Interaction of T-stiffener on A0 lamb mode propagation behavior in thin plate

Jiaying Sun, Zexing Yu, Chao Xu

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Abstract

Integrally T-stiffened plates are widely used in aerospace, marine and other engineering structures. When elastic guided wave method is used to detect the damage of such structures, it is necessary to well understand the wave propagation behavior in these structures to further mature the guided wave SHM method. In this paper, the interaction between the fundamental anti-symmetric guided Lamb mode (A0) and T-stiffener in an integrally stiffened thin plate is studied by finite element numerical simulation. The propagation behavior of A0 mode in stiffened plate is actuated using a piezoelectric wafer active sensor. The characteristics of wave propagation caused by the presence of stiffener are analyzed in time domain using response signals and displacement snapshots. The results show that the existence of stiffeners causes obvious mode conversion. With the change of excitation frequency, the reflection and transmission behaviors of guided waves in A0 and S0 modes change obviously.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDynamics, Vibration, and Control
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ISBN (Electronic)9780791885611
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
EventASME 2021 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2021 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 1 Nov 20215 Nov 2021

Publication series

NameASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)
Volume7A-2021

Conference

ConferenceASME 2021 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2021
CityVirtual, Online
Period1/11/215/11/21

Keywords

  • Mode conversion
  • Non-reflective boundary
  • Stiffened plate
  • Structural health monitoring
  • Ultrasonic guided waves

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