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Declercq NF, Degrieck J, Leroy O. On the influence of fatigue on ultrasonic polar scans of fiber reinforced composites. Ultrasonics. 2004;42(1):173-7doi: 10.1016/j.ultras.2004.01.005.
Declercq, N. F., Degrieck, J., & Leroy, O. (2004). On the influence of fatigue on ultrasonic polar scans of fiber reinforced composites. Ultrasonics, 42(1), 173-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultras.2004.01.005
Declercq, Nico F, et al. "On the influence of fatigue on ultrasonic polar scans of fiber reinforced composites." Ultrasonics vol. 42,1 (2004): 173-7. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultras.2004.01.005
Declercq NF, Degrieck J, Leroy O. On the influence of fatigue on ultrasonic polar scans of fiber reinforced composites. Ultrasonics. 2004 Apr;42(1):173-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ultras.2004.01.005. PMID: 15047282.
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Ultrasonics. 2004 Apr;42(1):173-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ultras.2004.01.005.

On the influence of fatigue on ultrasonic polar scans of fiber reinforced composites.

Ultrasonics

Nico F Declercq, Joris Degrieck, Oswald Leroy

Affiliations

  1. Soete Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Construction and Production, Faculty of Engineering, Ghent University, Sint Pietersnieuwstraat 41, 9000 Gent, Belgium. [email protected]

PMID: 15047282 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2004.01.005

Abstract

Ultrasonic polar scans have already proved to be well-suited as a practical means of characterizing fiber reinforced composite plates. The method consists of registering the reflected or transmitted sound amplitude as a function of each possible angle of incidence. It is hence an amplitude measurement by which it differs from more common 'time of flight' measurements. Ultrasonic polar scans are actually a fingerprint of a composite laminate. One of the many promising applications of the ultrasonic polar scan is the monitoring of fiber reinforced composites in service. Especially the progress of fatigue damage can be monitored easily and nondestructively. This paper presents numerical simulations of the influence of fatigue on ultrasonic polar scans as well as some experimental results.

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