• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.33 no.12
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• pp.39-47
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• 2005

An acoustic emission technique is applied to the tensile tests of the plastic specimen under the different test speeds and the structural integrity evaluation of the plastic shell structure. Several AE characteristics are acquired from the tensile tests and they are proven to be useful parameters in evaluating its structural integrity. The results shows that tensile strength has almost constant value over some higher speed region while revealing some increasing tendency in strength as the test speeds up in lower speed region. The crack initiation loads and locations are accurately evaluated during the static compression testing of the plastic shell structures by using acoustic emission technique.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.11 no.11
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• pp.249-255
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• 2020

This study developed the health monitoring method of press process using the acoustic emission (AE) sensor and high-pass filter. Also, the AE parameters such as ring-down count and peak amplitude are used. Based on this AE signal, the AE parameters were acquired and was utilized to detect the crack of the specimen. Since the defect detection is difficult due to noise and low magnitude of signal, the signal noise and press operation frequency were checked through the Short Time Fourier Transform(STFT) and damped. High-pass Filtering data was applied to AE parameters to select effective parameters. By using this signal processing techniques, the proposed AE parameters could improve the performance of defect detection in the press process.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.488-496
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• 2003

To establish nondestructive test method for rocket motor assembly with rubber and aerospace composite materials, practicable quality control acoustic emission test method is presented. Structural analysis for motor assembly is performed by ABAQUS code and analysis output result is confirmed by strain gage and AE data. Various specimens were tested and analyzed using strain gage and acoustic emission data. The hit rate of acoustic emission was closely related with case/rubber debonding. This report also describes practicable acoustic emission nondestructive method for evaluating motor case assembly quality assurance in the industrial field.

• Composites Research
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.36-40
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• 2011

This paper described analysis of acoustic emission parameter for the damage evaluation of type II vehicle fuel tank during fracture test. The observation of Kaiser effect, Felicity effect and creep effect is the means of damage evaluation method. It is possible to evaluate tank damage by the ratio of hit of over 60 dB and total hit. Damage mechanism of pressure tank can be estimated by analysis of average rise time, average amplitude.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.37 no.8
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• pp.780-788
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• 2009

AE technique was applied to the static structural test of the composite wing structure to evaluate the structural integrity and damage. During the test, strain and displacements measurement technique were used to figure out for static structural strength. AE parameter analysis and source location technique were used to evaluate the internal damage and find out damage source location. Design limit load test, the 1st and 2nd design ultimate load tests and fracture test were performed. Main AE source was detected by an sensor attached on skin near by front lug. Especially, at the 1st design ultimate test, strain and displacements results didn't show internal damage but AE signal presented a phenomenon that the internal damage was formed. At the fracture test, AE activities were very lively, and strain and displacements results showed a tendency that the load path was changed by severe damage. The internal damage initiation load and location were accurately evaluated during the static structural test using AE technique. It is certified from this paper that AE technique is useful technique for evaluation of internal damage at static structural strength test.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.50.2-50.2
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• 2011

자동차용 CNG 연료탱크의 복합재료 중앙부 표면에 150 kHz 공진형 음향방출센서를 부착하고, 물을 매질로 하여 용기의 내압을 단계적으로 상승시켜 가면서 각 단계에서 일정시간 압력을 유지시키고 그 때 발생하는 음향방출신호를 획득하였다. 이 때 획득한 음향방출신호의 amplitude, count, duration 및 risetime 등과 같은 음향방출 변수들의 분포를 살펴본 결과 복합재료 압력용기의 손상메커니즘을 추정하고 손상정도를 평가하는데 유용하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.313-318
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• 2001

To establish nondestructive test method for aerospace composite materials, various composite specimens were tested and analyzed using acoutic emission. The hit rate of acoustic emission closely was rotated with crack initiation and propagation. This report also presents defection capability of crack initiation pressure, initial crack active location, and crack propagation using acoustic emission.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.1-11
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• 1997

During hydroproof test of composite pressure vessel, acoustic emission signal was measured and analyzed to evaluate structural integrity of composite motor case. When pressure was held for 1 min. at constant pressure from low pressure level to high pressure level, the pattern of hit rate of good composite pressure vessel is increased with higher value than that of bad composite pressure vessel. This report also presents detection possibility of burst location approximately in the range of 25∼36％ of burst pressure using energy rate. In case that it is difficult to detect burst location of composite motor case, it is possible to detect burst location, i.e. structurally weak location of composite pressure vessel with applying same pressure lower than maximum expected operating pressure(MEOP) repeatedly.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 1997.11a
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• pp.32-32
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• 1997

복합재 연소관의 구조적 건전성 평가 방법을 개발하기 위하여 표준 평가용 시편의 수압 시험 중, 연소관으로부터 방출되는 음향방출(acoustic emission: AE) 신호를 측정 장비를 이용하여 신호 처리함으로써 시편이 파괴되기 전, 대략적인 시편의 파열 위치 및 일정 압력 유지상태에서 hit rate 양상에 의한 건전성 평가 방법을 제시하였다. 데이터의 분석 기법 향상을 위하여 음향방출 데이터를 시간 및 센서별로 분류하는 프로그램을 개발하였다. 수압 시험을 낮은 압력 단계부터 높은 압력 단계까지 일정 압력 유지 상태(load-hold)에서 발생한 hit 수와 1분간 유지한 후 발생되는 hit rate(hit/sec)의 값의 크고 작음이 복합재 압력 용기의 결함수의 증감으로 나타났으며, 이로부터 복합재 압력 용기의 파열 압력과의 상관관계 및 건전성을 예측할 수 있었다. 복합재 압력 용기의 파열 위치는 energy rate(energy/sec) 측정값을 분석하여 예측하였으며, 파열 압력의 30∼50%에서 가능하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.31 no.5
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• pp.529-535
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• 2011

In this study, evaluation of acoustic emission signals characteristics for the post weld heat treated (PWHT) multi-pass weldment and weldment was dealt. Charpy standard specimens were taken from the lowest, middle and highest regions of the weld block. Pre-crack was made using the repeated load. Four point bend and AE tests were conducted simultaneously. Regardless of the specimens, AE signals were absent within elastic region and produced in the process of plastic deformation. AE signals for all specimens were not emitted after the maximum load. Value of signal strength for the all PWHT specimens was lower than that of the weldment. Besides, relations of plastic deformation zone size and accumulated AE counts for the PWHT specimens were more simple compared with the weldment. In case of the PWHT specimen, particles on the fractured surface decreased prominently compared with the weldment due.to PWHT. From these results, it can be concluded that PWHT was effective in reducing the AE sources for the weldment.