Manufacturing of artificial sub-surface cracks to investigate non-linear features of electro-mechanical impedance measurements

Christoph Kralovec; Thomas Erlinger; Sandra Gschossmann; Martin Schagerl

doi:10.1117/12.2296598

27 March 2018 Manufacturing of artificial sub-surface cracks to investigate non-linear features of electro-mechanical impedance measurements

Christoph Kralovec, Thomas Erlinger, Sandra Gschossmann, Martin Schagerl

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Proceedings Volume 10599, Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation XII; 105990S (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2296598
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2018, Denver, Colorado, United States

Abstract

The electro-mechanical impedance method is a standard SHM approach. The method evaluates the dynamic frequency response of a structure to harmonic excitation. Both excitation and measurement are done by a piezoelectric element. This contribution presents a manufacturing process to generate sub-surface cracks in metallic beams with an opening small enough to create non-linear response to harmonic excitation. The generated simple beam with sub-surface crack is analyzed by means of vibration measurements by a piezoelectric element and a Laser-Scanning-Vibrometer, linear and non-linear FE analysis and microscopic images. Challenges in the measurement of non-linear response signals are revealed and needed further enhancement of the manufacturing process is presented. The non-linear dynamic response signal calculated by the non-linear FE analysis is presented and discussed regarding the detection and parameter identification of sub-surface cracks typical for composite delamination or sandwich debonding by the electro-mechanical impedance method.

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Christoph Kralovec, Thomas Erlinger, Sandra Gschossmann, and Martin Schagerl "Manufacturing of artificial sub-surface cracks to investigate non-linear features of electro-mechanical impedance measurements", Proc. SPIE 10599, Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation XII, 105990S (27 March 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2296598

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