Detection and Sizing of Fatigue Cracks in Thin Aluminum Panel with Rivet Holes

리벳구멍을 가진 알루미늄 패널에서 피로균열의 탐지와 균열길이 측정

  • Kim, Jung-Chan (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University) ;
  • Kwon, Oh-Yang (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University)
  • 김정찬 (인하대학교 대학원 기계공학과) ;
  • 권오양 (인하대학교 기계공학부)
  • Published : 2007.02.28

Abstract

The initiation of fatigue cracks in a simulated aircraft structure with a series of rivet holes was detected by acoustic emission(AE), then the crack length was determined by surface acoustic wave(SAW) technique. With the initiation and growth of fatigue cracks, AE events increased intermittently to form a stepwise incremental curve of cumulative AE events whereas the crack length increased more or less monotonically. With the SAW technique employed, the crack sizing for 13 different cracks including some short cracks was performed. With the reference to the measurement by traveling microscope, cracks in the range of $1{\sim}8mm$ long were reliably sized by the SAW technique. Although it was impossible to size the short fatigue cracks in the range shorter than 1 mm, the SAW technique still appeared practically useful for a range of crack lengths often found in aircraft structures.

항공기 구조를 모사하여 일련의 리벳구멍을 갖는 AA2024-T3 박판 구조를 대상으로 음향방출(AE)을 이용하여 피로균열을 탐지하고, 표면초음파(SAW)를 이용하여 균열길이를 측정하였다. 누적 AE 발생수 곡선은 단균열(short crack)의 발생과 성장에 따라 일정한 간격을 두고 급격히 증가하는 계단식 형태로 나타났으나 피로균열의 성장은 지수함수적인 증가를 보였다. SAW를 이용한 균열길이 측정은 균열길이가 다른 13개의 균열에 대하여 실시하였고, 측정된 데이터를 이동식 현미경으로 측정한 결과와 비교하였다. 그 결과 1 mm 이하의 단균열의 크기를 표면초음파 방법으로 측정하는 것은 거의 불가능하였으나, 1 mm 이상의 균열에서는 비교적 높은 신뢰도로 균열길이 측정이 가능함을 확인함으로써 실용적인 측면에서 이 방법이 유효하게 사용될 수 있는 영역이 존재함을 알 수 있었다.

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