Abstract
A quantitative prediction method for initial crack length in a carbon fibre/epoxy (CF/EP) composites beam using active piezoelectric transducers was established in this study. Wavelet Transform (WT)-based signal processing and identification teclmique in time-frequency domain was developed to facilitate the determination of damage presence and severity. Dynamic response of a CFIEP composites beam containing a continuously expanding crack, coupled with a pair of active piezoelectric disks, was examined under a narrowband excitation, and then applied with the proposed signal processing technique.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Composites Technologies For 2020 |
Publisher | Woodhead Publishing Limited |
Pages | 1032-1037 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781855738317 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science