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, Brian Wisner

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationNonlinear Dynamics - Proceedings of the 36th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics 2018
EditorsGaetan Kerschen
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media, LLC
Pages303-313
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9783319742793
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event36th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2018 - Orlando, United States
Duration: Feb 12 2018Feb 15 2018

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series
Volume1
ISSN (Print)2191-5644
ISSN (Electronic)2191-5652

Conference

Conference36th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando
Period2/12/182/15/18

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Engineering
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Mechanical Engineering

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