Flaw Detection in Thin Composite Material Structures with Holographic Techniques.

Abstract

Holographic interferometry was used as a non-destructive testing method to measure the surface deformation of subsurface flaws in filament wound composite cylinders. Three cylinders with different flaw geometries were tested to determine the effect of flaws in the interferometric fringe patterns. The flaw geometries were a circular flaw one-half inch in diameter, a flaw around the circumference of the cylinder one-half inch wide and a flaw one-half inch wide parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cylinder. Equations were developed which would predict the radial surface displacement component of each cylinder. The results were presented in graphical form.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA021942

Entities

People

  • V. R. Kinariwala
  • W. F. Ranson
  • W. F. Swinson

Organizations

  • Auburn University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Composite Materials
  • Detection
  • Diameters
  • Displacement
  • Equations
  • Filaments
  • Geometry
  • Interferometry
  • Materials
  • Materials Testing
  • Test Methods

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials