Journal article
In-situ determination of stress intensity factors for the prediction of fatigue crack growth using piezoelectric polymer coatings
Publication Details
Authors: | Ricoeur, A.; Bäcker, D.; Kuna, M. |
Publication year: | 2010 |
Journal: | Proceedings of SPIE |
Pages range : | 764724 |
Volume number: | 7647 |
Number of pages: | 9 |
ISSN: | 0277-786X |
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Abstract
A new sensor concept for fatigue crack growth monitoring in technical structures is presented. It allows the in-situ determination of the position of the crack tip as well as the fracture mechanical quantities. The required data are obtained from a piezoelectric polymer film, which is attached to the surface of the monitored structure. The stress intensity factors and the crack tip position are calculated from electrical potentials obtained from a sensor array by solving the non-linear inverse problem.
Keywords
crack sensor, fatigue crack growth, inverse problems, K-factor sensor, PVDF, SHM