Ultrasonic guided wave SHM for probabilistic fatigue crack growth prognostics

C. J. Lissenden, W. L. McGill, S. Li

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Abstract

Ultrasonic guided waves are used to characterize the size of a fatigue crack growing from a fastener hole in a plate structure based on a transmission coefficient ratio. The measurement uses the S0 Lamb wave mode and two wave paths from a single transmitter; a test path that is partially obstructed by the hole, and a reference path that is effectively unaltered by fatigue crack growth. Thus, three piezoelectric disk transducers are employed. Results from four specimens are presented, and with the help of uncertainty modeling described in a companion paper, the bounds on predicted remaining useful life are determined.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationStructural Health Monitoring 2011
Subtitle of host publicationCondition-Based Maintenance and Intelligent Structures - Proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring
Pages1940-1947
Number of pages8
StatePublished - 2011
Event8th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring 2011: Condition-Based Maintenance and Intelligent Structures - Stanford, CA, United States
Duration: Sep 13 2011Sep 15 2011

Publication series

NameStructural Health Monitoring 2011: Condition-Based Maintenance and Intelligent Structures - Proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring
Volume2

Other

Other8th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring 2011: Condition-Based Maintenance and Intelligent Structures
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityStanford, CA
Period9/13/119/15/11

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Civil and Structural Engineering

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