Delamination detection in thin-walled composite structures using acoustic pitch-catch technique with Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors.

Structural health monitoring (SHM) of a composite structure is essential in maintaining the integrity of the structure. Over the years, various studies have reported on the use of conventional electrical sensors in analysing acoustic wave propagation for delamination detection. However, electrical s...

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Main Authors: Hafizi, Z. M., Ibrahim, I. N, Vorathin, E.
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Ibrahim, I. N,
Vorathin, E.
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description Structural health monitoring (SHM) of a composite structure is essential in maintaining the integrity of the structure. Over the years, various studies have reported on the use of conventional electrical sensors in analysing acoustic wave propagation for delamination detection. However, electrical sensors are associated with drawbacks such as high signal attenuation, are prone to electromagnetic interference (EMI) and are not suitable for harsh environments. Therefore, this paper reported on the use of fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors for delamination detection. Two composite structures with delamination sizes of 10 cm × 2 cm and 10 cm × 6 cm were fabricated. Two FBGs were bonded before and after the delamination. In addition, three trials of impacts were induced at the centre of the structure. Multiple signal parameters were obtained and analysed, which were the time delay, amplitude difference and velocity difference. The experimental results revealed that the time delay, amplitude and velocity analysis varied for both the delamination sizes with an average percentage of 42.36%, 97.09% and 42.39%, respectively. Therefore, it was confirmed that the increase in delamination size resulted in a longer time delay, higher signal amplitude attenuation and slower wave propagation
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spelling ump-382482023-08-15T03:24:30Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38248/ Delamination detection in thin-walled composite structures using acoustic pitch-catch technique with Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors. Hafizi, Z. M. Ibrahim, I. N, Vorathin, E. TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Structural health monitoring (SHM) of a composite structure is essential in maintaining the integrity of the structure. Over the years, various studies have reported on the use of conventional electrical sensors in analysing acoustic wave propagation for delamination detection. However, electrical sensors are associated with drawbacks such as high signal attenuation, are prone to electromagnetic interference (EMI) and are not suitable for harsh environments. Therefore, this paper reported on the use of fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors for delamination detection. Two composite structures with delamination sizes of 10 cm × 2 cm and 10 cm × 6 cm were fabricated. Two FBGs were bonded before and after the delamination. In addition, three trials of impacts were induced at the centre of the structure. Multiple signal parameters were obtained and analysed, which were the time delay, amplitude difference and velocity difference. The experimental results revealed that the time delay, amplitude and velocity analysis varied for both the delamination sizes with an average percentage of 42.36%, 97.09% and 42.39%, respectively. Therefore, it was confirmed that the increase in delamination size resulted in a longer time delay, higher signal amplitude attenuation and slower wave propagation Penerbit Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2023-04-19 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38248/1/DELAMINATION%20DETECTION%20IN%20THIN-WALLED%20%281%29.pdf pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38248/7/Delamination%20detection%20in%20thin-walled%20composite%20structures%20using%20acoustic%20pitch-%20catch%20technique%20with%20Fiber%20Bragg%20Grating%20Sensors.pdf Hafizi, Z. M. and Ibrahim, I. N, and Vorathin, E. (2023) Delamination detection in thin-walled composite structures using acoustic pitch-catch technique with Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors. Jurnal Teknologi (Sciences & Engineering), 85 (3). pp. 35-42. ISSN 2180–3722. (Published) ttps://journals.utm.my/jurnalteknologi|e https://doi.org/10.11113/jurnalteknologi.v85.18681
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Hafizi, Z. M.
Ibrahim, I. N,
Vorathin, E.
Delamination detection in thin-walled composite structures using acoustic pitch-catch technique with Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors.
title Delamination detection in thin-walled composite structures using acoustic pitch-catch technique with Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors.
title_full Delamination detection in thin-walled composite structures using acoustic pitch-catch technique with Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors.
title_fullStr Delamination detection in thin-walled composite structures using acoustic pitch-catch technique with Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors.
title_full_unstemmed Delamination detection in thin-walled composite structures using acoustic pitch-catch technique with Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors.
title_short Delamination detection in thin-walled composite structures using acoustic pitch-catch technique with Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors.
title_sort delamination detection in thin-walled composite structures using acoustic pitch-catch technique with fiber bragg grating sensors.
topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38248/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38248/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38248/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38248/1/DELAMINATION%20DETECTION%20IN%20THIN-WALLED%20%281%29.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38248/7/Delamination%20detection%20in%20thin-walled%20composite%20structures%20using%20acoustic%20pitch-%20catch%20technique%20with%20Fiber%20Bragg%20Grating%20Sensors.pdf