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On the detection of closing delaminations in laminated composite plates using the structural intensity method

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{In recent years, the concept of Nonlinear Structural Intensity (NSI) has been applied to detect fatigue cracks and loose joints in isotropic structures. This paper extends the NSI concept to orthotropic and anisotropic materials and investigates the possibility to use NSI for the localization of a closing delamination in thin laminated plates. When the delamination is excited by a high frequency interrogation signal, the periodic contact occurring between the delaminated plies produces Contact Acoustic Nonlinear (CAN) effects that are associated with the generation of both higher order and fractional harmonics. The closing delamination acts as a mechanism of redistribution of energy from the driving frequency to the nonlinear harmonics. The structural intensity associated with the nonlinear harmonics is an effective metric to identify size and location of the damage. NSI is computed using a combined approach based on a Finite Element (FE) model and a 13 point finite differencing scheme. Using this approach, we performed a numerical investigation on a thin laminated plate to analyze the effect that the material orthotropy has on the propagation of vibration energy and to understand the impact that preferential directions of energy propagation have on the ability to interrogate the damage. Then, the approach is extended for application to an anisotropic symmetric laminated plate.}
Boek: SENSORS AND SMART STRUCTURES TECHNOLOGIES FOR CIVIL, MECHANICAL, AND AEROSPACE SYSTEMS 2013
Volume: 8692
Aantal pagina's: 1
ISBN:9780819494757
Jaar van publicatie:2013