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A New Approach for Quantitative Evaluation of Ultrasonic Wave Attenuation in Composites

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When ultrasonic waves propagate in composite materials, the propagation behaviors result from the combination effects of various factors, such as material anisotropy and viscoelastic property, internal microstructure and defects, incident wave characteristics and interface condition between composite components. It is essential to make it clear how these factors affect the ultrasonic wave propagation and attenuation characteristics, and how they mutually interact on each other. In the present paper, based on a newly developed time-domain finite element analysis code, PZflex, a unique approach for clarifying the detailed influence mechanism of aforementioned factors is proposed, in which each attenuation component can be extracted from the overall attenuation and analyzed respectively. By taking into consideration the interrelation between each individual attenuation component, the variation behaviors of each component and internal dynamic stress distribution against material anisotropy and matrix viscosity are separately and quantitatively evaluated. From the detailed analysis results of each attenuation component, the energy dissipation at interface is a major component in ultrasonic wave attenuation characteristics, which can provide a maximum contribution rate of 68.2 % to the overall attenuation, and each attenuation component is closely related to the material anisotropy and viscoelasticity. The results clarify the correlation between ultrasonic wave propagation characteristics and material viscoelastic properties, which will be useful in the further development of ultrasonic technology in defect detection.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China

    Qing-Qing Ni

  2. Department of Functional Machinery & Mechanics, Shinshu University, Tokida, Ueda, 386-8576, Japan

    Qing-Qing Ni

  3. Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Tokida, Ueda, 386-8576, Japan

    Ran Li

  4. Institute of Carbon Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Wakasato, Nagano, 380-8553, Japan

    Hong Xia

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Ni, QQ., Li, R. & Xia, H. A New Approach for Quantitative Evaluation of Ultrasonic Wave Attenuation in Composites. Appl Compos Mater 24, 23–37 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10443-016-9512-5

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