A numerical method for the simulation of NDT experiments in an elastic waveguide

V. Baronian, A. S. Bonnet-Ben Dhia, A. Lhémery, E. Lunéville

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Abstract

This work concerns the numerical simulation of a non destructive testing experiment in an elastic waveguide. The transient wave which is produced by the transducer is represented, in the frequency domain, as a superposition of modes. As a consequence of Auld’s reciprocity principle, the echo measured by the receiver can be expressed by a formula combining the modal amplitudes and the scattering matrix of the defect. An original and efficient finite element formulation has been developed for the computation of this matrix, which applies to arbitrary flaws: the unknowns are the displacement field in a small portion of the waveguide containing the defect and the normal component of the normal stresses on the artificial boundaries. Numerical results are presented in the two-dimensional case.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUltrasonic Wave Propagation in Non Homogeneous Media
EditorsAlain Leger, Marc Deschamps
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media, LLC
Pages137-147
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9783540891048
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2009
Event5th Meeting of the Anglo-French Research Group on Wave propagation in non homogeneous media with a view to Non Destructive testing, 2008 - Anglet, France
Duration: 2 Jun 20086 Jun 2008

Publication series

NameSpringer Proceedings in Physics
Volume128
ISSN (Print)0930-8989
ISSN (Electronic)1867-4941

Conference

Conference5th Meeting of the Anglo-French Research Group on Wave propagation in non homogeneous media with a view to Non Destructive testing, 2008
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityAnglet
Period2/06/086/06/08

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