Abstract
Surface-bonded single-mode optical fibre sensors have been used to monitor the interaction of ultrasonic S-0 lamb waves with defects in carbon iibre composite plates. Lamb waves were initiated using Perspex-coupled piezoelectric transducers. The defects investigated comprised holes, regions of impact damage and delaminations. Holes could be identified by analysing direct S-0 reflections and impact damage by S-0 back-waif echo amplitude. Large delaminations gave a poor direct S-0 reflection. Evidence was found for mode conversion at centre plane delaminations.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 776-787 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Smart Materials and Structures |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 1996 |
Keywords
- fiber
- ultrasonic Lamb waves
- surface-bonded
- optical fibre sensors
- inspection
- CFRP plates
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Pierce, S., Philp, WR., Culshaw, B., Gachagan, A., McNab, A., Hayward, G., & Lecuyer, F. (1996). Surface bonded optical fibre sensors for the inspection of CFRP plates using ultrasonic Lamb waves. Smart Materials and Structures, 5(6), 776-787. https://doi.org/10.1088/0964-1726/5/6/007