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7098170 
Journal Article 
Enhanced identifiability of nonlinear ultrasonic superharmonics for crack detection using an aluminum-lead composite bandgap meta-surface 
Tian, M; Shen,; Rao, D; Xu, Wu; , 
2019 
SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING 
BELLINGHAM 
WOS:000484721700044 
In this paper, a bandgap meta-surface is carefully designed for enhancing the identifiability of nonlinear ultrasonic superharmonics for fatigue crack detection. In the unit cell design stage, modal analysis with Bloch-Floquet boundary condition is performed to obtain the dispersion features of guided waves in the meta-surface. Then, a finite element model (FEM) for a chain of unit cells is simulated to verify the bandgap effect. In practice, due to the inherent nonlinearity from the electronic instrument and bonding adhesive, the corresponding weak superharmonic components will adversely affect the identifiability of the nonlinear characteristics raised by wave crack interactions. In the current approach, the guided waves generated by the transmitter propagate into the structure, carrying the inherent nonlinearity with them. Immediately afterwards, they pass through the meta-surface with optimized transmission of the fundamental excitation frequency and complete mechanical filtration of the second harmonic component. In this way, the appearance and amplitude of the second harmonic in the sensing signal become evidently indicative of the presence and severity of the fatigue crack along the wave path between the meta-surface and the receiver. The proposed method possesses great potential in future SHM and NDE applications. Nonlinear ultrasonic experiments with the designed meta-surface are conducted to verify the theoretical and numerical investigations as well as to demonstrate the practical application of metamaterial in SHM and NDE. The paper finishes with summary, concluding remarks, and suggestions for future work. 
Fromme, P; Su, Z; 
978-1-5106-2599-0 
Conference on Health Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems XIII, held at SPIE Smart Structures + Nondestructive Evaluation 
Denver, CO