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Finite Element Modelling of a Cellular Electric Microenvironment
Published on: May 18, 2021
A combined finite element and modal decomposition method to study the interaction of Lamb modes with micro-defects
1ONERA, Structures and Damage Mechanics Department, BP 72, 92322 Châtillon, France. terrien@onera.fr <terrien@onera.fr>
Abstract:
This paper presents a combined finite element and modal decomposition method to study the interaction of Lamb waves with damaged area. The finite element mesh is used to describe the region around the defects. On the contrary to other hybrid models already developed, the interaction between Lamb waves and defects is computed in the temporal domain. Then, the modal decomposition method permits to determine the wave reflected and transmitted by the damaged area. Modal analysis allows also identifying the mode conversions induced by the defects. These numerical results agree with previous finite element results concerning the interaction of Lamb modes with a notch. Experiments, carried out with gauged defects on an aluminum plate, are also compared to numerical predictions to validate the simulation. Compared to classical techniques of simulation, this new method allows us to investigate the interaction of Lamb modes generated at high frequency-thickness product with micro-defects as corrosion pitting.
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