Lamb Wave Propagation in a Restricted Geometry Composite PI-Joint Specimen (Preprint)
Abstract
The propagation of elastic waves in a material can involve a number of complex physical phenomena, resulting in both subtle and dramatic effects on detected signal content. In recent years, the use of advanced methods for characterizing and imaging elastic wave propagation and scattering processes has increased, where for example the use of scanning laser vibrometry and advanced computational models have been used very effectively to identify propagating modes, scattering phenomena, and damage feature interactions. In the present effort, the propagation of Lamb waves within a narrow, constrained geometry composite pi-joint structure are studied using 3D finite element models and scanning laser vibrometry measurements, where the effects of varying sample thickness, complex joint curvatures, and restricted structure geometries are highlighted, and a and a direct comparison of computational and experimental results are provided for simulated and realistic geometry composite pi-joint samples.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA553012
Entities
People
- James L. Blackshire
- Som Soni
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory