Pipeline Damage Detection Using Piezoceramic Transducers: Numerical Analyses with Experimental Validation

This paper aims to set up a finite element model using piezoelectric elements to realize pipeline structure damage identification analysis. Ultrasonic guided wave propagation characteristics and damage identification of pipeline structures are analyzed by the ABAQUS software. The pulse-echo method u...

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Main Authors:	Shi Yan, Ying Li, Shuai Zhang, Gangbing Song, Putian Zhao
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:	Sensors
Subjects:	pipeline structural damage identification piezoceramic transducers piezoelectric elements guided waves pulse-echo analysis method circumferential cracks
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/18/7/2106

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spelling	doaj-b55263c6d80f431692373bba4476c8682020-11-24T22:02:53ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202018-06-01187210610.3390/s18072106s18072106Pipeline Damage Detection Using Piezoceramic Transducers: Numerical Analyses with Experimental ValidationShi Yan0Ying Li1Shuai Zhang2Gangbing Song3Putian Zhao4Faculty of Infrastructure Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, ChinaFaculty of Infrastructure Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Shenyang Jianzhu University, Shenyang 110168, Liaoning, ChinaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USASchool of Civil Engineering, Shenyang Jianzhu University, Shenyang 110168, Liaoning, ChinaThis paper aims to set up a finite element model using piezoelectric elements to realize pipeline structure damage identification analysis. Ultrasonic guided wave propagation characteristics and damage identification of pipeline structures are analyzed by the ABAQUS software. The pulse-echo method using an L(0, 2) mode impulse guided wave with a central frequency of 70 kHz is applied to evaluate different size circumferential cracks. An experiment was performed for the validation of the numerical analysis results. Both of the results show that the proposed FEM model with piezoelectric elements can efficiently reveal the dynamic behaviors, which can be used in much more precise numerical simulations than the equivalent dynamic displacement loading method.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/18/7/2106pipeline structural damage identificationpiezoceramic transducerspiezoelectric elementsguided wavespulse-echo analysis methodcircumferential cracks
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author	Shi Yan Ying Li Shuai Zhang Gangbing Song Putian Zhao
spellingShingle	Shi Yan Ying Li Shuai Zhang Gangbing Song Putian Zhao Pipeline Damage Detection Using Piezoceramic Transducers: Numerical Analyses with Experimental Validation Sensors pipeline structural damage identification piezoceramic transducers piezoelectric elements guided waves pulse-echo analysis method circumferential cracks
author_facet	Shi Yan Ying Li Shuai Zhang Gangbing Song Putian Zhao
author_sort	Shi Yan
title	Pipeline Damage Detection Using Piezoceramic Transducers: Numerical Analyses with Experimental Validation
title_short	Pipeline Damage Detection Using Piezoceramic Transducers: Numerical Analyses with Experimental Validation
title_full	Pipeline Damage Detection Using Piezoceramic Transducers: Numerical Analyses with Experimental Validation
title_fullStr	Pipeline Damage Detection Using Piezoceramic Transducers: Numerical Analyses with Experimental Validation
title_full_unstemmed	Pipeline Damage Detection Using Piezoceramic Transducers: Numerical Analyses with Experimental Validation
title_sort	pipeline damage detection using piezoceramic transducers: numerical analyses with experimental validation
publisher	MDPI AG
series	Sensors
issn	1424-8220
publishDate	2018-06-01
description	This paper aims to set up a finite element model using piezoelectric elements to realize pipeline structure damage identification analysis. Ultrasonic guided wave propagation characteristics and damage identification of pipeline structures are analyzed by the ABAQUS software. The pulse-echo method using an L(0, 2) mode impulse guided wave with a central frequency of 70 kHz is applied to evaluate different size circumferential cracks. An experiment was performed for the validation of the numerical analysis results. Both of the results show that the proposed FEM model with piezoelectric elements can efficiently reveal the dynamic behaviors, which can be used in much more precise numerical simulations than the equivalent dynamic displacement loading method.
topic	pipeline structural damage identification piezoceramic transducers piezoelectric elements guided waves pulse-echo analysis method circumferential cracks
url	http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/18/7/2106
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Pipeline Damage Detection Using Piezoceramic Transducers: Numerical Analyses with Experimental Validation

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