Analyse de la non-linéarité acoustique de contact pour l' évaluation et le contrôle non destructif

Les effets non-linéaires produits par l'interaction entre une onde et une fissure fermée peuvent être un moyen potentiel pour la détection de ces fissures. Ce travail porte sur l'étude et l'analyse de la non-linéarité de contact générée par la propagation d'une onde à travers une fissure fermée. Notre approche repose sur la modélisation numérique par Eléments finis (EF) dont la résolution est effectuée dans le domaine temporel. La fissure est modélisée par une loi de contact unilatéral avec frottement de Coulomb. L'outil numérique mis en place est utilisé pour l'analyse de la méthode de génération d'harmoniques et sa relation avec la dynamique de contact. Le cas d'une interface de contact entre deux solides a permis d'estimer l'influence de l'état de contrainte sur le comportement non-linéaire, et a fait l'objet d'une validation expérimentale. La diffusion non-linéaire d'une fissure fermée orientée est ensuite obtenue en couplant la solution numérique à une méthode semi-analytique afin d'obtenir les diagrammes de directivité. Les mécanismes impliqués dans l'interaction onde - fissure sont mis en évidence. Ces résultats nous permettent ensuite d'appliquer la méthode du mixage d'ondes non-colinéaire, d'abord sur une interface de contact puis sur une fissure fermée. L'étude numérique et les premiers résultats expérimentaux démontrent le potentiel de la méthode en terme de détection, de caractérisation et d'imagerie.The nonlinear effects produced by the interaction between a closed crack and an ultrasonic wave can be a good mean for the detection or thecharacterization of such cracks. This work is dedicated to the study and the analysis of the contact acoustic nonlinearity involved during the interaction of acoustic waves and closed cracks. Our approach is based on Finite Element (FE) modeling. The crack is modeled by unilateral contact with Coulomb's friction law, and numerical solutions are computed in the time domain. The numerical tool is used to analyze the method of higher harmonic generation and its relation with contact dynamics. First, the case of an interface between two solids in contact is considered, both numerically and experimentally, and it was shown that the nonlinear behavior depend on the state of stress. Then, nonlinear elastic scattering by a closed crack of various orientations was calculated. A hybrid model coupling FE and semi-analytical solutions was set up to compute the scattered field and to plot directivity diagrams. The nonlinear mechanisms involved in the interaction between a wave and a closed crack are highlighted. Using those results, the non-collinear mixing technique was applied for measuring the nonlinear response of a contact interface and a closed crack. The numerical results, as well as the first experimental results, are very promising for detecting, locating and imaging closed cracks.BORDEAUX1-Bib.electronique (335229901) / SudocSudocFranceF

Closed crack imaging using time reversal method based on fundamental and second harmonic scattering

A recent variant of time reversal imaging is employed for reconstructing images of a closed crack, based on both the fundamental and the second harmonic components of the longitudinal scattered field due to an incident longitudinal wave. The scattered field data are generated by a finite element model that includes unilateral contact with Coulomb friction between the crack faces to account for the Contact Acoustic Nonlinearity. The closure state of the crack is controlled by specifying a pre-stress between the crack faces. The knowledge of the scattered field at the fundamental (incident) frequency and the second harmonic frequency for multiple incident angles provides the required inputs for the imaging algorithm. It is shown that the image reconstructed from the fundamental harmonic closely matches the image that is obtained from scattering data in the absence of contact, although contact between the crack faces reduces the amplitude of the scattered field in the former case. The fundamental harmonic image is shown to provide very accurate estimates of crack length for low to moderate levels of pre-stress. The second harmonic image is also shown to provide acceptable estimates of crack length and the image is shown to correlate with the source location of second harmonic along the crack, which becomes increasingly localized near the crack tips for decreasing levels of pre-stress. The influence of the number of sensors on the image quality is also discussed in order to identify the minimum sensors number requirement. Finally, multiple frequency imaging is performed over a fixed bandwidth to assess the potential improvement of the imaging algorithm when considering broadband information

Locating delaminations in laminated composite beams using nonlinear guided waves

Available online 14 November 2016This paper proposes a new method for detecting and locating delaminations in laminated composite beams using nonlinear guided wave. It is shown that when incident wave interacts at the delamination, the nonlinear effect of wave interaction with contact interfaces at the delamination generates higher harmonic guided waves due to contact acoustic nonlinearity (CAN). The proposed method employs a transducer network to detect and locate the delamination using the higher harmonic guided waves. A sequential scan is used to inspect the laminated composite beams by actuating the fundamental anti-symmetric mode (A0) of guided wave at one of the transducers while the rest of the transducers are used for measuring the impinging waves. A series of numerical case studies are performed using three-dimensional explicit finite element simulations, which consider different delamination locations, lengths and through-thickness locations. Experimental case studies are carried out to further validate and demonstrate the capability of the proposed method. The results show that the proposed method is able to accurately detect and locate the delamination in the laminated composite beams using the higher harmonic guided waves. One of the advantages of the proposed method is that it does not rely on baseline data to detect and locate the delamination, and hence, it has less influence by varying operational and environmental conditions.Reza Soleimanpour, Ching-Tai N

Analysis of the contact acoustic nonlinearity for nondestructive evaluation

Les effets non-linéaires produits par l'interaction entre une onde et une fissure fermée peuvent être un moyen potentiel pour la détection de ces fissures. Ce travail porte sur l'étude et l'analyse de la non-linéarité de contact générée par la propagation d'une onde à travers une fissure fermée. Notre approche repose sur la modélisation numérique par Eléments finis (EF) dont la résolution est effectuée dans le domaine temporel. La fissure est modélisée par une loi de contact unilatéral avec frottement de Coulomb. L'outil numérique mis en place est utilisé pour l'analyse de la méthode de génération d'harmoniques et sa relation avec la dynamique de contact. Le cas d'une interface de contact entre deux solides a permis d'estimer l'influence de l'état de contrainte sur le comportement non-linéaire, et a fait l'objet d'une validation expérimentale. La diffusion non-linéaire d'une fissure fermée orientée est ensuite obtenue en couplant la solution numérique à une méthode semi-analytique afin d'obtenir les diagrammes de directivité. Les mécanismes impliqués dans l'interaction onde - fissure sont mis en évidence. Ces résultats nous permettent ensuite d'appliquer la méthode du mixage d'ondes non-colinéaire, d'abord sur une interface de contact puis sur une fissure fermée. L'étude numérique et les premiers résultats expérimentaux démontrent le potentiel de la méthode en terme de détection, de caractérisation et d'imagerie.The nonlinear effects produced by the interaction between a closed crack and an ultrasonic wave can be a good mean for the detection or thecharacterization of such cracks. This work is dedicated to the study and the analysis of the contact acoustic nonlinearity involved during the interaction of acoustic waves and closed cracks. Our approach is based on Finite Element (FE) modeling. The crack is modeled by unilateral contact with Coulomb's friction law, and numerical solutions are computed in the time domain. The numerical tool is used to analyze the method of higher harmonic generation and its relation with contact dynamics. First, the case of an interface between two solids in contact is considered, both numerically and experimentally, and it was shown that the nonlinear behavior depend on the state of stress. Then, nonlinear elastic scattering by a closed crack of various orientations was calculated. A hybrid model coupling FE and semi-analytical solutions was set up to compute the scattered field and to plot directivity diagrams. The nonlinear mechanisms involved in the interaction between a wave and a closed crack are highlighted. Using those results, the non-collinear mixing technique was applied for measuring the nonlinear response of a contact interface and a closed crack. The numerical results, as well as the first experimental results, are very promising for detecting, locating and imaging closed cracks

Analyse de la non-linéarité acoustique de contact pour l’ évaluation et le contrôle non destructif

The nonlinear effects produced by the interaction between a closed crack and an ultrasonic wave can be a good mean for the detection or thecharacterization of such cracks. This work is dedicated to the study and the analysis of the contact acoustic nonlinearity involved during the interaction of acoustic waves and closed cracks. Our approach is based on Finite Element (FE) modeling. The crack is modeled by unilateral contact with Coulomb's friction law, and numerical solutions are computed in the time domain. The numerical tool is used to analyze the method of higher harmonic generation and its relation with contact dynamics. First, the case of an interface between two solids in contact is considered, both numerically and experimentally, and it was shown that the nonlinear behavior depend on the state of stress. Then, nonlinear elastic scattering by a closed crack of various orientations was calculated. A hybrid model coupling FE and semi-analytical solutions was set up to compute the scattered field and to plot directivity diagrams. The nonlinear mechanisms involved in the interaction between a wave and a closed crack are highlighted. Using those results, the non-collinear mixing technique was applied for measuring the nonlinear response of a contact interface and a closed crack. The numerical results, as well as the first experimental results, are very promising for detecting, locating and imaging closed cracks.Les effets non-linéaires produits par l'interaction entre une onde et une fissure fermée peuvent être un moyen potentiel pour la détection de ces fissures. Ce travail porte sur l'étude et l'analyse de la non-linéarité de contact générée par la propagation d'une onde à travers une fissure fermée. Notre approche repose sur la modélisation numérique par Eléments finis (EF) dont la résolution est effectuée dans le domaine temporel. La fissure est modélisée par une loi de contact unilatéral avec frottement de Coulomb. L'outil numérique mis en place est utilisé pour l'analyse de la méthode de génération d'harmoniques et sa relation avec la dynamique de contact. Le cas d'une interface de contact entre deux solides a permis d'estimer l'influence de l'état de contrainte sur le comportement non-linéaire, et a fait l'objet d'une validation expérimentale. La diffusion non-linéaire d'une fissure fermée orientée est ensuite obtenue en couplant la solution numérique à une méthode semi-analytique afin d'obtenir les diagrammes de directivité. Les mécanismes impliqués dans l'interaction onde - fissure sont mis en évidence. Ces résultats nous permettent ensuite d'appliquer la méthode du mixage d'ondes non-colinéaire, d'abord sur une interface de contact puis sur une fissure fermée. L'étude numérique et les premiers résultats expérimentaux démontrent le potentiel de la méthode en terme de détection, de caractérisation et d'imagerie

Demodulation technique to identify nonlinear characteristics of vibro-acoustic NDT measurements

A novel approach for nonlinear ultrasonics is presented which uses the demodulated response of a nonlinear vibro-acoustic signal. The demodulation process is similar to the quadrature demodulation process used in telecommunications. It is shown that the demodulation method provides an alternative approach for the analysis of nonlinear behavior compared to the analysis of frequency spectra or other techniques. The proposed method suggests that a representative reconstruction of the time-domain nonlinearity behavior of the system can be obtained. The paper provides a theoretical background to the technique as well as experimental validation. The proposed method is demonstrated for the analysis of four different types of contact acoustic nonlinear interfaces. It is shown that the demodulated waveforms are consistent with the expected mechanical behavior of the different interfaces. The results suggest that this method can provide more insight into the nonlinear behavior of a system compared to conventional spectral amplitude analysis techniques

Numerical and experimental study of the nonlinear interaction between a shear wave and a frictional interface

The nonlinear interaction of shear waves with a frictional interface are presented and modeled using simple Coulomb friction. Analytical and finite difference implementations are proposed with both in agreement and showing a unique trend in terms of the generated nonlinearity. A dimensionless parameter ξξ is proposed to uniquely quantify the nonlinearity produced. The trends produced in the numerical study are then validated with good agreement experimentally. This is carried out loading an interface between two steel blocks and exciting this interface with different amplitude normal incidence shear waves. The experimental results are in good agreement with the numerical results, suggesting the simple friction model does a reasonable job of capturing the fundamental physics. The resulting approach offers a potential way to characterize a contacting interface; however, the difficulty in activating that interface may ultimately limit its applicability