Acta Mechanica Slovaca 2018, 22(2):6-15 | DOI: 10.21496/ams.2018.011

Ultrasonic Quasi-Rayleigh Waves - Propagation Properties and Detection of Mechanical Damage

Michal Hlavatý1, Miloš Musil1, Branislav Hučko1
1 Institute of Applied Mechanics and Mechatronics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Slovak University of Technology, Námestie slobody 17, 812 31 Bratislava, Slovakia

This article examines the propagation of quasi-Rayleigh waves and their trial application to detect defects in plate structures. With their specific propagation properties, quasi-Rayleigh waves have the potential to extend the scope of conventional ultrasound defect detection methods. This would enable detection across longer distances and with higher sensitivity, with earlier identification of surface defects in plate structures as a result. The article contains a basic description of quasi-Rayleigh waves, together with their propagation properties, with respect to a particular isotropic material (steel). The propagation of quasi-Rayleigh waves is then demonstrated using a smooth plate and a plate featuring a unilateral obstacle. The behaviours of propagating waves are determined using three approaches: analytical, numeric and experimental. The last part of the article provides a diagram and a description of the experimental measurement assembly and a case of detecting a surface defect in a plate structural part.

Keywords: ultrasonic; quasi-Rayleigh waves; dispersion; steel plate; surface defect.

Published: June 15, 2018  Show citation

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Hlavatý, M., Musil, M., & Hučko, B. (2018). Ultrasonic Quasi-Rayleigh Waves - Propagation Properties and Detection of Mechanical Damage. Acta Mechanica Slovaca, 22(2), 6-15. doi: 10.21496/ams.2018.011
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