Lamb-Wave-Based Damage Identification in Laminated Composite Plates

Abstract:

With advantages including capability of propagation over a significant distance and high sensitivity to abnormalities and inhomogeneity near the wave propagation path, Lamb waves can be energised to disseminate in a structure and any changes in material properties or structural geometry created by a discontinuity, boundary or structural damage can be identified by examining the scattered wave signals. This paper presents an overview of the Lamb-wave-based damage identification in laminated composite plates including the formulation of lamb waves in an isotropic plate.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1014)
• Pages: 3-8
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1014.3
• Online since: July 2014
• Authors: Zai Lin Yang*, Hamada M. Elgamal, Jian Wei Zhang
• Keywords: Composite Material, Damage Detection, Health Monitoring, Lamb Waves

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