Damage detection in quasi-isotropic composite bends using ultrasonic feature guided waves

• Main Authors: Yu, Xudong, Ratassepp, Madis, Fan, Zheng
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Ultrasonic guided waves; 90° quasi-isotropic bends
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83470; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42612
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Complex-shaped composite components have been extensively incorporated as reinforcing structures in the aerospace industry. Various types of damages can be initiated in these structures due to the stress concentration and out-of-plane impacts during the in-service use, which have to be detected time...