Guided waves in long range nondestructive testing and structural health monitoring: Principles, history of applications and prospects

P Cawley - NDT & E International, 2023 - Elsevier
The early work on long range guided wave nondestructive testing (NDT) was largely done in
industry, and multiple applications were developed before a surge in academic interest …

Debonding detection in FRP-strengthened concrete structures utilising nonlinear Rayleigh wave mixing

Y Cao, CT Ng, ST Smith - Measurement, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper reports an investigation on the use of Rayleigh wave mixing method for the
debonding detection in concrete structures strengthened with externally bonded fibre …

Quantitative assessment of corrosion-induced wall thinning in L-shaped bends using ultrasonic feature guided waves

X Yuan, W Li, M Deng - Thin-Walled Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
The utilization of L-shaped bends has become widespread due to their versatility and ease
of application in various industrial fields. Nevertheless, the geometric configuration of these …

Quantitative detection and evaluation of Rayleigh ultrasonic wave for fatigue crack on turbine blade surface

J Meng, Y Zhen, K Zhang, J Zhang, H Zhao, J Li - Applied Acoustics, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, different characteristics of micro-cracks on the surface of turbine blades have
been successfully evaluated based on the detection of Rayleigh ultrasonic wave by …

Quasistatic component generation of group velocity mismatched guided waves in tubular structures for microdamage localization

C Jiang, W Li, CT Ng, M Deng - Applied Acoustics, 2024 - Elsevier
Quasistatic component (QSC) of guided wave (GW) has relatively low attenuation due to low
frequency and high sensitivity to microdamage. The group velocity matching between …

Investigation of energy trapping effect for nonlinear guided waves in a topographical structure

C Zhang, W Li, M Deng - Applied Acoustics, 2023 - Elsevier
Cumulative second harmonic generation (SHG), where the amplitude of the generated
second harmonic increases with propagation distance, is commonly utilized to enhance the …

Guided wave-based crack detection in U-shaped flexural plate butt welds

X Jiang, W Zhou, X Zhang, Z Yang - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Based on the guided wave, a crack detection method for U-shaped flexural plate (UFP) butt
welds is established to realize damage localization and quantitative identification. Firstly, the …

Damage quantification and identification in structural joints through ultrasonic guided wave-based features and an inverse bayesian scheme

W Wu, S Cantero-Chinchilla, W Yan… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this paper, defect detection and identification in aluminium joints is investigated based on
guided wave monitoring. Guided wave testing is first performed on the selected damage …

Investigation of acoustoelastic surface acoustic waves in prestressed media

Z Liu, B Lin, X Liang, X Ma, Y Wan - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2024 - Elsevier
Dispersion of broadband surface acoustic waves (SAWs) is often used for the nondestructive
evaluation of near-surface elastic properties of materials. The accurate forward model of …

Development of DMPS-EMAT for long-distance monitoring of broken rail

W Guo, Z Yu, HC Chui, X Chen - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
The safety of railway transportation is crucial to social and economic development.
Therefore, real-time monitoring of the rail is particularly necessary. The current track circuit …