ISSN:
1013-9826
Source:
Scientific.Net: Materials Science & Technology / Trans Tech Publications Archiv 1984-2008
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
In this paper, fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor and piezoelectric (PZT) actuator are used todevelop a hybrid system for the evaluation of delamination in glass fiber-reinforced epoxy (GF/EP)composite laminates. The surface-bonded PZT actuator generates ultrasonic Lamb wave in thecomposite laminates, while the FBG sensor, which is embedded in the composite laminates, capturesthe Lamb wave signal. Wavelet analysis is introduced to extract signal spectrographic characteristicsin the time-scale domain appropriately. Since the propagation characteristics of Lamb wave is alteredby the existence of damage in the composite laminates, delamination information can be obtainedfrom the received signal. With the assistance of a signal generation and an acquisition system, thismethodology enables active sensing and non-destructive evaluation of delamination in the compositelaminates. Experiments have been carried out with GF/EP composite beams to examine the feasibilityof the proposed detection technique. The acquired and processed Lamb wave signals corresponding todifferent delamination sizes are compared
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://www.tib-hannover.de/fulltexts/2011/0528/01/53/transtech_doi~10.4028%252Fwww.scientific.net%252FKEM.334-335.949.pdf
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