Analytical modeling of contact acoustic nonlinearity of guided waves and its application to evaluating severity of fatigue damage

Kai Wang; Zhongqing Su

doi:10.1117/12.2218705

1 April 2016 Analytical modeling of contact acoustic nonlinearity of guided waves and its application to evaluating severity of fatigue damage

Kai Wang, Zhongqing Su

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Proceedings Volume 9805, Health Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems 2016; 98050L (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2218705
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Abstract

Targeting quantitative estimate of fatigue damage, a dedicated analytical model was developed based on the modal decomposition method and the variational principle. The model well interprets the contact acoustic nonlinearity induced by a “breathing” crack in a two-dimensional scenario, and the nonlinear characteristics of guided ultrasonic waves (GUWs) (e.g., reflection, transmission, mode conversion and high-order generation) when GUWs traversing the crack. Based on the model, a second-order reflection index was defined. Using the index, a fatigue damage evaluation framework was established, showing demonstrated capacity of estimating the severity of fatigue damage in a quantitative manner. The approach, in principle, does not entail a benchmarking process against baseline signals pre-acquired from pristine counterparts. The results obtained using the analytical modeling were compared with those from finite element simulation, showing good coincidence. Limitations of the model were also discussed.

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Kai Wang and Zhongqing Su "Analytical modeling of contact acoustic nonlinearity of guided waves and its application to evaluating severity of fatigue damage", Proc. SPIE 9805, Health Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems 2016, 98050L (1 April 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2218705

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