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Depth Measurement of Surface-Breaking Cracks Using Point-Source/Point-Receiver Acoustic Transducer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2011

Yung-Chun Lee  and
Shi Hoa Kuo
Yung-Chun Lee*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan 70101, R.O.C.
Shi Hoa Kuo*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan 70101, R.O.C.
*
*Professor
**Graduate student
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Abstract

A newly developed point-source/point-receiver (PS/PR) acoustic transducer is used for measuring the depth of surface-breaking cracks. The transducer consists of two miniature conical PZT elements which form a transmitter/receiver pair for generating and detecting surface waves. A tone-burst measurement system operates the PS/PR transducer at a fixed frequency. When a surface-breaking crack is present in between the transmitter and receiver, the change in time-of-flight of surface wave propagation caused by the crack is measured and used to estimate the crack depth. To verify the feasibility of this method, machined slots on a carbon steel sample are tested by the PS/PR transducer for crack depth determination. Good experimental results are obtained. Future applications and improvements on the PS/PR transducer system are addressed.

Keywords

Point-source/point-receiverAcoustic transducerSurface waveCrack depth measurementSurface-breaking crack.
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Journal of Mechanics , Volume 19 , Issue 4 , December 2003 , pp. 425 - 429
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Copyright © The Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, R.O.C. 2003

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