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 …

Physical-virtual time reversing of nonlinear Lamb waves for fatigue crack detection and quantification

J Wang, Y Shen, D Rao, W Xu - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2021 - Elsevier
This article presents the investigation of a nonlinear Lamb wave time reversing technique for
fatigue crack detection and quantification. A 2D analytical framework is initially presented …

Appraisal of linear baseline-free techniques for guided wave based structural health monitoring

H Zhu, ZS Khodaei, FMH Aliabadi - Ultrasonics, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper offers a comprehensive critical appraisal and experimental comparison of
leading linear baseline-free techniques applied in guided wave-based structural health …

An efficient Lamb wave-based virtual refined time-reversal method for damage localization in plates using broadband measurements

M Kannusamy, S Kapuria, S Sasmal - Ultrasonics, 2022 - Elsevier
This study proposes a modified virtual time-reversal (VTR) algorithm for baseline signal-free
damage detection in plate-like structures. The physical actuation and sensing of Lamb …

Damage localization method for plates based on the time reversal of the mode-converted Lamb waves

N Mori, S Biwa, T Kusaka - Ultrasonics, 2019 - Elsevier
A damage localization method based on the time reversal focusing of the mode-converted
scattered Lamb wave is proposed for plate structures with a non-symmetric defect in the …

A nonlinear ultrasonic method for real-time bolt looseness monitoring using PZT transducer–enabled vibro-acoustic modulation

N Zhao, L Huo, G Song - Journal of Intelligent Material …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
A real-time nonlinear ultrasonic method based on vibro-acoustic modulation is applied to
monitor early bolt looseness quantitatively by using piezoceramic transducers. In addition to …

Health monitoring of bolted joints using the time reversal method and piezoelectric transducers

W Tao, L Shaopeng, S Junhua… - Smart Materials and …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
In this paper, the time reversal method based on piezoelectric active sensing is investigated
for health monitoring of bolted joints. Experiments are conducted on bolted joints to study the …

Efficient Lamb-wave based damage imaging using multiple sparse Bayesian learning in composite laminates

H Zhang, J Hua, F Gao, J Lin - NDT & E International, 2020 - Elsevier
Lamb wave techniques have been widely used for structural health monitoring (SHM) and
nondestructive testing (NDT). To deal with dispersive and multimodal problems of Lamb …

A modified time reversal method for Lamb wave based diagnostics of composite structures

R Watkins, R Jha - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2012 - Elsevier
This experimental study presents Lamb wave based diagnostics of damage in a composite
plate using time reversal of signals for baseline-free damage detection. A modified time …

An enhanced Lamb wave virtual time reversal technique for damage detection with transducer transfer function compensation

J Wang, Y Shen - Smart Materials and Structures, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The Lamb wave time reversal method has widely been investigated as a baseline-free
damage detection technique for structural health monitoring. Due to the mode tuning effects …