Selective Generation of Lamb Wave Modes in a Finite-Width Plate by Angle-Beam Excitation Method
A Lamb wave in a plate with a finite width has both thickness and width modes, whereas only thickness modes exist in an infinitely wide plate. The thickness and width modes are numerously formed in a finite-width plate, and they all have different cut-off frequencies, wave velocities, and wave struc...
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| description | A Lamb wave in a plate with a finite width has both thickness and width modes, whereas only thickness modes exist in an infinitely wide plate. The thickness and width modes are numerously formed in a finite-width plate, and they all have different cut-off frequencies, wave velocities, and wave structures. These different characteristics can be utilized in various applications, but a selective generation method for a particular Lamb wave mode in a finite-width plate has not been sufficiently studied, and only a method using multiple elements has been reported. This paper presents the selective generation of a certain Lamb wave mode in a finite-width plate by an angle-beam excitation method using single or dual wedges. In the proposed generation method, a specially designed wedge with grooves or a patch having insulation layers is employed for partial acoustic insulation of the ultrasonic energy incident into the plate. The feasibility of the proposed method was investigated through finite element method (FEM) simulations for Lamb wave excitation and propagation, and then experimentally demonstrated by the measurement of Lamb wave propagation using a laser scanning vibrometer. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-844972d5c2de4602ae60148296b4d6802023-11-20T06:28:03ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202020-07-012014386810.3390/s20143868Selective Generation of Lamb Wave Modes in a Finite-Width Plate by Angle-Beam Excitation MethodSang-Jin Park0Young-Sang Joo1Hoe-Woong Kim2Sung-Kyun Kim3Versatile System Technology Development Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, 111 Daedeok-daero 989beon-gil, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34057, KoreaVersatile System Technology Development Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, 111 Daedeok-daero 989beon-gil, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34057, KoreaVersatile System Technology Development Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, 111 Daedeok-daero 989beon-gil, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34057, KoreaVersatile System Technology Development Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, 111 Daedeok-daero 989beon-gil, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34057, KoreaA Lamb wave in a plate with a finite width has both thickness and width modes, whereas only thickness modes exist in an infinitely wide plate. The thickness and width modes are numerously formed in a finite-width plate, and they all have different cut-off frequencies, wave velocities, and wave structures. These different characteristics can be utilized in various applications, but a selective generation method for a particular Lamb wave mode in a finite-width plate has not been sufficiently studied, and only a method using multiple elements has been reported. This paper presents the selective generation of a certain Lamb wave mode in a finite-width plate by an angle-beam excitation method using single or dual wedges. In the proposed generation method, a specially designed wedge with grooves or a patch having insulation layers is employed for partial acoustic insulation of the ultrasonic energy incident into the plate. The feasibility of the proposed method was investigated through finite element method (FEM) simulations for Lamb wave excitation and propagation, and then experimentally demonstrated by the measurement of Lamb wave propagation using a laser scanning vibrometer.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/14/3868Lamb wavefinite-width platehigher-order width modeangle-beam excitation methodSAFE (semi-analytical finite element) techniquemode selection |
| spellingShingle | Sang-Jin Park Young-Sang Joo Hoe-Woong Kim Sung-Kyun Kim Selective Generation of Lamb Wave Modes in a Finite-Width Plate by Angle-Beam Excitation Method Sensors Lamb wave finite-width plate higher-order width mode angle-beam excitation method SAFE (semi-analytical finite element) technique mode selection |
| title | Selective Generation of Lamb Wave Modes in a Finite-Width Plate by Angle-Beam Excitation Method |
| title_full | Selective Generation of Lamb Wave Modes in a Finite-Width Plate by Angle-Beam Excitation Method |
| title_fullStr | Selective Generation of Lamb Wave Modes in a Finite-Width Plate by Angle-Beam Excitation Method |
| title_full_unstemmed | Selective Generation of Lamb Wave Modes in a Finite-Width Plate by Angle-Beam Excitation Method |
| title_short | Selective Generation of Lamb Wave Modes in a Finite-Width Plate by Angle-Beam Excitation Method |
| title_sort | selective generation of lamb wave modes in a finite width plate by angle beam excitation method |
| topic | Lamb wave finite-width plate higher-order width mode angle-beam excitation method SAFE (semi-analytical finite element) technique mode selection |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/14/3868 |
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