Non-destructive evaluation of delamination growth in glass fiber composites using optical coherence tomography

Ping Liu; Roger M. Groves; Rinze Benedictus

doi:10.1117/12.2044758

9 March 2014 Non-destructive evaluation of delamination growth in glass fiber composites using optical coherence tomography

Ping Liu, Roger M. Groves, Rinze Benedictus

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Proceedings Volume 9063, Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security 2014; 90631M (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2044758
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2014, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Based on low coherence interferometry, a robust optical coherence tomography (OCT) system has been built. The system was used to monitor the growth of a delamination between the middle layers of a glass fiber composite under a static loading. Firstly specimens of the material used for the spar webs in wind turbines were prepared with an interlaminar crack from free edges. Then they were statically loaded by a customized tensile test stage to extend the delamination length and simultaneously scanned by the OCT system. To process the acquired data, an optimized signal processing algorithm was developed. The cross-sectional images clearly show the microstructure and the crack within the specimen. The 3D crack profiles show the application of OCT to determine the evolution of the crack structure inside the composite material during the propagation of the delamination, for the first time to the best of our knowledge.

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Ping Liu, Roger M. Groves, and Rinze Benedictus "Non-destructive evaluation of delamination growth in glass fiber composites using optical coherence tomography", Proc. SPIE 9063, Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security 2014, 90631M (9 March 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2044758

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