Higher Order Nonlinearity Measurement Techniques in Thin Adhesive Layer
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Begun in 1973, the Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (QNDE) is the premier international NDE meeting designed to provide an interface between research and early engineering through the presentation of current ideas and results focused on facilitating a rapid transfer to engineering development.
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In a recent paper [1] a nonlinear method was suggested to evaluate adhesive joint quality and it was pointed out that nonlinear measurements are more directly correlated to mechanical strengths than linear ones. In that paper a new dynamic acousto-elastic measurement technique was introduced and shown to be sensitive enough to measure both first and second order nonlinearities at load levels of 15% of the ultimate strength. At this stress level special geometry of the adhesive joint sample is required in order to adopt the sample to a high power loading machine. Lower stress levels however can be generated by low frequency high power ultrasonic transducer which would replace the loading machine and make the technique truly a nondestructive one. The objective of this paper is to introduce a more sensitive measurement technique to measure both first and second order nonlinearities in a thin adhesive layer at stress level of 1–2% of the ultimate strength.