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Ultrasonic high frequency lamb waves for evaluation of plate structures

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The potentials of high frequency Lamb wave modes are investigated in the inspection of plate-like structures. The wave propagation characteristics of higher order wave modes and the corresponding sensitivity and detectability are studied. Finite element simulations are carried out using infinite elements to model the ultrasonic wedge transducer and the inspection system. Experimental pulse–echo measurements are conducted to verify the influence of different modes characteristics predicted from the finite element simulations. The experimental measurements show a good agreement with the obtained numerical results for the fundamental modes, S0 and A0, and the higher order modes, S1 and A1, at 4 MHz mm of frequency–thickness.

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  1. Department of Technical Inspection Engineering, Petroleum University of Technology, Ahvaz-Abadan Expy, Iran

    M. J. Ranjbar Naserabadi & S. Sodagar

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Ranjbar Naserabadi, M.J., Sodagar, S. Ultrasonic high frequency lamb waves for evaluation of plate structures. Acoust. Phys. 63, 402–409 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S106377101704011X

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