Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) and Determination of Surface Defects in Large Metallic Structures using Ultrasonic Guided Waves
Ultrasonic guided wave (UGW) is one of the most commonly used technologies for non-destructive evaluation (NDE) and structural health monitoring (SHM) of structural components. Because of its excellent long-range diagnostic capability, this method is effective in detecting cracks, material loss, and...
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| description | Ultrasonic guided wave (UGW) is one of the most commonly used technologies for non-destructive evaluation (NDE) and structural health monitoring (SHM) of structural components. Because of its excellent long-range diagnostic capability, this method is effective in detecting cracks, material loss, and fatigue-based defects in isotropic and anisotropic structures. The shape and orientation of structural defects are critical parameters during the investigation of crack propagation, assessment of damage severity, and prediction of remaining useful life (RUL) of structures. These parameters become even more important in cases where the crack intensity is associated with the safety of men, environment, and material, such as ship’s hull, aero-structures, rail tracks and subsea pipelines. This paper reviews the research literature on UGWs and their application in defect diagnosis and health monitoring of metallic structures. It has been observed that no significant research work has been convened to identify the shape and orientation of defects in plate-like structures. We also propose an experimental research work assisted by numerical simulations to investigate the response of UGWs upon interaction with cracks in different shapes and orientations. A framework for an empirical model may be considered to determine these structural flaws. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-55edda7787d14e748a0c9f4aec2bd7f52022-12-22T02:56:58ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202018-11-011811395810.3390/s18113958s18113958Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) and Determination of Surface Defects in Large Metallic Structures using Ultrasonic Guided WavesMuntazir Abbas0Mahmood Shafiee1Department of Energy and Power, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL, UKDepartment of Energy and Power, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL, UKUltrasonic guided wave (UGW) is one of the most commonly used technologies for non-destructive evaluation (NDE) and structural health monitoring (SHM) of structural components. Because of its excellent long-range diagnostic capability, this method is effective in detecting cracks, material loss, and fatigue-based defects in isotropic and anisotropic structures. The shape and orientation of structural defects are critical parameters during the investigation of crack propagation, assessment of damage severity, and prediction of remaining useful life (RUL) of structures. These parameters become even more important in cases where the crack intensity is associated with the safety of men, environment, and material, such as ship’s hull, aero-structures, rail tracks and subsea pipelines. This paper reviews the research literature on UGWs and their application in defect diagnosis and health monitoring of metallic structures. It has been observed that no significant research work has been convened to identify the shape and orientation of defects in plate-like structures. We also propose an experimental research work assisted by numerical simulations to investigate the response of UGWs upon interaction with cracks in different shapes and orientations. A framework for an empirical model may be considered to determine these structural flaws.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/18/11/3958structural health monitoring (SHM)guided waves ultrasonic testing (GWUT)metallic structuresnon-destructive evaluation (NDE)ultrasonic guided wave (UGW)remaining useful life (RUL) |
| spellingShingle | Muntazir Abbas Mahmood Shafiee Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) and Determination of Surface Defects in Large Metallic Structures using Ultrasonic Guided Waves Sensors structural health monitoring (SHM) guided waves ultrasonic testing (GWUT) metallic structures non-destructive evaluation (NDE) ultrasonic guided wave (UGW) remaining useful life (RUL) |
| title | Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) and Determination of Surface Defects in Large Metallic Structures using Ultrasonic Guided Waves |
| title_full | Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) and Determination of Surface Defects in Large Metallic Structures using Ultrasonic Guided Waves |
| title_fullStr | Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) and Determination of Surface Defects in Large Metallic Structures using Ultrasonic Guided Waves |
| title_full_unstemmed | Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) and Determination of Surface Defects in Large Metallic Structures using Ultrasonic Guided Waves |
| title_short | Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) and Determination of Surface Defects in Large Metallic Structures using Ultrasonic Guided Waves |
| title_sort | structural health monitoring shm and determination of surface defects in large metallic structures using ultrasonic guided waves |
| topic | structural health monitoring (SHM) guided waves ultrasonic testing (GWUT) metallic structures non-destructive evaluation (NDE) ultrasonic guided wave (UGW) remaining useful life (RUL) |
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