Accession Number:

AD1036525

Title:

Angle-Beam Shear Wave Scattering from Buried Crack-like Defects in Bonded Specimens (Postprint)

Descriptive Note:

Journal Article

Corporate Author:

Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta United States

Personal Author(s):

• Maki,Carson T.
• Michaels,Jennifer E.
• Weng,Yu
• Michaels,Thomas E.

Report Date:

2017-02-01

Pagination or Media Count:

12.0

Abstract:

Ultrasonic wavefield imaging, which refers to the measurement of wave motion on a 2-D rectilinear grid resulting from a fixed source, has been previously applied to angle-beam shear wave propagation in simple plates with through-holes and far-surface notches. In this prior work, scattered waves were analyzed using baseline subtraction of wavefields acquired before and after a notch was introduced. In practice, however, defects of interest often occur between bonded layers and it is generally not possible to record data from the same specimen in both the undamaged and damaged states, even in the laboratory. Direct baseline subtraction of wavefields thus becomes impractical as a tool for analyzing scattering. This present work considers measurement and analysis of angle-beam waves in bonded specimens with and without buried defects originating from fastener holes. Data from fastener holes with and without simulated damage in the form of notches are compared, and it is shown that wavefield baseline subtraction, even after correcting for misalignment between scans, is ineffective for isolating scattering from the notch. A combination of frequency-wavenumber filtering and spatial windowing is proposed and implemented as an alternative approach to quantify scattering from damage.

Descriptors:

• backscattering
• ultrasounds
• ULTRASONIC INSPECTION
• Nondestructive testing
• detection

Subject Categories:

• Acoustics
• Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE