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- Conducted a numerical study using SMART Crack Growth in ANSYS to simulate fatigue crack trajectories and detect damage with nonlinear ultrasonic waves.
- Validated simulated crack trajectories against experimental data regarding crack initiation angles and fatigue cycles before utilizing them for crack quantification via the second harmonic method.
- Results indicated that the advanced simulation approach provided more accurate predictions of nonlinearity related to crack length compared to traditional methods, improving the understanding of the interaction between guided waves and fatigue cracks.
Article Abstract
A numerical study including a fatigue crack trajectory simulation was undertaken by means of separating morphing and adaptive remeshing technology (SMART) Crack Growth in ANSYS, on the basis of which the simulations of nonlinear ultrasonic waves for fatigue damage detection using the precise fatigue crack trajectory was achieved. The simulated crack trajectory was first validated by experimental results in terms of crack initiation angle and number of fatigue cycles and was subsequently utilised for crack quantification based on second harmonic method. The results revealed that the nonlinearity in terms of the trend and magnitude with respect to crack length in the advanced simulation is closer to that in the experimental results than the common simulation approach where damage was modelled as a straight line crack. Given that the influence of crack orientation on contact acoustic nonlinearity (CAN) was taken into consideration, the developed advanced simulation could further enhance the capability of numerical modelling for simulating the interaction between nonlinear guided waves and fatigue crack, facilitating the fundamental investigation of CAN mechanism.
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