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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Computational Mechanics

Background:

  • Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) relies on analyzing wave propagation in composite materials.
  • Traditional methods like the Finite Element Method (FEM) face computational limitations for complex analyses.
  • Efficient wave propagation analysis is crucial for effective SHM applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel ray tracing method for analyzing wave propagation in composites.
  • To demonstrate the computational efficiency of ray tracing compared to FEM.
  • To validate the ray tracing method for SHM applications, including damage detection.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a ray tracing model for wave propagation analysis.
  • Evaluation of the model using example cases with structural features (thickness changes, stringers).
  • Simulation of damage scenarios to assess the method's sensitivity.

Main Results:

  • The ray tracing method shows significant advantages in computational resource utilization.
  • The method accurately analyzes wave propagation around structural details and simulated damage.
  • Ray tracing proves to be a valuable tool for SHM under various conditions.

Conclusions:

  • Ray tracing offers an efficient and simple approach for calculating wave propagation in composites for SHM.
  • The developed model can be integrated into a complete SHM framework.
  • This method can be used to identify damage indicators or train artificial intelligence models for SHM.