Abstract
Acoustic emission (AE) is an attractive technique for the structural health monitoring (SHM) of aerospace systems. To reach its full potential in this role a quantitative approach must be adopted to study damage mechanisms in composite materials.
In this paper, some of the practical issues regarding acoustic emission testing in composites are addressed. A model describing Lamb wave propagation through plates is described and used to make phase velocity and attenuation measurements in both aluminium and carbon fibre reinforced plastic plates. Results are then implemented in the frequency domain to conduct an experimental study of normal incidence Lamb wave reflections. Comparisons are made with finite element analysis (FEA) models with good results.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Acoustic Emission Testing |
| Editors | R Pullin, KM Holford, SL Evans, JM DulieuBarton |
| Place of Publication | STAFA-ZURICH |
| Publisher | Trans Tech Publications Inc |
| Pages | 325-332 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0-87849-420-0 |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
| Event | 27th European Conference on Acoustic Emission Testing - Cardiff Duration: 20 Sep 2006 → 22 Sep 2006 |
Publication series
| Name | ADVANCED MATERIALS RESEARCH |
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| Publisher | TRANS TECH PUBLICATIONS LTD |
| Volume | 13-14 |
| ISSN (Print) | 1022-6680 |
Conference
| Conference | 27th European Conference on Acoustic Emission Testing |
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| City | Cardiff |
| Period | 20/09/06 → 22/09/06 |
Keywords
- attenuation
- reflection
- phase velocity
- acoustic emission
- composite