Modeling and imaging of ultrasonic array inspection of side drilled holes in layered anisotropic media

There has been an increase in the use of ultrasonic arrays for the detection of defects in composite structures used in the aerospace industry. The response of a defect embedded in such a medium is influenced by the inherent anisotropy of the bounding medium and the layering of the bounding medium and hence poses challenges for the...

A gaussian beam based recursive stiffness matrix model to simulate ultrasonic array signals from multi-layered media

Ultrasonic testing using arrays is becoming widely used to test composite structures in the Aerospace industry. In recent years, the Full Matrix Capture (FMC) technique has been implemented to extract the signals for post-processing to form an image. The inherent anisotropy and the layering of the structure pose challenges for the...

Automated Ultrasonic Inspection using Full Matrix Captureon Composite Materials

This master thesis focuses on developing an integrated system capable of performing ultrasonic phased array measurement on composite parts in an automated fashion. This could potentially be used in the manufacturing process of fiber laminate composite parts to obtain more accu- rate detection of manufacturing defects. Phased array ultrasonics...

Nanoseismics: Evaluating a 3D ultrasonic instrument for concrete

Ultrosonic pulse-echo testing is gaining increasing attention for its feasibility, accuracy, and versatility in structural examinations of concrete constructions. A1040 MIRA 3D PRO is an emerging low-frequency pulse-echo ultrasonic tomography device. Developed in 2021, this device is claimed to be suitable for manual and automated concrete...