Scattering of the Fundamental Symmetric Wave Mode Incident at a Defect on the Blind Side of a Weep Hole in an Isotropic Plate

Abstract:

The scattering of a fundamental symmetric wave mode by a notch on the blind side of weep hole is described in this paper. It will report on findings obtained from computational simulations to determine the effect and interaction of the impinging waves with the defect on the open hole located on the blind side of the incident wave. The finite element simulation results showed mode conversions of fundamental modes, leaky edge waves on the circumferential surface and source-like diffractions radiating from the tip of the notch and hole. These findings highlight the potential of applying this wave phenomenon to quantify defect located hard-to-inspect areas by positioning actuator and sensor in accessible regions of metallic structures and is relevant to the development and improvement of current techniques in non-destructive inspection of metallic structures

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 891-892)
• Pages: 1237-1242
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.891-892.1237
• Online since: March 2014
• Authors: Benjamin Steven Vien*, Nithurshan Nadarajah, Wing Kong Chiu, L.R. Francis Rose
• Keywords: Fatigue Crack, Finite Element Modeling (FEM), Lamb Waves, Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)

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