Nondestructive evaluation of thick-section composites and sandwich structures: A review

By Mohamed E. Ibrahim. 2014

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Nondestructive evaluation (NDE) research on composite materials has been ongoing for several decades, during which time their use has expanded significantly in the aerospace, marine, petrochemical, energy, construction and transport sectors. Initially, many composites were employed as fairings or reinforcements, but they are being increasingly used in primary and secondary load-bearing structures, where a mechanical failure has significantly greater safety implications. This increased scope has resulted in composite structures of significant thickness and complexity. Despite this, there has not been a corresponding increase in research pertinent to the detection and characterisation of defects in thick structures, apart from a brief period of interest by the NDE community in the early 1990s. This review critically assesses advances reported in the NDE of thick-section composites (structures of thickness above 15 mm are considered for the purposes of this review), and identifies future research opportunities to overcome the limitations of existing technologies.

Subfields: Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials

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