Diagnostics of bolted lap joint using guided wave propagation
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Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Department of Structural Mechanics and Bridge Structures,
ul. Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
e-mail: r
Publication date: 2017-12-20
Diagnostyka 2014;15(4):35-40
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The paper presents numerical and experimental analyses of elastic waves propagation in a bolted lap joint. In experimental investigations condition assessment of the joint was performed with the use of symmetric waves excited by a piezoactuator. Numerical calculations were conducted in commercial finite element method software Abaqus. The influence of number of bolts and the value of the initial stress on recorded signals was examined. The study showed the possibility of using elastic waves in the context of diagnostics of bolted joints.