• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.471-484
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• 2016

Optical fiber sensors have been proven that they have the potential to detect high-frequency ultrasonic signals, in structural health monitoring field which generally refers to acoustic emission signals from active structural damages and guided waves excited by ultrasonic actuators and propagating in waveguide. In this work, the sensing properties of optical fiber sensors based on Mach-Zehnder interferometer were investigated in the metal plate. Analytical formulas were conducted first to explore the parameters affecting its sensing performances. Due to the simple and definable frequency component, the Lamb wave excited by the piezoelectric wafer was employed to study the sensitivity of the proposed optical fiber sensors with respect to the frequency, rather than the acoustic emission signals. In the experiments, according to above investigations, spiral shape optical fiber sensors with different size were selected to increase their sensitivity. Lamb waves were excited by a circular piezoelectric wafer, while another piezoelectric wafer was used to compare their voltage responses. Furthermore, by changing the excitation frequency, the tuning frequency characteristic of the proposed optical fiber sensor was also investigated experimentally.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제6권5호
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• pp.351-356
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• 2012

초음파 캐비테이션 현상이란 강한 초음파 조사 조건에서 매질(주로 유체) 내에서 미세기포를 발생시키고, 천이시키는 물리적 현상을 의미한다. 본 연구에서는 초음파 캐비테이션 발생량의 정량적 평가를 위하여 초음파 조사조건에 따른 기포군의 초음파 음향 특성변화를 관찰하였다. 중심 주파수가 500 kHz. 1.1 MHz인 곡면형 단일 초음파 변환기를 이용하여 캐비테이션 현상을 발생시켰으며, 형성되는 기포군을 가로지르는 2.25 MHz 간섭 초음파를 송/수신하여 분석하였다. 본 연구에서는 캐비테이션 발생량 평가를 위한 파라미터로 투과하는 파의 중심주파수 변화 및 감쇠 특성, 전파시간을 제시하였으며, 캐비테이션 발생 조건(조사 강도 및 여기 신호, 중심주파수)에 따른 변화를 관찰하였다. 획득된 간섭 초음파 수신신호를 분석한 결과, 중심 주파수의 변화의 경우 상관계수는 낮지만 조사 강도에 따른 상관관계를 확인할 수 있었으며, 특정 조사 조건에서 주목할 만한 급격한 중심 주파수 변화가 관찰되었다. 조사조건에 따른 간섭 초음파의 감쇠 추세는 모든 조건에서 높은 상관관계를 보였으며, 캐비테이션 발생형태에 영향을 받지 않는 것으로 확인되었다. 조사조건에 따른 전파 시간의 변화는 관찰되지 않았다. 차후 다양한 조사조건에 대한 평가를 통하여 보다 정량적인 캐비테이션 발생량 평가가 가능할 것으로 판단되며, 이러한 정량적 평가는 고강도 초음파 치료에서 발생할 수 있는 현상에 대한 기초 연구로서 활용 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.481-493
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• 2018

Ultrasonic guided waves have attracted increasing attention for non-destructive testing (NDT) and structural health monitoring (SHM) of bridge cables. They offer advantages like single measurement, wide coverage of acoustical field, and long-range propagation capability. To design defect detection systems, it is essential to understand how guided waves propagate in cables and how to select the optimal excitation frequency and mode. However, certain cable characteristics such as multiple wires, anchorage, and polyethylene (PE) sheath increase the complexity in analyzing the guided wave propagation. In this study, guided wave modes for multi-wire bridge cables are identified by using a semi-analytical finite element (SAFE) technique to obtain relevant dispersion curves. Numerical results indicated that the number of guided wave modes increases, the length of the flat region with a low frequency of L(0,1) mode becomes shorter, and the cutoff frequency for high order longitudinal wave modes becomes lower, as the number of steel wires in a cable increases. These findings were used in design of transducers for defect detection and selection of the optimal wave mode and frequency for subsequent experiments. A magnetostrictive transducer system was used to excite and detect the guided waves. The applicability of the proposed approach for detecting and locating wire breakages was demonstrated for a cable with 37 wires. The present ultrasonic guided wave method has been found to be very responsive to the number of brokenwires and is thus capable of detecting defects with varying sizes.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제12권9호
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• pp.735-739
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• 2002

$(Y,Gd)BO_3$: Eu, $Zn_2$$SiO_4$ : Mn and $BaMgAl_{10}$ $O_{17}$ : Eu phosphors used in PDP were continuously irradiated by vacuum ultra violet generated from the penning gas (96%Ar+4%Xe) discharge and then the change of emitting intensity with time was investigated. The brightness of these phosphors decreased exponentially with VUV excitation time. The experimental data showed that the degradation rate increased in the order of $Zn_2$$SiO_4$ : Mn>(Y,Gd)$BO_3$: Eu>$BaMgAl_{10}$ $O_{17}$ : Eu phosphor. This different degradation property of phosphors was interpreted in terms of brightness saturation and stability against VUV irradiation. It was found that the degradation property of $(Y,Gd)BO_3$ : Eu red phosphor synthesized by ultrasonic thermal spray was superior to commercial phosphor.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.550-556
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• 2009

In an application of a time reversal(TR) focusing of array transducer on a defect inside the test material, we employ a new time delay focusing technique based the TR process. In order to realize this idea, a multi-channel ultrasonic system is constructed capable of applying necessary time delays to each channel. The TR-based focusing procedure first measures the backscattered signals after firing one of the array elements. A phase slope method is then used to determine the time-of-flights of the backscattered signals received by all elements of the array. These time delays are used to adjust the time of excitation of the elements for transmission focusing on the defect. In addition to the TR focusing, the classical phased array focusing is also considered for comparison. Experimental results show that the TR-based time delay focusing produces much stronger backscattered signals than the phased array focusing, demonstrating the enhanced capability of the TR focusing.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.570-578
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• 2009

Excitation and propagation of guided waves are very complex problems in pipes due to their dispersive nature. Pipes are commonly used in the oil, chemical or nuclear industry and hence must be inspected regularly to ensure continued safe operation. The normal mode expansion(NME) method is given for the amplitude with which any propagating waveguide mode is generated in the pipes by applied surface tractions. Numerical results are calculated based on the NME method using different sources, i.e., non-axisymmetric partial loading and quasi-axisymmetric loading sources. The sum of amplitude coefficients for 0~nineth order of the harmonic modes are calculated based on the NME method and the dispersion curves in pipes. The superimposed total field which is namely the angular profile, varies with propagating distance and circumferential angle. This angular profile of guided waves provides information for setting the transducer position to find defects in pipes.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.419-427
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• 2014

Nonlinear features of ultrasonic waves are more sensitive to the presence of a fatigue crack than their linear counterparts are. For this reason, the use of nonlinear ultrasonic techniques to detect a fatigue crack at its early stage has been widely investigated. Of the different proposed techniques, laser nonlinear wave modulation spectroscopy (LNWMS) is unique because a pulse laser is used to exert a single broadband input and a noncontact measurement can be performed. Broadband excitation causes a nonlinear source to exhibit modulation at multiple spectral peaks owing to interactions among various input frequency components. A feature called maximum sideband peak count difference (MSPCD), which is extracted from the spectral plot, measures the degree of crack-induced material nonlinearity. First, the ratios of spectral peaks whose amplitudes are above a moving threshold to the total number of peaks are computed for spectral signals obtained from the pristine and the current state of a target structure. Then, the difference of these ratios are computed as a function of the moving threshold. Finally, the MSPCD is defined as the maximum difference between these ratios. The basic premise is that the MSPCD will increase as the nonlinearity of the material increases. This technique has been used successfully for localizing fatigue cracks in metallic plates.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.18-24
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• 2006

액체금속로 원자로 노심과 내부구조물 들은 불투명한 소듐 내에 잠겨 있어 육안검사를 수행할 수 없다. 액체금속로 내부구조물의 육안검사를 수행하기 위해서는 초음파를 이용한 소듐내부 가시화가 적용되어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 소듐내부 가시화에 적용하기 위한 판형 초음파 웨이브가이드 센서를 개발하였다. 웨이브가이드 센서에서의 판파 전파특성을 분석하고 판파 적용모드로 제0차 반대칭 $A_0$ 모드를 선정하였다 웨이브가이드 센서에 액체 웨지를 적용하여 $A_0$ 모드의 저주파수 분산 영역에서 판파가 발진되도록 하였으며 입사펄스의 주파수 변조에 의하여 초음파 빔 방사각을 변환시킬 수 있는 새로운 방법을 제안하였다 본 방법은 웨이브가이드 센서를 기계적으로 구동하지 않고 빔 방사각을 조정할 수 있어 기존 웨이브가이드 센서의 구동 제한성을 극복할 수 있게 해 준다. 웨이브가이드 센서의 빔 방사각 변환 특성을 실험적으로 검증하였으며, 수중 C-스캔 시험을 수행하여 웨이브가이드 센서의 소듐내부 가시화 적용 가능성을 확인하였다.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.445-454
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• 1998

본 연구는 박판 용접부 결함 검출 기법의 확립을 위해서 실시된 기초 연구로서, 전기강판 소재의 모재에 인위적인 결함을 작성하고, 이론 및 시험적 결과를 이용하여 결함을 검출하기 위한 최적의 조건과 임계 검출 결함 크기를 조사한 것이다. 이를 위해서 소재의 dispersion curve를 구하고, 두께 2.4mm의 박판에 대해서 tone burst방식에 의한 초음파 탐상을 실시하였다. 실험적 검토를 행한 결과 840kHz의 가진 주파수와 30도 그리고 85도의 입사각이 최적의 탐상 조건임을 알았다. 한편, 초음파의 속도와 dispersion커브를 비교 검토하여 본 바, 30도의 입사각에서 발생하여 전파하는 초음파는 symmetic mode이고 85도의 입사각에서는 antisymmetric mode의 파가 전파하고 있었다. 결함의 위치와 형상에 따라 반사파의 특성이 다르게 나타나고 있었으며, 특히 표면 결함의 경우에는 antisymmetric 모드의 초음파가 symmetric 모드 보다 높은 반사파 에너지를 나타내고 있었다. 또한 이러한 초음파 모드의 종류와 결함 검출과의 관계에 대해서는 유도파의 구조에 의해서 설명이 가능했다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.13-27
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• 2023

Fatigue crack is a fatal problem for steel structures. Early detection and maintenance can help extend the service life and prevent hazards. This paper presents the ultrasonic guided waves-based (UGWs-based) fatigue crack detection of a steel I-beam. The semi-analytical finite element model has been built to obtain the wave propagation characteristics. Damage indices in both time and frequency domains were analyzed by considering the characteristic variations of UGWs including the amplitude, phase angle, and wave packet energy. The pulse-echo and pitch-catch methods were combined in the detection scheme. Lab-scale experiments were conducted on welded steel I-beams to verify the proposed method. Results show that the damage indices based on the characteristic variations in the time domain can identify and localize the fatigue crack before it enters the rapid growth stage. The damage severity can be reasonably evaluated by analyzing the time-domain damage indices. Two nonlinear damage indices in the frequency domain give earlier warnings of the fatigue crack than the time-domain damage indices do. The identification results based on the above two nonlinear indices are found to be less consistent under various excitation frequencies. More robust nonlinear techniques needed to be searched and tested for early crack detection in steel I-beams in further study.