• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.391-397
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• 2001

비균질 적층 구조물에서의 유도초음파 전파는 이론적 분산성에 기초하여 실험적으로 규명된다. 이는 입사각도와 주파수의 적절한 선택은 적층 구조물에서의 유도초음파 발생에 중요하나는 깃을 드러낸다. 이론적 분산성은 접착층 두께와 층 두께, 물성치에 크게 의존한다. 실험적으로 분산성의 변화를 관찰하므로 비균질 적층 구조물의 접착층 두께를 측정하는 것이 가능하였다.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.56-63
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• 2009

This paper describes a general approach for processing data from an omni-directional guided wave transducer array for the rapid inspection of large plate structures. A basic phased array algorithm is presented that can be applied to any array geometry. For guided waves on plate, beam steering algorithm is derived and the corresponding beam pattern is analyzed. The algorithms are applied to simulation and experimental data. The results show well its usefulness in structural applications.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.594-604
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• 2003

A State-of-art methodologies on implementing conventional piezoelectric and flexible PVDF elements for generating ultrasonic guided waves in a tubing are presented. Comb transducers with PVDF can be efficiently applied to selectively excite a guided wave mode by wrapping around any size pipe while a conventional immersion type piezo-elements can be also possibly used with a modification of transducer fabrication. Technical comparisons between the use of angle beam probe and comb one will be also discussed in detail. The presented technique can be easily applied to NDE for a long range inspection of tubular structures.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2013년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.757-762
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• 2013

A technique is presented that uses a new guided wave technique for sludge and blockages detection in long-range pipelines. Existing techniques have the limitations that the sludge position needs to be known a priori and the area to be inspected needs to be accessible. Two guided wave techniques have been developed which allow the sludge or blockages to be detected remotely without the need to access the specific location where the pipe is blocked, nor to open the pipe. The first technique measures the reflection of guided waves by sludge which can be used to accurately locate the blocked region; the second technique detects sludge by revealing the changes to the transmitted guided waves propagating in the blocked region or after it. The two techniques complement each other and their combination leads to a reliable sludge or blockage detection. Various types of realistic sludge have been considered in the study and the practical capabilities of the two techniques have been demonstrated.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.1221-1229
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• 2022

In this work, the guided wave de-bonding area-detecting technique was studied for application to containment liner plates in nuclear power plant areas. To apply this technique, an appropriate Lamb wave mode, symmetric and longitudinal dominance, was verified by the frequency shifting technique. The S0 2.7 MHz mm Lamb wave mode was chosen to realize quantitative experimental results and their visualization. Results of the bulk wave, longitudinal wave mode, and comparison experiments indicate that the wave mode was able to distinguish between the de-bonded and bonded areas. Similar to the bulk wave cases, the bonded region could be distinguished from the de-bonded region using the Lamb wave approach. The Lamb wave technique results showed significant correlation to the de-bonding area. As the de-bonding area increased, the Lamb wave energy attenuation effect decreased, which was a prominent factor in the realization of quantitative tomographic visualization. The feasibility of tomographic visualization was studied via the application of Lamb waves. The reconstruction algorithm for the probabilistic inspection of damage (RAPID) technique was applied to the containment liner plate to verify and visualize the de-bonding condition. The results obtained using the tomography image indicated that the Lamb wave-based RAPID algorithm was capable of delineating debonding areas.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제75권4호
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• pp.435-444
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• 2020

Ultrasonic guided wave testing is a very promising non-destructive testing method for rails, which is of great significance for ensuring the safe operation of railways. On the basis of the semi-analytical finite element (SAFE) method, a analytical model of 59R2 grooved rail was proposed, which is commonly used in the ballastless track of modern tram. The dispersion curves of ultrasonic guided waves in free rail and supported rail were obtained. Sensitivity analysis was then undertaken to evaluate the effect of rail elastic modulus on the phase velocity and group velocity dispersion curves of ultrasonic guided waves. The optimal guided wave mode, optimal excitation point and excitation direction suitable for detecting rail integrity were identified by analyzing the frequency, number of modes, and mode shapes. A sinusoidal signal modulated by a Hanning window with a center frequency of 25 kHz was used as the excitation source, and the propagation characteristics of high-frequency ultrasonic guided waves in the rail were obtained. The results show that the rail pad has a relatively little influence on the dispersion curves of ultrasonic guided waves in the high frequency band, and has a relatively large influence on the dispersion curves of ultrasonic guided waves in the low frequency band below 4 kHz. The rail elastic modulus has significant influence on the phase velocity in the high frequency band, while the group velocity is greatly affected by the rail elastic modulus in the low frequency band.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제6권5_6호
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• pp.749-765
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• 2010

There are on-going efforts to utilize guided waves for structural damage detection. Active sensing devices such as lead zirconate titanate (PZT) have been widely used for guided wave generation and sensing. In addition, there has been increasing interest in adopting wireless sensing to structural health monitoring (SHM) applications. One of major challenges in wireless SHM is to secure power necessary to operate the wireless sensors. However, because active sensing devices demand relatively high electric power compared to conventional passive sensors such as accelerometers and strain gauges, existing battery technologies may not be suitable for long-term operation of the active sensing devices. To tackle this problem, a new wireless power transmission paradigm has been developed in this study. The proposed technique wirelessly transmits power necessary for PZT-based guided wave generation using laser and optoelectronic devices. First, a desired waveform is generated and the intensity of the laser source is modulated accordingly using an electro-optic modulator (EOM). Next, the modulated laser is wirelessly transmitted to a photodiode connected to a PZT. Then, the photodiode converts the transmitted light into an electric signal and excites the PZT to generate guided waves on the structure where the PZT is attached to. Finally, the corresponding response from the sensing PZT is measured. The feasibility of the proposed method for wireless guided wave generation has been experimentally demonstrated.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.637-646
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• 2023

At present, the research on wave propagation in graphene platelet reinforced composite plates focuses on the propagation behavior of bulk waves, in which the effect of boundary condition is ignored, there is no literature report on propagation behaviors of guided waves in graphene platelet reinforced metal foams (GPLRMF) plates. In fact, wave propagation is affected by boundary conditions, so it is necessary to study the propagation characteristics of guided waves. The aim of this paper is to solve this problem. The effective performance of the material was calculated using the mixing law. Equations of motion of GPLRMF plate is derived by using Hamilton's principle. Then, the eigenvalue method is used to obtain the expressions of bending wave, shear wave and longitudinal wave, and the degradation verification is carried out. Finally, the effects of graphene platelets (GPLs) volume fraction, elastic foundation, porosity coefficient, GPLs distribution types and porosity distribution types on the dispersion relations are studied. We find that these factors play an important role in the propagation characteristics and phase velocity of guided waves.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.29-35
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• 2015

국내 에너지, 석유화학 산업분야에서 주로 사용되는 배관은 다양한 요인에 의해 발생하는 결함들에 대한 검출과 평가가 상시적으로 이슈화되곤 한다. 에너지와 석유화학 배관은 특성상 비교적 긴 거리에 걸쳐 시공되는 경우가 많고 다양한 부위에 여러 형태의 결함이 존재하게 되는데, 본 연구를 통해 국내 배관에 주로 발생하는 보온재 아래의 부식을 보다 효율적으로 검출하기 위한 방법으로 유도초음파 검사기법을 활용하는 시스템과 신호개선방법을 개발했다. 배관 내 결함의 검출능을 높일 수 있는 수단으로 초음파 탐촉자를 배열화하여 유도초음파를 발생시키고 신호대잡음비를 개선할 목적으로 송신 집속기법이 가능하도록 했다. 본 논문에서는 배열 유도초음파 검사시스템의 개발과 송신 집속을 통한 신호대잡음비 개선에 관해 기술한다.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.122-129
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• 2009

유도초음파 검사는 구조물의 장거리 탐상 적용 가능성으로 인해 최근 많은 주목을 받고 있다. 이러한 유도초음파를 이용한 비파괴검사에 있어서 탐상 성능은 검사시 이용하는 유도초음파 모드에 많은 영향을 받기 때문에 탐상 목적에 맞는 적절한 모드를 선택하는 것이 매우 중요하다. 판형 구조물 검사의 경우, 현재까지 램파가 주로 이용되어 왔고 SH파의 응용은 상대적으로 적었다. SH파의 장점에도 불구하고 응용 빈도가 적은 것은 무엇보다도 성능이 검증되면서 사용이 용이한 트랜스듀서가 부족한 데 주 원인이 있다. 본 연구에서는 자기변형 현상을 이용한 새로운 소형 SH파 유도초음파 트랜스듀서 모듈을 제안하고자 한다. 기존의 SH파용 자기변형 트랜스듀서가 패치를 구조물에 접착제로 부착해서 사용해야하는 점으로 인해 많은 불편을 초래한 데 비해, 제안한 트랜스듀서는 모듈로 제작되어 전단커플런트와 함께 이용할 수 있으므로 현장에서 신속하고 편리하게 적용이 가능하다. 개발된 트랜스듀서 모듈의 SH파 변환 기전과 구조를 설명하였으며, 이를 이용한 유도초음파 전파 시험을 통해 제안한 트랜스듀서 모듈의 성능 및 응용가능성을 확인하였다.