Acoustic Emission Waveform Propagation and Source Localization in Advanced Sandwich Composite Structure

Shirsendu Sikdar, Paresh Mirgal, Sauvik Banerjee, Wiesław Ostachowicz

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Abstract

This paper presents a combined finite element simulation and experimental analysis of damage-induced acoustic emission (AE) in advanced sandwich composite structures (ASCS). Towards this, finite element analysis of AE-wave propagation in a honeycomb-core ASCS with AE-sensor network is carried out in ABAQUS. The numerical simulation results are then successfully verified with laboratory experiments. Finally, the most probable damage source locations are effectively identified using the registered AE signals. A thorough assessment of different damage-source locations was carried out to evaluate the performance of the proposed online AE-source monitoring technique. The results distinctly represent the effectiveness of the proposed online monitoring framework for detecting damage growth/initiation induced AE-source locations in such multi-layered complex structures. Moreover, the proposed framework does not depend upon the operator’s expertise.

Original languageEnglish
Number of pages10
JournalE-Journal of Nondestructive Testing & Ultrasonics
Volume23
Issue number11
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event9th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring - Manchester, United Kingdom
Duration: 10 Jul 201813 Jul 2018
Conference number: 9

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