Characterization of anisotropic guided wave propagation and scattering for robust In situ ultrasonic imaging of damage

NDE;SHM;Wave propagation characterization;Scattering estimation;Anisotropic material;Composites

Williams, Westin Bruce ; Michaels, Jennifer E. Michaels, Thomas E. Electrical and Computer Engineering Ruzzene, Massimo Ferri, Bonnie H. Scott, Waymond R. Zhang, Ying ; Michaels, Jennifer E.

University:Georgia Institute of Technology

Department:Electrical and Computer Engineering

关键词: NDE;    SHM;    Wave propagation characterization;    Scattering estimation;    Anisotropic material;    Composites;   

Others  :  https://smartech.gatech.edu/bitstream/1853/61200/1/WILLIAMS-DISSERTATION-2019.pdf

美国|英语

来源: SMARTech Repository

【 摘 要 】

A methodology was developed to characterize material wave propagation and scattering from damage in anisotropic composite materials that can be used to improve in situ sparse array imaging performance. Composite materials used for aerospace applications are highly susceptible to impacts, which can result in barely visible delaminations. Reliable and fast detection of such damage through structural health monitoring is needed to prevent structural failures. The primary novelty of this work is the methodology developed to estimate 2-D scattering matrices for anisotropic composite panels where scattering from both artificial and real impact damage are evaluated and compared. It is shown that incorporating these scattering estimates into in situ imaging improves performance by enhancing damage detection and reducing image noise. Additional work was also performed for characterizing anisotropic wave propagation and the results from this characterization process are utilized in estimating damage scattering in the same anisotropic composites.