| Issue |
MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 211, 2018
The 14th International Conference on Vibration Engineering and Technology of Machinery (VETOMAC XIV)
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| Article Number | 19005 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | TP7: Composites and nano-structures | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201821119005 | |
| Published online | 10 October 2018 | |
The influence of temperature on wave scattering of damaged segments within composite structures
Institute for Aerospace Technology & The Composites Group, The University of Nottingham,
NG7 2RD,
UK
* e-mail: Rilwan.Apalowo@nottingham.ac.uk
The increased use of composite materials in modern aerospace and automotive structures, and the broad range of launch vehicles’ operating temperature imply a great temperature range for which the structures has to be frequently and thoroughly inspected. A thermal mechanical analysis is used to experimentally measure the temperature-dependent mechanical properties of a composite layered panel in the range of -100°C to 150°C. A hybrid wave finite element/finite element computational scheme is developed to calculate the temperature-dependent wave propagation and interaction properties of a system of two structural waveguides connected through a coupling joint. Calculations are made using the measured thermomechanical properties. Temperaturedependent wave propagation constants of each structural waveguide are obtained by the wave finite element approach and then coupled to the fully finite element described coupling joint, on which damage is modelled, in order to calculate the scattering magnitudes of the waves interaction with damage across the coupling joint. The significance of the panel’s glass transition range on the measured and calculated properties is emphasised. Numerical results are presented as illustration of the work.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2018
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