Nonlinear ultrasonic testing and data analytics for damage characterization: A review

H Yun, R Rayhana, S Pant, M Genest, Z Liu - Measurement, 2021 - Elsevier
Nondestructive testing and evaluation (NDT&E) are commonly used in the industry for their
ability to identify damage and assess material conditions. Ultrasonic testing (UT) is one of …

Detection and localization of fatigue crack using nonlinear ultrasonic three-wave mixing technique

S Sampath, H Sohn - International Journal of Fatigue, 2022 - Elsevier
Herein, we developed a nonlinear ultrasonic three-wave mixing technique to more
accurately detect and localize early-stage fatigue cracks. First, we derived the theoretical …

Identification of fatigue crack under vibration by nonlinear guided waves

YF Lee, Y Lu - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2022 - Elsevier
This study identified fatigue cracks in a steel joint under vibration by nonlinear guided waves
based on second harmonic generation. Piezoelectric transducers were utilised to excite S1 …

Surface/sub-surface crack-scattered nonlinear rayleigh waves: a full analytical solution based on elastodynamic reciprocity theorem

L Xu, K Wang, Y Su, Y He, J Yang, S Yuan, Z Su - Ultrasonics, 2022 - Elsevier
High-order harmonics and sub-harmonics that are engendered upon interaction between
surface Rayleigh waves and material flaws have been exploited intensively, for …

Model-driven fatigue crack characterization and growth prediction: A two-step, 3-D fatigue damage modeling framework for structural health monitoring

L Xu, K Wang, X Yang, Y Su, J Yang, Y Liao… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Prevailing fatigue damage evaluation approaches that make use of the acoustic nonlinearity
of guided ultrasonic waves (GUWs) are sustained by simplified models, most of which depict …

On-line prognosis of fatigue cracking via a regularized particle filter and guided wave monitoring

J Chen, S Yuan, X Jin - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2019 - Elsevier
Simultaneous presence of multiple fatigue cracks in the same structural element is a critical
problem affecting system safety. However, initiation and growth of these cracks is affected by …

Health monitoring of CFRP laminates under cyclic loading via vibro-acoustic modulation based measurements

E Willmann, B Boll, M Scheel, RH Meißner… - Composite structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Estimating the damage state of composites is essential since carbon fibre reinforced
polymers (CFRP) have a complex damage and propagation behaviour. Accordingly, a …

Dual crack growth prognosis by using a mixture proposal particle filter and on-line crack monitoring

J Chen, S Yuan, C Sbarufatti, X Jin - Reliability Engineering & System …, 2021 - Elsevier
On-line prognosis of fatigue cracks in the structure is challenging due to various
uncertainties affecting fatigue crack initiation and growth. This paper proposes an on-line …

An instantaneous-baseline multi-indicial nonlinear ultrasonic resonance spectral correlation technique for fatigue crack detection and quantification

J Wang, Y Shen, D Rao, W Xu - Nonlinear Dynamics, 2021 - Springer
This article presents an instantaneous-baseline multi-indicial nonlinear ultrasonic
resonance spectral correlation technique for fatigue crack detection and quantification. A …

Vibro-acoustic modulation based measurements in CFRP laminates for damage detection in Open-Hole structures

E Willmann, B Boll, G Mikaelyan, H Wittich… - Composites …, 2023 - Elsevier
The occurrence of matrix cracks, fibre failures and delaminations results in a critical
degradation of the structural integrity of composites. A reliable early detection of these …