Benchmarking shearographic NDT for composites
Benchmarking shearographic NDT for composites
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复合材料剪切散斑无损检测基准测试
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2008
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通讯作者:
Alexei V. Iakhiaev
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作者:
A. Nalian;Alexei V. Iakhiaev
It is a well-established fact that in industries relating to aerospace, automotive, boating, sports, weapons technology and the like, the usage of composite materials is ever increasing and will continue to do so in an exponential manner. Modern composite materials that are being researched and produced aim at satisfying engineers who are continuously searching for materials that exhibit high strength, low density, are stiff or flexible, are relatively free from corrosion effects, abrasion and even impact. Besides the fact that composites do possess the properties mentioned, the distinguishing characteristic of these materials is that in a given structure the synthesis of all the various material components takes place almost simultaneously providing just about near-finished shape. Irrespective of what material is used, not only during the manufacture of components and structures but subsequently during in-service use, they will acquire and accumulate defects that eventually will shorten their life. The end of a component’s life is, of course, inevitable – such is the manner of things, however what is desirable is to monitor defects and replace the component before the occurrence of catastrophic costly events. To determine the serviceability of composite structures or components, non-destructive methods of testing are required during manufacture and obviously during service and operation. Engineering NDE professionals will agree that no single technique provides the total solution and that it is best that a combination of techniques be employed for increased reliability, knowing very well that each technique will come with strengths and deficiencies. This approach, although highly desirable, unfortunately in many cases will be problematic because of economic constraints. Equipment of all types of non-destructive testing capability is available and has been used in monitoring components and structures of composite material nature. What is becoming slowly apparent, though, is that among the large number of NDT techniques employed to monitor the health of composite structures, very few seem to show sufficient or notable breadth of applications. The available NDT equipment invariably will fall under one of the three categories ranked as: (a) Mature and proven technologies (b) Young technologies with limited but slowly increasing in volume and breadth their track record of successful applications and (c) Innovative or newly-emerging techniques that are still in the state of further research and development(1).