Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, Diagnostics and Prognostics of Engineering Systems: Recent submissions
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Efficient Global Sensitivity Analysis of Model-Based Ultrasonic Nondestructive Testing Systems Using Machine Learning and Sobol’ Indices
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)The objective of this work is to reduce the cost of performing model-based sensitivity analysis for ultrasonic nondestructive testing systems by replacing the accurate physics-based model with machine learning (ML) algorithms ... -
High-Frequency Guided Wave Propagation and Scattering in Silicon Wafers
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Thin monocrystalline silicon wafers are employed for the manufacturing of solar cells with high conversion efficiency. Micro-cracks can be induced by the wafer cutting process, leading to breakage of the fragile wafers. ... -
Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing of Inconel 625 Produced by Selective Laser Melting
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)We investigate the use of phased array ultrasonic testing (PAUT) as an offsite non-destructive quality assurance technique for parts made by selective laser melting (SLM). SLM is a popular additive manufacturing (AM) ... -
Total Focusing Method-Based Ultrasonic Phased Array Imaging in Thick Structures
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Ultrasonic nondestructive testing traditionally uses a conventional monolithic transducer. An approach similar to this comprising of independent single transmissions but with reception performed by all the elements in ... -
Magnetic Barkhausen Noise Technique for Early-Stage Fatigue Prediction in Martensitic Stainless-Steel Samples
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Martensitic grade stainless-steel is generally used to manufacture steam turbine blades in power plants. The material degradation of those turbine blades, due to fatigue, will induce unexpected equipment damage. Fatigue ... -
Experimental Validation of Transient Spectral Finite Element Simulation Tools Dedicated to Guided Wave-Based Structural Health Monitoring
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)In guided wave structural health monitoring (GW-SHM), a strong need for reliable and fast simulation tools has been expressed throughout the literature to optimize SHM systems or demonstrate performance. Even though guided ... -
Array-Based Guided Wave Source Location Using Dispersion Compensation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)An important advantage of guided waves is their ability to propagate large distances and yield more information about flaws than bulk waves. Unfortunately, the multi-modal, dispersive nature of guided waves makes them ... -
Special Issue: The 47th Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (QNDE 2020)
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)This Special Issue of the ASME Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, Diagnostics and Prognostics of Engineering Systems (JNDE) has selected papers from the 47th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive ... -
Nonlinear Interactions of Lamb Waves With a Delamination in Composite Laminates
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)In view of their higher sensitivity in localizing an incipient damage, methods of non-destructive evaluation based on the nonlinear wave-damage interactions have been of continued interest in the recent past. In this paper, ... -
The Effect of Heating Duration on the Quantitative Estimation of Defect Depth Using Sonic Infrared Imaging
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Sonic infrared (SIR) imaging is an original hybrid nondestructive evaluation (NDE) technique that has seen rapid acceptance in the industry. A single-tone ultrasonic wave in the 15–40 kHz range is induced to the specimen ... -
Linear and Nonlinear Ultrasonic Techniques for Monitoring Stress-Induced Damages in Concrete
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)When stress in concrete exceeds certain threshold value, microcracks are nucleated, these microcracks can propagate and coalesce forming macrocracks, resulting in the gradual decay of the mechanical properties of concrete ... -
Ultrasonic Structural Health Monitoring Approach to Predict Delamination in a Laminated Beam Using d15 Piezoelectric Sensors
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Ultrasonic structural health monitoring (SHM), employing embedded piezoelectric elements to actuate and sense ultrasonic waves, has greatly advanced in recent years. This paper presents a novel approach to address the ... -
Noise Reduction of Ceiling Fans in Mass Production Applying DMAIC-Six Sigma Approach
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Success and business reputation depend upon the quality of products where product quality relies on the capability of a process, yield value, sigma score, etc. The poor quality of ceiling fans was determined from the Pareto ... -
Principal Component Analysis Based Gear Fault Diagnostics in Different Stages of a Multi-Stage Gearbox Subjected to Extensive Fluctuating Speeds
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Multi-stage gearboxes are vulnerable to failures often due to the extreme operating conditions, which may result in long downtimes. The current investigation is intended to examine the fault diagnostic capabilities of the ... -
An Intelligent Prediction for Detecting Bearing Vibration Characteristics Using a Machine Learning Model
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Bearing failure in the heavy rotating machines results in shut down of many other machines and affects the overall cost and quality of the product. Condition monitoring of bearing systems acts as a preventive and corrective ... -
Forecasting and Detection of Fatigue Cracks in Polycrystalline Alloys With Ultrasonic Testing Via Discrete Wavelet Transform
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Forecasting and detection of fatigue cracks play a key role in damage mitigation of mechanical structures (e.g., those made of polycrystalline alloys) to enhance their service life, and ultrasonic testing (UT) has emerged ... -
Composite Material Failure Model Updating Approach Leveraging Nondestructive Evaluation Data
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)A novel failure model updating methodology is presented in this paper for composite materials. The innovation in the approach presented is found in both the experimental and computational methods used. Specifically, a ... -
Statistical Analysis of Guided Wave Imaging Algorithms Performance Illustrated by a Simple Structural Health Monitoring Configuration
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)A guided wave-based structural health monitoring (GW-SHM) system aims at determining the integrity of a wide variety of plate-like structures such as aircraft fuselages, pipes, and fuel tanks. It is often based on a sparse ... -
Inspection of Electronics Components for Cryogenic Temperature Operations
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Electronics operating at cryogenic temperatures play a critical role in future science experiments and space exploration programs. The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) uses a cold electronics system for data ... -
Various Types of Defects Detection in Flat and Curved Laminated Composite Plates Using Nonintrusive Lamb Wave System
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Composite materials are widely used in aerospace industries due to their light weight, strength, and various other desired properties. However, they are susceptible to various defects occurring during the manufacturing ...