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Matija Zvonaric, Mirta Ben?ic, Ivana Bari?ic and Tihomir Dok?anovic
The high stiffness of cement-bound aggregate (CBA) is recognized as its main drawback. The stiffness is described by the modulus of elasticity, which is difficult to determine precisely in CBA. Incorporating rubber in these mixtures reduces their stiffne...
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Xiaochuan Jiang, Jun Wang, Ying Zhang and Shenxue Jiang
This paper reports on investigations of the air-coupled ultrasonic (ACU) method to detect common defects in solid timber panels made of Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook.). The ACU technology is a non-contact method for nondestructive tim...
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Chaolei Chen, Huaishu Hou, Mingxu Su, Shiwei Zhang, Chaofei Jiao and Zhifan Zhao
To conduct the ultrasonic weld inspection of polyethylene pipes, it is necessary to use low-frequency transducers due to the high sound energy attenuation of polyethylene. However, one of the challenges in this process is that the blind zone of the ultra...
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Daicheng Peng, Fei Cheng, Xiaoyu She, Yunpeng Zheng, Yongjie Tang and Zhuo Fan
Submarine pipelines are a safe and energy-efficient mode of gas transport. However, due to the complex manufacturing process and harsh operating environment, submarine pipelines are subject to fatigue cracks under long-term cyclic loading. A comprehensiv...
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Binghui Tang, Yuemin Wang, Ang Chen, Ruqing Gong and Yunwei Zhao
Pipeline systems are prone to defects due to the harsh service conditions, which may induce catastrophic failure if found not in time. Ultrasonic guided wave (UGW) testing provides a convenient option for pipeline detection, showing high-efficiency, non-...
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Muhamad Azim Azhad Shahrim, Chen Ciang Chia, Hafiz Rashidi Ramli, Mohammad Yazdi Harmin and Jung-Ryul Lee
Aerospace thin-walled structures are susceptible to various forms of damage and they can be effectively inspected using Lamb wavefields. However, Lamb wavefields contain at least two dispersive modes which interfere with the generation of a clear image f...
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Vladimir Ulansky and Ahmed Raza
The operable state of a system is maintained during operation, which requires knowledge of the system?s state. Technical diagnostics, as a process of accurately obtaining information about the system state, becomes a crucial stage in the life cycle of an...
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Tengfei Ma, Yang Li, Zhenggan Zhou and Jia Meng
Carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (CFRP) are extensively used in aerospace applications. Out-of-plane wrinkles frequently occur in aerospace CFRP parts that are commonly large and complex. Wrinkles acting as failure initiators severely damage the mechanic...
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Jakub Kowalczyk, Marian Jósko, Daniel Wieczorek, Kamil Sedlak and Michal Nowak
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Davide Pederbelli, Luca Goglio, Davide Paolino, Massimo Rossetto and Andrea Tridello
Modern structures are designed to withstand in-service loads over a broad frequency spectrum. Nonetheless, mechanical properties in numerical codes are assumed to be frequency-independent to simplify calculations or due to a lack of experimental data, an...
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