P. Winfree, Patricia A. Howell, Cara A. C. Leckey, Matthew D Rogge

Proceedings Volume 8705, Thermosense: Thermal Infrared Applications XXXV; 87050V (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2016946
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2013, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Abstract

Impact damage in thin carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites often results in a relatively small region of damage at the front surface, with increasing damage near the back surface. Conventional methods for reducing the pulsed thermographic responses of the composite tend to underestimate the size of the back surface damage, since the smaller near surface damage gives the largest thermographic indication. A method is presented for reducing the thermographic data to produce an estimated size for the impact damage that is much closer to the size of the damage estimated from other NDE techniques such as microfocus x-ray computed tomography and pulse echo ultrasonics. Examples of the application of the technique to experimental data acquired on specimens with impact damage are presented. The method is also applied to the results of thermographic simulations to investigate the limitations of the technique.

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William P. Winfree, Patricia A. Howell, Cara A. C. Leckey, and Matthew D Rogge "Improved sizing of impact damage in composites based on thermographic response", Proc. SPIE 8705, Thermosense: Thermal Infrared Applications XXXV, 87050V (22 May 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2016946

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