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Longitudinal guided waves confined in radius filler regions of composite joints.
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Semi-analytical finite element simulations are used to demonstrate the existence of a longitudinal guided ultrasonic mode confined or trapped in the Noodle regions, and reveal that this mode has attractive properties for rapid screening of Noodle joints, including strong energy concentration, low dispersion, and attenuation.Abstract:
This paper studies the feasibility of using ultrasonic guided waves for fast inspection of conformal deltoid radius filler or “Noodle” regions of joints in stringer composite structures. Semi-analytical finite element simulations, supported by experiments and three-dimensional finite element models, are used to demonstrate the existence of a longitudinal guided ultrasonic mode confined or trapped in the Noodle regions. Studies reveal that this mode has attractive properties for rapid screening of Noodle joints, including strong energy concentration, low dispersion, and attenuation. Discussing the physics of mode confinement in light of material differences and geometry, the phenomenon is shown to be related to feature-guiding effects noted in literature recently.read more
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Feature-guided waves for monitoring adhesive shear modulus in bonded stiffeners
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Energy concentration at the center of large aspect ratio rectangular waveguides at high frequencies
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Corrosion detection in welds and heat-affected zones using ultrasonic Lamb waves
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Interaction of weld-guided waves with defects
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the interaction of weld-guided waves with defects located in the material adjacent to the weld, with application interest to non-destructive evaluation, and proposed two candidate welded-guided modes to detect these defects.