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Damage Precursor Indicator for Aluminum 7075-T6 Based on Nonlinear Dynamics
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Damage Precursor Indicator for Aluminum 7075-T6 Based on Nonlinear Dynamics

Robert A. Haynes, Ed Habtour, Todd C. Henry, Daniel P. Cole, Volker Weiss, Antonios Kontsos and Brian Wisner
NONLINEAR DYNAMICS, VOL 1, v 1, pp 303-313
01 Jan 2019
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http://arxiv.org/abs/1308.5161View

Abstract

Engineering Engineering, Mechanical Science & Technology Technology
In this work, a damage precursor indicator for aluminum 7075-T6 is proposed based on the nonlinear dynamics of a cantilevered beam system. A shouldered beam specimen is used to move the region of highest stress away from the clamped end. The beam is subject to harmonic base excitation in a uniaxial shaker. Fatigue damage accumulates in the beam with damage forming most quickly in the region of highest stress. By monitoring the tip deflection, changes in the natural frequency and response to a given excitation are correlated to fatigue life. Despite the absence of large-scale cracks, detectable changes in the nonlinear dynamics are discovered. The nonlinear dynamic parameters are estimated capturing the change in the forward and backward nonlinear sine sweeps. These changes could lend themselves to being a trackable damage precursor. The presence of microstructural precursors are confirmed using nanoindentation.

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