The growing use of composite materials for aerospace applications has resulted in the need
for quantitative methods to analyze composite components. Ultrasonic guided waves …

Abstract Ultrasonic Guided Waves (GW) actuated by piezoelectric transducers installed on
structures have proven to be sensitive to small structural defects, with acquired scattering …

The reliability issues of hygrothermally induced defects during thermal reflow of multilayer
ceramic capacitor was investigated to determine the root causes and propagation …

Acoustoelasticity has been widely studied for stress measurements in metallic materials,
such as steel and aluminum, mainly for structural health evaluation and monitoring. Applying …

Previous studies on wave inspection in different propagation directions have focussed on
the analysis of wave propagation and wave scattering from various types of joints in two …

Numerical investigation of thermal fatigue crack growth behavior in SAC305 BGA solder joints |
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A guided wave simulation method for layered composites based on the wave and finite
element scheme is presented. An approach for calculating complex displacement fields …

This study presents an effective modeling approach that combines the semianalytical Modal
Pencil technique with Wave Finite Element (WFE) and Hybrid FE/WFE methods for quick …

Guided waves have immense potential for structural health monitoring applications in
numerous industries including aerospace. It is necessary to evaluate guided wave …

Purpose This study aims to investigate the possible defects and their root causes in a soft-
termination multilayered ceramic capacitor (MLCC) when subjected to a thermal reflow …