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http://dx.doi.org/10.5050/KSNVN.2005.15.1.053

Application of Lamb Waves and Probabilistic Neural Networks for Health Monitoring of Joint Steel Structures  

Park, Seung-Hee (한국과학기술원 건설 및 환경공학과)
Lee, Jong-Jae (한국과학기술원 건설 및 환경공학과)
Yun, Chung-Bang (한국과학기술원 건설 및 환경공학과)
Roh, Yongrae (경북대학교 기계공학과)
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Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering / v.15, no.1, 2005 , pp. 53-62 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study presents the NDE (non-destructive evaluation) technique for detecting the loosened bolts on joint steel structures on the basis of TOF (time of flight) and amplitudes of Lamb waves. Probabilistic neural network (PNN) technique which is an effective tool for pattern classification problem was applied to the damage estimation using PZT induced Lamb waves. Two kinds of damages were introduced by dominant damages (DD) which mean loosened bolts within the Lamb waves beam width and minor damages (MD) which mean loosened bolts out of the Lamb waves beam width. They were investigated for the establishment of the optimal decision boundaries which divide each damage class's region including the intact class. In this study, the applicability of the probabilistic neural networks was identified through the test results for the damage cases within and out of wave beam path. It has been found that the present methods are very efficient and reasonable in predicting the loosened bolts on the joint steel structures probabilistically.
Keywords
Health Monitoring; PZT Sensors; Lamb Waves; Pattern Recognitions; Probabilistic Neural Networks; Steel Structures;
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