Recent advances in piezoelectric wafer active sensors for structural health monitoring applications

H Mei, MF Haider, R Joseph, A Migot, V Giurgiutiu - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
In this paper, some recent piezoelectric wafer active sensors (PWAS) progress achieved in
our laboratory for active materials and smart structures (LAMSS) at the University of South …

Review of current guided wave ultrasonic testing (GWUT) limitations and future directions

SC Olisa, MA Khan, A Starr - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Damage is an inevitable occurrence in metallic structures and when unchecked could result
in a catastrophic breakdown of structural assets. Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) is …

Contact acoustic nonlinearity (CAN)-based continuous monitoring of bolt loosening: Hybrid use of high-order harmonics and spectral sidebands

Z Zhang, M Liu, Y Liao, Z Su, Y Xiao - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2018 - Elsevier
The significance of evaluating bolt tightness in engineering structures, preferably in a
continuous manner, cannot be overemphasized. With hybrid use of high-order harmonics …

Impact induced damage assessment by means of Lamb wave image processing

P Kudela, M Radzienski, W Ostachowicz - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2018 - Elsevier
The aim of this research is an analysis of full wavefield Lamb wave interaction with impact-
induced damage at various impact energies in order to find out the limitation of the …

Delamination damage imaging method of CFRP composite laminate plates based on the sensitive guided wave mode

H Zhang, J Sun, X Rui, S Liu - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
This research is related to a detection and imaging method of delamination damage in
CFRP composite laminate structures. Conventional guided wave detection methods often …

A probabilistic crack size quantification method using in-situ Lamb wave test and Bayesian updating

J Yang, J He, X Guan, D Wang, H Chen… - … Systems and Signal …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper presents a new crack size quantification method based on in-situ Lamb wave
testing and Bayesian method. The proposed method uses coupon test to develop a baseline …

[HTML][HTML] Full wavefield processing by using FCN for delamination detection

AA Ijjeh, S Ullah, P Kudela - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2021 - Elsevier
A novel full wavefield processing method by using fully convolutional neural networks is
presented. The full wavefield of propagating Lamb waves in the fibre-reinforced composite …

Detection and localization of fatigue crack using nonlinear ultrasonic three-wave mixing technique

S Sampath, H Sohn - International Journal of Fatigue, 2022 - Elsevier
Herein, we developed a nonlinear ultrasonic three-wave mixing technique to more
accurately detect and localize early-stage fatigue cracks. First, we derived the theoretical …

Crack imaging and quantification in aluminum plates with guided wave wavenumber analysis methods

L Yu, Z Tian, CAC Leckey - Ultrasonics, 2015 - Elsevier
Guided wavefield analysis methods for detection and quantification of crack damage in an
aluminum plate are presented in this paper. New wavenumber components created by …

Visual quantitative detection of rail surface crack based on laser ultrasonic technology

Y Jiang, H Wang, S Chen, G Tian - Optik, 2021 - Elsevier
The surface rolling contact fatigue crack is a common crack on the rail surface. When it
extends to a certain length, it will lead to rail fracture and affect the safety of railway …