A Review of Sensing Technologies for Non-Destructive Evaluation of Structural Composite Materials
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Progressing Trends in NDE of Composites
3. State-of-the-Art Review of NDE Methods
3.1. Mechanical Vibration-Based NDE
3.1.1. Electrostatic Transducer-Based Ultrasonic NDE
3.1.2. Piezoelectric Transducer-Based Ultrasonic NDE
3.1.3. Acoustic Emission-Based NDE
3.2. Imaging Technique-Based NDE
3.2.1. Shearography-Based NDE
3.2.2. Computed Tomography-Based NDE
3.2.3. Digital Image Correlation-Based NDE
3.3. Electromagnetic Spectrum-Based NDE
3.3.1. Eddy Current-Based NDE
3.3.2. Infrared Thermography-Based NDE
3.3.3. Frequency-Modulated Continuous Wave-Based NDE
4. Comparison of NDE Sensing Technologies
5. Future of NDE of Structural Composites
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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NDE Methods | Types of Defects Identified and Resolution | Advantages | Limitations | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
Eddy current-based NDE |
|
|
| [14,38] |
Shearography-based NDE |
|
|
| [6,14,27,38] |
Infrared thermography-based NDE |
|
|
| [27,38,158] |
Computed tomography-based NDE |
|
|
| [6,14] |
Electrostatic transducer-based ultrasonic NDE |
|
|
| [6,14,27,38,51] |
Piezoelectric transducer-based ultrasonic NDE |
|
|
| [27,60] |
Acoustic emission-based NDE |
|
|
| [6,14,38] |
Digital image correlation-based NDE |
|
|
| [1,100] |
Frequency-modulated continuous wave-based NDE |
|
|
| [18,27,35,36,149,155,156,159] |
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Gupta, R.; Mitchell, D.; Blanche, J.; Harper, S.; Tang, W.; Pancholi, K.; Baines, L.; Bucknall, D.G.; Flynn, D. A Review of Sensing Technologies for Non-Destructive Evaluation of Structural Composite Materials. J. Compos. Sci. 2021, 5, 319. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs5120319
Gupta R, Mitchell D, Blanche J, Harper S, Tang W, Pancholi K, Baines L, Bucknall DG, Flynn D. A Review of Sensing Technologies for Non-Destructive Evaluation of Structural Composite Materials. Journal of Composites Science. 2021; 5(12):319. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs5120319
Chicago/Turabian StyleGupta, Ranjeetkumar, Daniel Mitchell, Jamie Blanche, Sam Harper, Wenshuo Tang, Ketan Pancholi, Lee Baines, David G. Bucknall, and David Flynn. 2021. "A Review of Sensing Technologies for Non-Destructive Evaluation of Structural Composite Materials" Journal of Composites Science 5, no. 12: 319. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs5120319