Low frequency guided plate wave propagation in fiber reinforced composites
- Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasedena, CA (United States)
- Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
The behavior of low frequency guided waves in composite laminates was studied theoretically and experimentally. The objective of this study is to develop a contact-coupling ultrasonic method of determining of the stiffness constants of composite materials. The solution for the low frequency guided wave modes was derived from exact and approximate plate theories. A parametric study was curried out to examine the influence of variations in the elastic stiffness constants on the guided wave modes. A comparison was made between the measured and calculated group velocities to corroborate the theoretical calculations. The experimental setup consisted of a contact coupled pair of transmitting and receiving transducers using pulsed waves and a broadband ultrasonic system. Graphite/epoxy laminates were tested by transmitting the wave along various angles of propagation with the fibers. The received signals were analyzed to determine the group velocity of the low frequency wave modes. Test results have shown a very, good agreement of the calculated and measured elastic constants.
- OSTI ID:
- 175350
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950686-; TRN: 95:006111-0311
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Joint applied mechanics and materials summer meeting, Los Angeles, CA (United States), 28-30 Jun 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of AMD - MD `95: Summer conference; PB: 520 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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