Abstract
In a wide range of disciplines, such as aeronautical, automotive, and structural engineering, infrared thermography (IRT) has demonstrated promising performance for inspecting and monitoring structures. This chapter provides a survey of IRT as a nondestructive assessment method for composite materials subjected to impact loads that cause critical damage scenarios inside the structure. The chapter starts with a general overview of the principles of IRT and its historical evolution. Various methodologies of thermography inspection, such as optically, mechanically, and inductively stimulated thermography, are described for the evaluation of impact damage in composite structures. In the heating waveforms and data processing section, the relevant processing techniques and data analysis algorithms for each type of the above-mentioned thermography methodologies based on the applied waveform are presented. Case studies of composite specimens suffering from impact damage are provided at the end of the chapter to demonstrate the applicability and performance of IRT inspection.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Non-destructive Testing of Impact Damage in Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites |
| Subtitle of host publication | Fundamentals and Applications |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Chapter | 8 |
| Pages | 215-250 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-0-443-14120-1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Infrared thermography (IRT)
- pulsed thermography
- lock-in thermography
- vibrothermography
- composite materials
- impact localization
- Impact damage
- Thermal imaging