Modelling of Ultrasonic Bulk Wave Scattering by an Axial Crack in a Pipe
Journal article, 2017

Modelling of ultrasonic bulk wave scattering by an internal, infinitely long, axial crack in a thick-walled pipe is considered. The problem is formulated as a hypersingular integral equation for the crack-opening displacement (COD), the hypersingularity arises in the Green’s tensor. The COD is expanded in Chebyshev functions which have the correct square-root singularity along the crack edges, thereby regularizing the integral equation. To discretize the integral equation it is likewise projected onto the same Chebyshev functions. A model of an ultrasonic rectangular vertically polarized shear wave contact probe is developed, and the signal response is calculated using a reciprocity argument. Some numerical examples demonstrate the possible application of the method, in particular investigating the importance of the pipe curvature.

Cylindrical geometry

Pipe

Non-destructive testing

Crack

Wave propagation

Author

Jacob Rubenson

Dynamics

Anders E Boström

Dynamics

Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation

01959298 (ISSN) 15734862 (eISSN)

Vol. 36 2 Article no 19 - 19

Subject Categories

Mathematics

DOI

10.1007/s10921-017-0397-5

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