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Visualization of defects in CFRP-reinforced steel structures using improved eddy current pulsed thermography
Abstract Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) has been increasingly utilized to repair damaged steel structures, and inspection of the resulted CFRP-reinforced steel structures is crucial but still challenging. Different physical characteristics of steel, CFRP and epoxy resin bring difficulties to accurate detection and clear visualization of internal defects in the hybrid structures. In this study, eddy current pulsed thermography (ECPT) was exploited to inductively heat the inspected structures and a stacked autoencoder (SAE) model was constructed to extract pixel-wise thermal features and generate images for visualization of internal defects. Experimental results on specimens with prefabricated debondings, delaminations and cracks validated efficiency of the proposed method. Clear visualization of defects provided by the proposed method is greatly beneficial for accurate detection and efficient information retrieval of internal defects in structures. In future studies, performance of the proposed method for other kinds of defects in CFRP-reinforced steel structures should be investigated.
Highlights A method is developed for visualization of internal defects in carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) -reinforced steel structures. Eddy current pulsed thermography (ECPT) induces anomalous temperature distribution on CFRP surfaces. A stacked autoencoder (SAE) model extracts pixel-wise thermal features from ECPT inspection data. Images with indications of defects are constructed based on the extracted thermal features. Effectiveness of the method on debondings, delaminations and cracks was experimentally investigated and verified.
Visualization of defects in CFRP-reinforced steel structures using improved eddy current pulsed thermography
Abstract Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) has been increasingly utilized to repair damaged steel structures, and inspection of the resulted CFRP-reinforced steel structures is crucial but still challenging. Different physical characteristics of steel, CFRP and epoxy resin bring difficulties to accurate detection and clear visualization of internal defects in the hybrid structures. In this study, eddy current pulsed thermography (ECPT) was exploited to inductively heat the inspected structures and a stacked autoencoder (SAE) model was constructed to extract pixel-wise thermal features and generate images for visualization of internal defects. Experimental results on specimens with prefabricated debondings, delaminations and cracks validated efficiency of the proposed method. Clear visualization of defects provided by the proposed method is greatly beneficial for accurate detection and efficient information retrieval of internal defects in structures. In future studies, performance of the proposed method for other kinds of defects in CFRP-reinforced steel structures should be investigated.
Highlights A method is developed for visualization of internal defects in carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) -reinforced steel structures. Eddy current pulsed thermography (ECPT) induces anomalous temperature distribution on CFRP surfaces. A stacked autoencoder (SAE) model extracts pixel-wise thermal features from ECPT inspection data. Images with indications of defects are constructed based on the extracted thermal features. Effectiveness of the method on debondings, delaminations and cracks was experimentally investigated and verified.
Visualization of defects in CFRP-reinforced steel structures using improved eddy current pulsed thermography
Xie, Jing (author) / Xu, Changhang (author) / Wu, Changwei (author) / Gao, Lemei (author) / Chen, Guoming (author) / Li, Guozhen (author) / Song, Gangbing (author)
2022-10-28
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Low energy impact damage detection in CFRP using eddy current pulsed thermography
| British Library Online Contents | 2016
Low energy impact damage detection in CFRP using eddy current pulsed thermography
| British Library Online Contents | 2016
Low energy impact damage detection in CFRP using eddy current pulsed thermography
| British Library Online Contents | 2016
| British Library Online Contents | 2018