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Detection of Non-Symmetrical Damage in Smart Plate-Like Structures

P. R. Emeric

Center for Research in Scientific Computation, North Carolina State University, Box 8205, Raleigh, NC 27695-8205

A two-dimensional model for in-plane vibrations of a cantilever plate with a nonsymmetrical damage is used in the context of defect identification in materials with piezoelectric ceramic patches bonded to their surface. These patches can act both as actuators and sensors in a selfanalyzing fashion, which is a characteristic of smart materials. A Galerkin method is used to approximate the dynamic response of these structures. The natural frequency shifts due to the damage are estimated numerically and compared to experimental data obtained from tests on cantilever aluminum plate-like structures damaged at different locations with defects of different depths. The damage location and extent are determined by an enhanced least square identification method. Efficacy of the frequency shift based algorithms is demonstrated using experimental data.

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, Vol. 9, No. 10, 818-828 (1998)
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X9800901005


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