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Diagnosis of early-stage damage to polymer - glass fibre composites using non-contact measurement of vibration signals

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Ensuring reliable operation of the means of transport requires the development of methods for early detection of damage to its components made of composite materials. For diagnostic testing of composite materials during normal operation of the means of transport, the authors propose to use non-contact vibration measurement methods and their subsequent processing and analysis. The paper presents the results of laboratory tests whose aim was to assess the ability to detect early symptoms of damage to composite materials using non-contact vibration measurement methods. The measurements included mechanical curves of the glass composite samples made in a conventional manner and simultaneously their vibrations were measured in a non-contact manner using a laser vibrometer. Continuous wavelet transform was used for processing vibration signals. Calculated time-frequency scale distributions of vibration signals enabled the designation of frequency scale bands in which early, low-energy symptoms of damage to glass composites are observed. The analysis results allow to draw conclusions that the use of non-contact measurements and processing of vibration signals extends the existing range of composites research and enables detection of early, low-energy symptoms of damage to glass fibre reinforced composites.

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Tomasz Figlus received the M.Sc. degree in Operation and Maintenance of Vehicles from the Silesian University of Technology, Poland, in 2001, the Ph.D. degree in Machine Construction and Operation from the Silesian University of Technology, Poland, in 2005 and the D.Sc. degree in Transport from the University of Žilina, Slovakia, in 2015. He is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Transport, The Silesian University of Technology, Poland and a member of the Polish Society of Technical Diagnostics. He is an author of numerous publications in scientific journals. He deals with condition monitoring and vibration activity of means of transport.

Mateusz Koziol received the M.S. and Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from Silesian University of Technology, Poland, in 2002 and 2007, respectively. He is an Assistant Professor at Faculty of Materials Engineering and Metallurgy at Silesian University of Technology. For several years he deals with technology and design of polymer matrix composites. He is an author of numerous publications in scientific and professional journals and a leader of scientific projects.

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Figlus, T., Koziol, M. Diagnosis of early-stage damage to polymer - glass fibre composites using non-contact measurement of vibration signals. J Mech Sci Technol 30, 3567–3576 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-016-0717-1

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