Damage detection in structures using SH waves sensed with FBG sensors

Rohan Soman, Fuh Gwo Yuan, Wieslaw Ostachowicz

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Abstract

To perform active structural health monitoring (SHM) Guided waves (GW) have received great interest as they can inspect large areas with a few sensors and are sensitive to barely-visible structural damages. Fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors offer several advantages but their use has been limited for the GW sensing due to its limited sensitivity. FBG sensors in the edge-filtering configuration have overcome this issue with sensitivity and there is a renewed interest in their use. In addition, the FBG sensors have been shown to be capable of sensing the shear horizontal (SH wave) when deployed in perpendicular configuration to the propagating wave. The SH0 wave is non-dispersive and hence simplifies the signal processing. As a result the SH0 wave may improve the quality of damage detection and localization. Thus, in this paper the use of SH0 waves sensed using FBG sensors in edge-filtering configuration has been investigated. The SH wave is generated using d36 based piezo actuators and sensed using FBG sensors. The method is developed for a simple aluminum plate with simulated damage scenarios. The method shows promising results and has potential to be used for reference-free damage detection.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHealth Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems XVIII
EditorsZhongqing Su, Kara J. Peters, Fabrizio Ricci, Piervincenzo Rizzo
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510672086
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
EventHealth Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems XVIII 2024 - Long Beach, United States
Duration: 2024 Mar 252024 Mar 28

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume12951
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceHealth Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems XVIII 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLong Beach
Period24-03-2524-03-28

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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