https://sam.ensam.eu:443 The DSpace digital repository system captures, stores, indexes, preserves, and distributes digital research material. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 23:10:41 GMT 2026-04-18T23:10:41Z http://hdl.handle.net/10985/11436 Investigation of Damage in Composites Using Nondestructive Nonlinear Acoustic Spectroscopy ECKEL, Sebastian; MERAGHNI, Fodil; POMAREDE, Pascal; DECLERCQ, Nico Felicien The presented experimental work describes the nondestructive damage examination of polymer-matrix composites using acoustic methods under the consideration of nonlinear effects. The aim is to analyze these nonlinear effects in order to provide a quantification of the nonlinear acoustic transmission which is related to the damage state and its severity in the composite material. The first objective was to study the effectiveness of the distortion evaluation method and its related parameter: the BTotal Difference Frequency Distortion^ (TDFD) parameter. The TDFD was utilized as a new damage indicator to quantify the progressive damage state in composite materials. The TDFD method had initially been proposed to characterize the distortion of audio amplifiers. A custom-made setup was developed that imposes acoustic signals to the structure. The samples’ vibrations were afterwards analyzed by a laser vibrometer and further spectrum evaluations. The developed method was applied to two composite materials, both reinforced with taffeta woven glass-fibers, but having different thermoset polymer matrix, i.e. vinylester and epoxy. The damage was introduced in the specimen by tensile tests with a stepwise increase of the tension loading. It was observed that damage influences the intensity of nonlinear intermodulation after having introduced two harmonic and constant signals of different and randomly chosen frequencies in the specimen. The nonlinear intermodulation was then quantified by computing the TDFD parameter. In the specific case of epoxy based composites, high frequency peaks were noted for the high tensile loading levels only. The TDFD parameter was then modified in order to take into account this effect. For both studied composites, the modified TDFD parameter increases with the damage accumulation caused by the applied stepwise tensile loading. Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10985/11436 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z ECKEL, Sebastian MERAGHNI, Fodil POMAREDE, Pascal DECLERCQ, Nico Felicien The presented experimental work describes the nondestructive damage examination of polymer-matrix composites using acoustic methods under the consideration of nonlinear effects. The aim is to analyze these nonlinear effects in order to provide a quantification of the nonlinear acoustic transmission which is related to the damage state and its severity in the composite material. The first objective was to study the effectiveness of the distortion evaluation method and its related parameter: the BTotal Difference Frequency Distortion^ (TDFD) parameter. The TDFD was utilized as a new damage indicator to quantify the progressive damage state in composite materials. The TDFD method had initially been proposed to characterize the distortion of audio amplifiers. A custom-made setup was developed that imposes acoustic signals to the structure. The samples’ vibrations were afterwards analyzed by a laser vibrometer and further spectrum evaluations. The developed method was applied to two composite materials, both reinforced with taffeta woven glass-fibers, but having different thermoset polymer matrix, i.e. vinylester and epoxy. The damage was introduced in the specimen by tensile tests with a stepwise increase of the tension loading. It was observed that damage influences the intensity of nonlinear intermodulation after having introduced two harmonic and constant signals of different and randomly chosen frequencies in the specimen. The nonlinear intermodulation was then quantified by computing the TDFD parameter. In the specific case of epoxy based composites, high frequency peaks were noted for the high tensile loading levels only. The TDFD parameter was then modified in order to take into account this effect. For both studied composites, the modified TDFD parameter increases with the damage accumulation caused by the applied stepwise tensile loading. http://hdl.handle.net/10985/16095 Caractérisation de l’endommagement post-impact dans un composite PA6.6/6- Sergé2.2 : indentation permanente et micro-tomographie X MIQOI, Nada; POMAREDE, Pascal; MERAGHNI, Fodil; DECLERCQ, Nico Felicien; LECOZ, Gael; GUILLAUMAT, Laurent; DELALANDE, Stéphane Dans cette étude, des essais d’impacts à faible vitesse ont été réalisés sur un polyamide 6.6/6 renforcé de fibres de verre tissées. L’objectif principal est d’étudier qualitativement et quantitativement l’endommagement induit ainsi que sa détectabilité au moyen de différentes méthodologies expérimentales. Pour ce faire, plusieurs méthodes de contrôle non destructif (CND) ont été employées. L’identification des différents mécanismes d’endommagements a été effectuée par micro-tomographie à rayons X (μCT). Des mesures ultrasonores par imagerie C-scans en transmission et en réflexion ont été utilisés pour localiser la zone endommagée ainsi que pour extraire les informations relatives à l’indentation permanente observée sur la face impactée. Ces informations ont ensuite été vérifiées par une mesure de la planéité à l’aide de la profilometrie optique 3D. Une corrélation entre les résultats obtenus par micro-tomographie à rayons X et la taille de l’indentation permanente a été réalisée. Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10985/16095 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z MIQOI, Nada POMAREDE, Pascal MERAGHNI, Fodil DECLERCQ, Nico Felicien LECOZ, Gael GUILLAUMAT, Laurent DELALANDE, Stéphane Dans cette étude, des essais d’impacts à faible vitesse ont été réalisés sur un polyamide 6.6/6 renforcé de fibres de verre tissées. L’objectif principal est d’étudier qualitativement et quantitativement l’endommagement induit ainsi que sa détectabilité au moyen de différentes méthodologies expérimentales. Pour ce faire, plusieurs méthodes de contrôle non destructif (CND) ont été employées. L’identification des différents mécanismes d’endommagements a été effectuée par micro-tomographie à rayons X (μCT). Des mesures ultrasonores par imagerie C-scans en transmission et en réflexion ont été utilisés pour localiser la zone endommagée ainsi que pour extraire les informations relatives à l’indentation permanente observée sur la face impactée. Ces informations ont ensuite été vérifiées par une mesure de la planéité à l’aide de la profilometrie optique 3D. Une corrélation entre les résultats obtenus par micro-tomographie à rayons X et la taille de l’indentation permanente a été réalisée. http://hdl.handle.net/10985/19356 Detection and evaluation of barely visible impact damage in woven glass fabric reinforced polyamide 6.6/6 composite using ultrasonic imaging, X-ray tomography and optical profilometry MIQOI, Nada; POMAREDE, Pascal; MERAGHNI, Fodil; DECLERCQ, Nico Felicien; GUILLAUMAT, Laurent; LE COZ, Gael; DELALANDE, Stéphane The present experimental work investigates the response of woven glass fabric reinforced polyamide 6.6/6 subjected to drop weight impact loading. The main objective is the development and the introduction of a new experimental procedure/approach, based on different complementary detection techniques, that aims at investigating the damage induced by impact loading in thermoplastic woven fabric composites. The developed approach is intended to be generalized to other types of composite materials. The main idea is to assess all the experimental results obtained through the developed procedure with a direct investigation method. The latter consists in the Permanent Indentation (PI) measurement providing an indicator of the damage criticality in the composite sample. To this end, several non-destructive testing methods are carried-out and their experimental findings are analyzed and cross-linked. The identification of the different damage mechanisms, caused by the drop weight impact, is performed using X-Ray micro-computed tomography (mCT). C-scan ultrasonic investigation is conducted according to two types: transmission and reflection for the detection of the impact damage and the identification of the induced degradation area. B-scan imaging are then obtained through specific post-processing of the impacted surface to extract the permanent indentation (PI). The latter is validated through surface flatness measurement using the highly resolved 3D optical profilometry. The correlation between the X-Ray tomography results and the permanent indentation measurement is then established. It correlates the PI level with the damage mechanisms of a barely visible impact damage (BVID) in woven glass reinforced polyamide 6.6/6 composite. Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10985/19356 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z MIQOI, Nada POMAREDE, Pascal MERAGHNI, Fodil DECLERCQ, Nico Felicien GUILLAUMAT, Laurent LE COZ, Gael DELALANDE, Stéphane The present experimental work investigates the response of woven glass fabric reinforced polyamide 6.6/6 subjected to drop weight impact loading. The main objective is the development and the introduction of a new experimental procedure/approach, based on different complementary detection techniques, that aims at investigating the damage induced by impact loading in thermoplastic woven fabric composites. The developed approach is intended to be generalized to other types of composite materials. The main idea is to assess all the experimental results obtained through the developed procedure with a direct investigation method. The latter consists in the Permanent Indentation (PI) measurement providing an indicator of the damage criticality in the composite sample. To this end, several non-destructive testing methods are carried-out and their experimental findings are analyzed and cross-linked. The identification of the different damage mechanisms, caused by the drop weight impact, is performed using X-Ray micro-computed tomography (mCT). C-scan ultrasonic investigation is conducted according to two types: transmission and reflection for the detection of the impact damage and the identification of the induced degradation area. B-scan imaging are then obtained through specific post-processing of the impacted surface to extract the permanent indentation (PI). The latter is validated through surface flatness measurement using the highly resolved 3D optical profilometry. The correlation between the X-Ray tomography results and the permanent indentation measurement is then established. It correlates the PI level with the damage mechanisms of a barely visible impact damage (BVID) in woven glass reinforced polyamide 6.6/6 composite. http://hdl.handle.net/10985/26382 Damage Assessment of Polyamide-Based Woven Composites Using Multi-Directional Lamb Waves After Fatigue or Impact Loading MIQOI, Nada; POMAREDE, Pascal; MERAGHNI, Fodil; DECLERCQ, Nico; DELALANDE, Stéphane This study presents a novel experimental methodology designed to assess damage in woven glass fibers reinforced polyamide 6,6/6 composites, specifically subjected to low-velocity impact and cyclic tensile loading. Conventional ultrasonic testing techniques often fail to detect subtle material degradation, particularly when dealing with barely visible impact damage (BVID), which can go unnoticed but still significantly compromise structural integrity. In contrast, the proposed approach utilizes multi-directional ultrasonic Lamb wave analysis, a more advanced technique that offers greater sensitivity and precision in identifying damage at various stages of the composite’s lifespan. In this work, a damage indicator is defined based on the velocity profile of Lamb waves, which are sensitive to changes in material properties such as stiffness degradation. The Lamb wave-based methodology is rigorously validated through detailed comparisons with X-ray tomography. These comparisons reveal strong correlations between the two techniques, highlighting the effectiveness of the proposed ultrasonic approach in detecting BVID. Moreover, the study demonstrates that this methodology is not only highly sensitive but also scalable, making it suitable for industrial applications where automated inspection of composite components is essential. The proposed method offers a significant advancement in non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques based on Lamb wave diagnostic tools in composite material testing. Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10985/26382 2025-05-01T00:00:00Z MIQOI, Nada POMAREDE, Pascal MERAGHNI, Fodil DECLERCQ, Nico DELALANDE, Stéphane This study presents a novel experimental methodology designed to assess damage in woven glass fibers reinforced polyamide 6,6/6 composites, specifically subjected to low-velocity impact and cyclic tensile loading. Conventional ultrasonic testing techniques often fail to detect subtle material degradation, particularly when dealing with barely visible impact damage (BVID), which can go unnoticed but still significantly compromise structural integrity. In contrast, the proposed approach utilizes multi-directional ultrasonic Lamb wave analysis, a more advanced technique that offers greater sensitivity and precision in identifying damage at various stages of the composite’s lifespan. In this work, a damage indicator is defined based on the velocity profile of Lamb waves, which are sensitive to changes in material properties such as stiffness degradation. The Lamb wave-based methodology is rigorously validated through detailed comparisons with X-ray tomography. These comparisons reveal strong correlations between the two techniques, highlighting the effectiveness of the proposed ultrasonic approach in detecting BVID. Moreover, the study demonstrates that this methodology is not only highly sensitive but also scalable, making it suitable for industrial applications where automated inspection of composite components is essential. The proposed method offers a significant advancement in non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques based on Lamb wave diagnostic tools in composite material testing. http://hdl.handle.net/10985/26961 Detection of Low-Velocity Impact Damage in Woven-Fabric Reinforced Thermoplastic Composite Laminates by Deep-Learning Classification Trained on Terahertz-Imaging Data SILITONGA, Dicky J.; POMAREDE, Pascal; BAWANA, Niyem M.; SHI, Haolian; DECLERCQ, Nico F.; CITRIN, D.S.; MERAGHNI, Fodil; LOCQUET, Alexandre Terahertz (THz) imaging is gaining attention as a nondestructive testing technique for assessing damage due to its high axial resolution and nonionizing nature, presenting a promising alternative to conventional methods such as ultrasound and X-ray imaging. Its practical implementation, however, remains limited by the reliance on expert interpretation and the frequent need for validation using supplementary techniques such as X-ray microcomputed tomography (µCT), particularly for complex damage modes. This study focuses on woven-fabric-reinforced thermoplastic composites subjected to low-velocity impact, which typically causes barely visible impact damage (BVID). The damage is subtle yet critical, potentially leading to failure under subsequent loading. The multilayered and spatially distributed characteristics of BVID make it especially challenging to identify. To overcome these challenges, this work integrates deep learning with pulsed THz time-of-flight tomography (TOFT) imaging to enable automated damage detection in composite laminates. In contrast to existing research that mainly targets delamination using A- or C-scan data, this study emphasizes the detection of low-velocity impact damage by leveraging THz B-scans, which offer nondestructive depth-resolved cross-sectional imaging. The training dataset is labeled by correlating THz TOFT scans with X-ray CT images used as ground truth. A transfer learning approach, based on convolutional neural network (CNN) architectures, is employed for binary classification to distinguish damaged from undamaged regions. The resulting classifier achieves over 95 % accuracy, demonstrating the viability of this method for industrial applications such as quality assurance and in-service inspection of composite structures. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10985/26961 2025-08-01T00:00:00Z SILITONGA, Dicky J. POMAREDE, Pascal BAWANA, Niyem M. SHI, Haolian DECLERCQ, Nico F. CITRIN, D.S. MERAGHNI, Fodil LOCQUET, Alexandre Terahertz (THz) imaging is gaining attention as a nondestructive testing technique for assessing damage due to its high axial resolution and nonionizing nature, presenting a promising alternative to conventional methods such as ultrasound and X-ray imaging. Its practical implementation, however, remains limited by the reliance on expert interpretation and the frequent need for validation using supplementary techniques such as X-ray microcomputed tomography (µCT), particularly for complex damage modes. This study focuses on woven-fabric-reinforced thermoplastic composites subjected to low-velocity impact, which typically causes barely visible impact damage (BVID). The damage is subtle yet critical, potentially leading to failure under subsequent loading. The multilayered and spatially distributed characteristics of BVID make it especially challenging to identify. To overcome these challenges, this work integrates deep learning with pulsed THz time-of-flight tomography (TOFT) imaging to enable automated damage detection in composite laminates. In contrast to existing research that mainly targets delamination using A- or C-scan data, this study emphasizes the detection of low-velocity impact damage by leveraging THz B-scans, which offer nondestructive depth-resolved cross-sectional imaging. The training dataset is labeled by correlating THz TOFT scans with X-ray CT images used as ground truth. A transfer learning approach, based on convolutional neural network (CNN) architectures, is employed for binary classification to distinguish damaged from undamaged regions. The resulting classifier achieves over 95 % accuracy, demonstrating the viability of this method for industrial applications such as quality assurance and in-service inspection of composite structures. http://hdl.handle.net/10985/23503 Determination of the process-induced microstructure of woven glass fabric reinforced polyamide 6.6/6 composite using terahertz pulsed imaging CALVO-DE LA ROSA, J.; POMAREDE, Pascal; ANTONIK, P.; MERAGHNI, Fodil; CITRIN, D.S.; RONTANI, D.; LOCQUET, A. Terahertz pulsed imaging, combined with spatial and temporal signal and image processing, is performed to visualize the woven fabric in the various plies of glass-fiber-reinforced polymer laminates and to determine quantitative parameters characterizing the microstructure such as fiber-bundle orientation and the distance between yarns. The results are in quantitative agreement with the microstructure features provided by the manufacturer. In addition, the employed signal processing shows an excellent capability to reveal the weave pattern from noisy C-scans - where a visual-based analysis can be problematic - and to assess the process-induced microstructure. Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10985/23503 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z CALVO-DE LA ROSA, J. POMAREDE, Pascal ANTONIK, P. MERAGHNI, Fodil CITRIN, D.S. RONTANI, D. LOCQUET, A. Terahertz pulsed imaging, combined with spatial and temporal signal and image processing, is performed to visualize the woven fabric in the various plies of glass-fiber-reinforced polymer laminates and to determine quantitative parameters characterizing the microstructure such as fiber-bundle orientation and the distance between yarns. The results are in quantitative agreement with the microstructure features provided by the manufacturer. In addition, the employed signal processing shows an excellent capability to reveal the weave pattern from noisy C-scans - where a visual-based analysis can be problematic - and to assess the process-induced microstructure. http://hdl.handle.net/10985/11996 Détection et suivi de l’endommagement anisotrope par méthode ultrasonore dans un composite à renfort tissé et matrice polyamide PA 66/6; Detection and evaluation of anisotropic damage with ultrasonic method in a glass woven fabric reinforced polyamide PA 66/6/ composite POMAREDE, Pascal; MERAGHNI, Fodil; DELALANDE, Stéphane; DECLERCQ, Nico Felicien Un composite polyamide 66/6 renforcé par un tissu à armature sergée de 2,2 en fibres de verres a été étudié par une méthode ultrasonore avancée. Les mécanismes d’endommagement de ce type de matériau dépendent de la nature de sollicitation et de l’architecture du renfort, en particulier de l’orientation des fibres. Dans ce travail, une sollicitation en traction a été considérée pour deux configurations d’orientation des éprouvettes : (i) orientée suivant la direction d’écoulement (sens du renfort chaine) et (ii) orientée à 45° de celle-ci. Différents niveaux d’endommagement ont été induis pour ces deux configurations d’échantillons, jusqu’à des niveaux proches de la rupture. Une première estimation de l’endommagement est obtenue à travers la baisse du module d’élasticité et sert de référence. Pour chaque niveau d’endommagement, une méthode ultrasonore de mesure du tenseur de rigidité est ensuite utilisée sur chaque échantillon. Un schéma différent d’évolution anisotrope de l’endommagement a été observé pour chaque configuration d’échantillon. A partir des signaux obtenus par mesure ultrasonore, un nouvel indicateur d’endommagement a été proposé. Cet indicateur est basé sur la mesure de déphasage du signal ultrasonore par rapport à un signal obtenu sur éprouvette non endommagée. Le nouvel indicateur s’est révélé plus sensible à la dégradation du matériau comparativement à l’indicateur d’endommagement classique fondé sur la réduction du module d’élasticité. Les deux indicateurs ont montré une évolution importante de l’endommagement lors de chargement en traction à 45°de la direction d’écoulement gouverné par un mode de cisaillement.; In this study a polyamide 66/6 based composite reinforced with twill woven glass fabric is investigated using an advanced ultrasonic method. It is well established that the damage scheme of those of composites depends on both applied loading and fiber’s orientations. Tensile tests on samples oriented (i) along the mold flow direction and (ii) at 45° of this direction were performed. Increasing stress levels were applied on those two samples configurations until composite final failure. A stiffness constants measurement using ultrasound is then carried out for each applied stress level. Different damage schemes were observed for the two samples configuration. Based on the transmitted ultrasonic signals acquisitions a new damage indicator is proposed. It is based on the phase shift between the signal measured on a damaged sample and the signal from a reference sample. The new ultrasonic damage indicator is proven to be highly sensitive to the material degradation. It has been compared to the classical damage indicator based on the modulus reduction measured during tensile tests. Due to predominance of shear stress, both damage indicators exhibit a higher evolution for the samples oriented at 45° than those oriented at 0°. Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10985/11996 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z POMAREDE, Pascal MERAGHNI, Fodil DELALANDE, Stéphane DECLERCQ, Nico Felicien Un composite polyamide 66/6 renforcé par un tissu à armature sergée de 2,2 en fibres de verres a été étudié par une méthode ultrasonore avancée. Les mécanismes d’endommagement de ce type de matériau dépendent de la nature de sollicitation et de l’architecture du renfort, en particulier de l’orientation des fibres. Dans ce travail, une sollicitation en traction a été considérée pour deux configurations d’orientation des éprouvettes : (i) orientée suivant la direction d’écoulement (sens du renfort chaine) et (ii) orientée à 45° de celle-ci. Différents niveaux d’endommagement ont été induis pour ces deux configurations d’échantillons, jusqu’à des niveaux proches de la rupture. Une première estimation de l’endommagement est obtenue à travers la baisse du module d’élasticité et sert de référence. Pour chaque niveau d’endommagement, une méthode ultrasonore de mesure du tenseur de rigidité est ensuite utilisée sur chaque échantillon. Un schéma différent d’évolution anisotrope de l’endommagement a été observé pour chaque configuration d’échantillon. A partir des signaux obtenus par mesure ultrasonore, un nouvel indicateur d’endommagement a été proposé. Cet indicateur est basé sur la mesure de déphasage du signal ultrasonore par rapport à un signal obtenu sur éprouvette non endommagée. Le nouvel indicateur s’est révélé plus sensible à la dégradation du matériau comparativement à l’indicateur d’endommagement classique fondé sur la réduction du module d’élasticité. Les deux indicateurs ont montré une évolution importante de l’endommagement lors de chargement en traction à 45°de la direction d’écoulement gouverné par un mode de cisaillement. In this study a polyamide 66/6 based composite reinforced with twill woven glass fabric is investigated using an advanced ultrasonic method. It is well established that the damage scheme of those of composites depends on both applied loading and fiber’s orientations. Tensile tests on samples oriented (i) along the mold flow direction and (ii) at 45° of this direction were performed. Increasing stress levels were applied on those two samples configurations until composite final failure. A stiffness constants measurement using ultrasound is then carried out for each applied stress level. Different damage schemes were observed for the two samples configuration. Based on the transmitted ultrasonic signals acquisitions a new damage indicator is proposed. It is based on the phase shift between the signal measured on a damaged sample and the signal from a reference sample. The new ultrasonic damage indicator is proven to be highly sensitive to the material degradation. It has been compared to the classical damage indicator based on the modulus reduction measured during tensile tests. Due to predominance of shear stress, both damage indicators exhibit a higher evolution for the samples oriented at 45° than those oriented at 0°. http://hdl.handle.net/10985/11179 Nondestructive testing of composites using a nonlinear acoustic spectroscopy method ECKEL, Sebastian; MERAGHNI, Fodil; POMAREDE, Pascal; DECLERCQ, Nico Felicien The presented experimental work describes the nondestructive examination of polymer based composites using an acoustic method under the consideration of nonlinear effects. The technique is based on the fact that material behaves more nonlinearly in the presence of damage than in the undamaged state during dynamic load. Damaged structures show an increased nonlinear transmission behavior. Consequently, the level of nonlinearity is an indication of the damage severity. The aim is to analyze the nonlinear transfer behavior and if a quantification can be used to determine the damage severity. The focus is on the type of nonlinear acoustic spectroscopy methods that analyses the modulation spectrum. When two harmonic waves are applied with different frequencies to a damaged material, the amplitude of the high-frequency wave will be modulated by the low-frequency wave and the created spectrum manifests an intermodulation by showing new frequencies such as sidebands and higher harmonics. Samples made of glass fiber reinforced vinyl ester respectively epoxy, both taffeta woven, and pre-damaged by application of tensile tests using different levels of tension have been considered. A new experimental setup has been developed and a clearly visible increase of the intermodulation with increasing damage has been noticed for both materials. Finally, the method is proven to nondestructively evaluate the damage state of composites. Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10985/11179 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z ECKEL, Sebastian MERAGHNI, Fodil POMAREDE, Pascal DECLERCQ, Nico Felicien The presented experimental work describes the nondestructive examination of polymer based composites using an acoustic method under the consideration of nonlinear effects. The technique is based on the fact that material behaves more nonlinearly in the presence of damage than in the undamaged state during dynamic load. Damaged structures show an increased nonlinear transmission behavior. Consequently, the level of nonlinearity is an indication of the damage severity. The aim is to analyze the nonlinear transfer behavior and if a quantification can be used to determine the damage severity. The focus is on the type of nonlinear acoustic spectroscopy methods that analyses the modulation spectrum. When two harmonic waves are applied with different frequencies to a damaged material, the amplitude of the high-frequency wave will be modulated by the low-frequency wave and the created spectrum manifests an intermodulation by showing new frequencies such as sidebands and higher harmonics. Samples made of glass fiber reinforced vinyl ester respectively epoxy, both taffeta woven, and pre-damaged by application of tensile tests using different levels of tension have been considered. A new experimental setup has been developed and a clearly visible increase of the intermodulation with increasing damage has been noticed for both materials. Finally, the method is proven to nondestructively evaluate the damage state of composites. http://hdl.handle.net/10985/12915 Damage Evaluation in Woven Glass Reinforced Polyamide 6.6/6 Composites Using Ultrasound Phase-Shift Analysis and X-ray Tomography POMAREDE, Pascal; MERAGHNI, Fodil; PELTIER, Laurent; DELALANDE, Stéphane; DECLERCQ, Nico Felicien The paper proposes a new experimental methodology, based on ultrasonic measurements, that aims at evaluating the anisotropic damage in woven semi-crystalline polymer composites through new damage indicators. Due to their microstructure, woven composite materials are characterized by an anisotropic evolution of damage induced by different damage mechanisms occurring at the micro or mesoscopic scales. In this work, these damage modes in polyamide 6.6/6-woven glass fiber reinforced composites have been investigated qualitatively and quantitatively by X-ray micro-computed tomography (mCT) analysis on composite samples cut according to two orientations with respect to the mold flow direction. Composite samples are initially damaged at different levels during preliminary interrupted tensile tests. Ultrasonic investigations using C-scan imaging have been carried out without yielding significant results. Consequently, an ultrasonic method for stiffness constants estimation based on the bulk and guided wave velocity measurements is applied. Two damage indicators are then proposed. The first consists in calculating the Frobenius norm of the obtained stiffness matrix. The second is computed using the phase shift between two ultrasonic signals respectively measured on the tested samples and an undamaged reference sample. Both X-ray mCT and ultrasonic investigations show a higher damage evolution with respect to the applied stress for the samples oriented at 45◦ from the warp direction compared to the samples in the 0◦ configuration. The evolution of the second ultrasonic damage indicator exhibits a good correlation with the void volume fraction evolution estimated by mCT as well as with the damage calculated using the measured elastic modulus reduction. The merit of this research is of importance for the automotive industry. Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10985/12915 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z POMAREDE, Pascal MERAGHNI, Fodil PELTIER, Laurent DELALANDE, Stéphane DECLERCQ, Nico Felicien The paper proposes a new experimental methodology, based on ultrasonic measurements, that aims at evaluating the anisotropic damage in woven semi-crystalline polymer composites through new damage indicators. Due to their microstructure, woven composite materials are characterized by an anisotropic evolution of damage induced by different damage mechanisms occurring at the micro or mesoscopic scales. In this work, these damage modes in polyamide 6.6/6-woven glass fiber reinforced composites have been investigated qualitatively and quantitatively by X-ray micro-computed tomography (mCT) analysis on composite samples cut according to two orientations with respect to the mold flow direction. Composite samples are initially damaged at different levels during preliminary interrupted tensile tests. Ultrasonic investigations using C-scan imaging have been carried out without yielding significant results. Consequently, an ultrasonic method for stiffness constants estimation based on the bulk and guided wave velocity measurements is applied. Two damage indicators are then proposed. The first consists in calculating the Frobenius norm of the obtained stiffness matrix. The second is computed using the phase shift between two ultrasonic signals respectively measured on the tested samples and an undamaged reference sample. Both X-ray mCT and ultrasonic investigations show a higher damage evolution with respect to the applied stress for the samples oriented at 45◦ from the warp direction compared to the samples in the 0◦ configuration. The evolution of the second ultrasonic damage indicator exhibits a good correlation with the void volume fraction evolution estimated by mCT as well as with the damage calculated using the measured elastic modulus reduction. The merit of this research is of importance for the automotive industry. http://hdl.handle.net/10985/24962 Ultrasonic investigation of the effect of compressive strains on 3D periodic bi-material structures CHEHAMI, Lynda; LIU, Jingfei; POMAREDE, Pascal; LOHMULLER, Paul; PIOTROWSKI, Boris; MERAGHNI, Fodil; DECLERCQ, Nico F. Due to the specific elastic properties such as high stiffness to mass ratio, regular microstructure materials are widely used in the industry. The need for nondestructive evaluation is ubiquitous to ensure material quality. As an effective nondestructive testing method, ultrasound has great potential in providing an efficient materials characterization. However, contrary to more convenient ultrasound applications, challenges arise when applying ultrasound to 3D bi-material structures due to the coexistence of different phenomena, including diffraction effects caused by the periodicity. Two linear ultrasound methods, namely the Bragg diffraction and the comb filtering effect, are proposed to address this hurdle. The results show that the comb filtering effect effectively characterizes, respectively, the vertical structural quality of the bi-material. Bragg diffraction can also expose structural variations in the horizontal plane. Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10985/24962 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z CHEHAMI, Lynda LIU, Jingfei POMAREDE, Pascal LOHMULLER, Paul PIOTROWSKI, Boris MERAGHNI, Fodil DECLERCQ, Nico F. Due to the specific elastic properties such as high stiffness to mass ratio, regular microstructure materials are widely used in the industry. The need for nondestructive evaluation is ubiquitous to ensure material quality. As an effective nondestructive testing method, ultrasound has great potential in providing an efficient materials characterization. However, contrary to more convenient ultrasound applications, challenges arise when applying ultrasound to 3D bi-material structures due to the coexistence of different phenomena, including diffraction effects caused by the periodicity. Two linear ultrasound methods, namely the Bragg diffraction and the comb filtering effect, are proposed to address this hurdle. The results show that the comb filtering effect effectively characterizes, respectively, the vertical structural quality of the bi-material. Bragg diffraction can also expose structural variations in the horizontal plane.