The effects of frequency-dependent amplitude characteristic on testing resolution of ultrasonic guided waves

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Abstract

High resolution and accurate location are the crucial goals associated with the application of guided waves for nondestructive testing purposes. In this paper, through experimental studies, the influences of the frequency-dependent amplitude to the testing resolution of guided wave methods are investigated. Firstly, the factors which result in frequency dependency to the amplitude characteristic of guided wave modes are investigated. Then, the influences of the frequency-dependent amplitude to the spectrum of guided wave mode propagating in the structure are analyzed. The results show that it brings amplitude modulation to guided wave modes, resulting in peak frequency shifting and bandwidth variation in their spectra. This spectrum distortion affects the wave form of the received wave packet (i.e., time duration), and further the testing resolution of guided wave modes. Ultimately, two simple and universal experimental cases are introduced to verify and illustrate these effects. The results show that because of the frequency-dependent amplitude, the testing resolution of guided wave modes is still limited even when either time reversal technique or dispersion compensation is applied.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the IECON 2016 - 42nd Annual Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages463-468
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781509034741
DOIs
StatePublished - 21 Dec 2016
Event42nd Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2016 - Florence, Italy
Duration: 24 Oct 201627 Oct 2016

Publication series

NameIECON Proceedings (Industrial Electronics Conference)

Conference

Conference42nd Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2016
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityFlorence
Period24/10/1627/10/16

Keywords

  • Amplitude
  • Frequency dependency
  • Guided wave
  • Nondestructive testing
  • Testing resolution

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