Ultrasonic Wave Propagation Studies in Anisotropic Plates with built-In Material Degratdation
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Anomalies of several kind are often found unavoidable during the manufacturing process of 0fiber reinforced composite parts. Several ultrasonic wave propagation and feature based signal analysis techniques can be found for characterizing these defects. Such methods are currently established on a problem to problem basis. Hence, the NDE methods are unable to keep up with the rapidly progressing materials technology and there is a need for a quick turnaround generalized method for anomaly modeling and experimental simulation to physically study the anomaly influence process on the ultrasonic signal. This paper addresses issues regarding the emerging new methods of ultrasonics oblique incidence techniques for the non-destructive evaluation of anisotropic plates. In this paper, efforts on theoretical modeling of imperfect composite structures, with in-built anomalies, have been attempted. Some of the common types of anomalies which can be considered, includes micro and macro porosity, fiber fraction changes, fiber mis-orientation, improper lay-up, interfacial weakness, improper curing, etc