• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 2002년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.415-429
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• 2002

Various modeling techniques for ultrasonic wave propagation and scattering problems in finite solid media are presented. Elastodynamic boundary value problems in inhomogeneous multi-layered plate-like structures are set up for modal analysis of guided wave propagation and numerically solved to obtain dispersion curves which show propagation characteristics of guided waves. As a powerful modeling tool to overcome such numerical difficulties in wave scattering problems as the geometrical complexity and mode conversion, the Boundary Element Method(BEM) is introduced and is combined with the normal mode expansion technique to develop the hybrid BEM, an efficient technique for modeling multi-mode conversion of guided wave scattering problems.

• 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.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.264-269
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• 2013

Since MFC(macro-fiber composite) transducer has been developed, many researchers have tried to apply this transducer on SHM(structural health monitoring), because it is so flexible and durable that it can be easily embedded to various kinds of structures. The objective of this paper is to figure out the benefits and feasibility of applying MFC transducers to guided wave technique. For this, we have experimentally tested the performance of MFC patches as transmitter and sensors for excitation and reception of guided waves on the thin aluminum alloy plate. In order to enhance the signal accuracy, we applied the FIR filter for noise reduction as well as used STFT(short-time Fourier transform) algorithm to image the guided wave characteristics clearly. From the results, the guided wave generated based on MFC showed good agreement with its theoretical dispersion curves. Moreover, the ultrasonic Lamb wave techniques based on MFC patches in pitch-catch manner was tested for detection of surface notch defects of which depths are 10%, 20%, 30% and 40% of the aluminum plate thickness. Results showed that the notch was detectable well when the notch depth was 10% of the thickness or greater.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.41-53
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• 2024

Grouting sleeves are an essential connecting component of prefabricated components, and the quality of grouting has a significant influence on structural integrity and seismic performance. The embedded grouting sleeve (EGS)'s grouting defects are highly undetectable and random, and no effective monitoring method exists. This paper proposes an ultrasonic guided wave method and provides a set of guidelines for selecting the optimal frequency and suitable period for the EGS. The optimal frequency was determined by considering the group velocity, wave structure, and wave attenuation of the selected mode. Guided waves are prone to multi-modality, modal conversion, energy leakage, and dispersion in the EGS, which is a multi-layer structure. Therefore, a time-reversal (TR)-based multi-mode focusing and dispersion automatic compensation technology is introduced to eliminate the multi-mode phase difference in the EGS. First, the influence of defects on guided waves is analyzed according to the TR coefficient. Second, two major types of damage indicators, namely, the time domain and the wavelet packet energy, are constructed according to the influence method. The constructed wavelet packet energy indicator is more sensitive to the changes of defecting than the conventional time-domain similarity indicator. Both numerical and experimental results show that the proposed method is feasible and beneficial for the detection and quantitative estimation of the grouting defects of the EGS.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• 제29권3E호
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• pp.140-145
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• 2010

In the present study, tubular polyvinyl chloride (PVC) cortical bone mimics that simulate the cortical shell of long bones were used to validate the axial transmission technique for assessing the cortical thickness by measuring the ultrasonic velocities along the cortical shell of long bones. The ultrasonic velocities in the 9 PVC cortical bone mimics with wall thicknesses from 4.0 to 16.1 mm and inner diameters from 40 to 300 mm were measured as a function of the thickness by using a pair of custom-made transducers with a diameter of 12.7 mm and a center frequency of 200 kHz. In order to clarify the measured behavior, they were also compared with the predictions from a theory of guided waves in thin plates. This phantom study using the PVC cortical bone mimics provides useful insight into the dependencies of ultrasonic velocities on the cortical thickness in human long bones.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.695-700
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• 2010

가스터빈 날개를 덮고 있는 덮개판(Lock plate)의 재료 물성을 유도초음파를 이용하여 측정을 하였다. Lock plate는 가스터빈 발전소에서 아무 극한 환경에서 작동을 하는 부분 중 하나이다. 초음파 속도와 감쇠계수가 서로 다른 3가지 조건의 열처리상태의 재료 물성을 측정하는데 사용되었다. 일반적인 기계적 파괴 인장실험과 비교했을 때, 인코넬 x-750의 재료특성은 다른 열처리 조건에서 탄성계수와 포아슨비를 활용하여 비파괴적인 방법으로 더 효과적으로 알아냈다. 초음파 속도와 인코넬 x-750의 강도는 서로 비례관계에 있으며, 이러한 재료물성 측정은 여러 산업 분야에서 손상 측정에 활용될 수 있다. 또한 유도초음파 기법을 활용하여 장거리, 광범위한 진단으로 시간과 비용을 절감하는데 도움이 되리라 기대된다.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.205-210
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• 2008

파이프라인의 원거리 초음파검사를 위한 자왜 스트립형의 비틀림 모드 도파 변환기에 널리 사용되는 니켈 스트립과 철 코발트합금 스트립의 자기이력곡선을 측정하고 스트립의 자기적 특성이 변환기의 감도에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 최적화된 철 코발트합금 변환기의 감도는 니켈 변환기의 그것보다 약 30 배 정도로 우수하였다. 이는 두 자왜물질의 잔류자화 및 보자력의 차이에 주로 기인함이 밝혀졌다.

• 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.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.138-149
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• 2000

본 논문에서는 유한 고체내 초음파 전파 및 산란 현상의 해석을 위한 다양한 경계요소 모델링 기법이 제시되었다. 박판 재료내 유도초음파 전파에 대한 모드해석을 위해 비균질 적충 박판 구조물에 대한 탄성동역학 경계치 문제가 설정되었으며 이에 대한 수치해로부터 유도초음파의 전파특성을 나타내는 분산곡선이 얻어졌다. 파동 산란시 발생되는 기하학적 복잡성과 모드변환 문제를 수치적으로 모델링하기 위해 탄성 동역학 경계요소법을 적용하였고 이를 박판내 유도초음파의 이론적 직교 모드의 중첩해와 결합시킨 혼합형 경계요소법으로 확장하여 유한 고체내 다중 모드변환의 효율적 모델링법이 제안되었다. 주파수 영역의 수치해로부터 시간 의존 문제의 파동신호 예측을 위해 역 푸리에(Fourier) 변환을 통한 시간 영역 파동산란 신호가 얻어졌다. 이와 함께 실제 초음파 탐상조건에 보다 가까운 파동산란 문제의 모델링을 위해 3차원 경계요소법을 소개하고, 개발중인 3차원 경계요소 프로그램을 이용하여 유한 직경을 갖는 봉재내의 파동 전파를 수치적으로 해석하여 해석해와 비교 검증하였다. 본 논문에서 제시된 탄성파동 모델링 기법은 정량적 비파괴 평가법을 확립하는데 다양하게 응용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 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.