Publisher's Synopsis
This book presents the fundamental concept of Lamb wave propagation and its application for damage detection in metals and composites. The editor has taken utmost care to include a range of applications of Lamb waves, in the linear and nonlinear domains, in this book. Various damage location algorithms making use of linear characteristics of Lamb waves and a few case studies making use of nonlinear characteristics Lamb waves for damage detection are presented in a simple-to-understand way. Readers will find detailed descriptions for experiments, simulation, and signal processing. The last chapter that focuses on the evaluation of fatigue-induced material nonlinearity would help readers to understand the complex applications of Lamb waves. The forthcoming books in this series would include state-of-the-art applications of guided waves for damage detection, material characterization, and estimation of the remnant useful life of engineering structures.
