Numerical and Experimental Study of Acoustic Emission Source Signal Reconstruction in Fibre-Reinforced Composite Panels

A.J. Huijer*, Christos Kassapoglou, Lotfollah Pahlavan

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Abstract

The recording and processing of acoustic emissions can be used to identify and localise damage mechanisms occurring in engineering structures. In plate-like structures, acoustic emissions propagate through the structure as guided waves. With a measurement location away from the source location, dispersion effects in the guided wave distort the acoustic emission signal. The distortion of the original signal hampers identification of damage mechanisms. This research describes and assesses a method to reconstruct the original acoustic emission signal using dispersion compensation. Simulations and experiments are performed involving thick glass-fibre reinforced plastic laminates. The signal reconstruction on the simulated data gives a reasonable representation of the simulated signal at the location of interest. In the experimental case, similarity slightly degrades. Deviation in arrival time between original measurement and reconstruction is attributed to a possible discrepancy in material properties in reality versus the properties used in the reconstruction.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEuropean Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring
Subtitle of host publicationEWSHM 2022 - Volume 3
EditorsPiervincenzo Rizzo, Alberto Milazzo
Place of PublicationCham, Switzerland
PublisherSpringer
Pages872-882
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-031-07322-9
ISBN (Print)978-3-031-07321-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Event10th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, EWSHM 2022 - Palermo, Italy
Duration: 4 Jul 20227 Jul 2022

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Volume270 LNCE
ISSN (Print)2366-2557
ISSN (Electronic)2366-2565

Conference

Conference10th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, EWSHM 2022
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityPalermo
Period4/07/227/07/22

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Keywords

  • Acoustic emission
  • Damage identification
  • Dispersion compensation
  • Fibre-reinforced plastics
  • Guided waves

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