Analyzing the nonlinear mechanisms in active wave modulation spectroscopy and their Influence on delamination detection in laminated strips and plates

Christoforos S. Rekatsinas; Nikolaos A. Chrysochoidis; Dimitris A. Saravanos

doi:10.1117/12.2515328

1 April 2019 Analyzing the nonlinear mechanisms in active wave modulation spectroscopy and their Influence on delamination detection in laminated strips and plates

Christoforos S. Rekatsinas, Nikolaos A. Chrysochoidis, Dimitris A. Saravanos

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Proceedings Volume 10972, Health Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems XIII; 109721K (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2515328
Event: SPIE Smart Structures + Nondestructive Evaluation, 2019, Denver, Colorado, United States

Abstract

The present work aims to address open issues hindering the development of nonlinear wave modulation SHM/NDE methods for the detection of delaminations in composite laminates. Specifically, the mechanisms generating the nonlinear indices are clarified and the relationship of the latter with damage and wave parameters is investigated. A robust and computationally fast, time domain spectral finite element, containing high-order layerwise laminate mechanics is further extended to model delaminated composite strips. Contact mechanisms enabling impacts between the delaminated interfaces are included in the formulation. Simulations of high-frequency antisymmetric and symmetric ultrasonic wave propagation in Carbon/Epoxy strips with various delaminations sizes are presented. The simulations reveal complex nonlinear phenomena involving interactions between wave conversion and contacts in the delaminated region, which subsequently result in frequency harmonics in the dynamic response, manifesting the presence of delamination. The dependence of the generated harmonics and their modulation factor, to the type of assumed contact, the size of damage and the frequency/wavelength of the excited wave are further studied. Finally experimental measurements are used to validate the analytical conclusions.

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Christoforos S. Rekatsinas, Nikolaos A. Chrysochoidis, and Dimitris A. Saravanos "Analyzing the nonlinear mechanisms in active wave modulation spectroscopy and their Influence on delamination detection in laminated strips and plates", Proc. SPIE 10972, Health Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems XIII, 109721K (1 April 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2515328

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