Abstract
In this work, the ultrasound technique was used to monitor the damage of material subjected to fatigue loads. Prediction of structural damage is critical for safe and reliable operation of engineered complex systems. In these measurements, conventional ultrasonic probes (transmitter and receiver) were stably fixed to the tested samples with steel brackets, in order to eliminate ever possible variability associated with the coupling of probes. The transmitted and received ultrasonic signals were recorded and analyzed using a digital oscilloscope. The data were converted into the frequency domain using an algorithm developed in Matlab based on Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) for received signal in dependence of the applied stress level and the accumulated fatigue damage was deeply studied in order to recognize quantitative effects, suitable for an experimental prediction of the integrity of the material. The acquired data were compared with the reference signal, at the beginning of the fatigue tests. Particular care has been paid to UT signal attenuation and to the study of the frequency spectrum as the number of load cycles varies. The applied experimental technique has proved efficient for detecting damage induced by mechanical stress.
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