Modeling guided wave propagation in curved thick composites with ply drops and marcelling

Christopher Hakoda, Gloria Choi, Clifford Lissenden

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Abstract

Setting the process parameters for fabrication of thick composites having complex geometries is a challenging endeavor, with the best result being a high-quality part and less desirable results being parts that contain voids or fiber marcelling. An equal challenge is the nondestructive testing of these parts. Consider a U-shaped portion of a more complex part. The straight segments of the U-shape are approximately 10-mm thick, but a series of ply-drops reduce the thickness by one half at the center portion. Ultrasonic guided waves that have the potential to nondestructively test this part can be actuated by coupling transducers to the straight segments if and only if wave modes that are sensitive to the defects of interest can propagate through the ply drops, the curve, and the attenuation due to internal damping. A frequency domain finite element approach proposed in recent years for guided wave analysis is applied to this inhomogeneous waveguide problem in order to select modes and frequencies that are sensitive to marcelling.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication44th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Volume 37
EditorsDale E. Chimenti, Leonard J. Bond
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780735416444
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 20 2018
Event44th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, QNDE 2017 - Provo, United States
Duration: Jul 16 2017Jul 21 2017

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1949
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Other

Other44th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, QNDE 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityProvo
Period7/16/177/21/17

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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