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Piezoelectricity in Structural Adhesives and Application for Monitoring Joint Integrity via Guided Ultrasonic Waves

  • Zheng Zheng Wong
  • , Shuting Chen
  • , Menglong Liu
  • , Suo Hon Lim
  • , Fangsen Cui
  • , Kui Yao*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore

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Abstract

In an adhesively bonded structure, utilizing the adhesive itself for monitoring the joint integrity can be beneficial in reduction of labor, time, and potential human errors while avoiding problems associated with introduction of a foreign sensor component. This work started from the examination of effective piezoelectricity of commercial structural adhesives/sealants, and five of them were found to possess effective piezoelectric property, with effective piezoelectric coefficient {d} {{33}} from-0.11 to-1.77 pm/V depending on frequency under substrate clamping condition. With stable piezoelectric response at least up to megahertz, an epoxy adhesive with inorganic filler was selected for structural health monitoring (SHM) feasibility demonstration via generating or sensing guided ultrasonic Lamb waves. The presence of disbond in the adhesive joint is detectable by comparing the Lamb waves signal with a reference baseline signal associated with an intact structure. The results show that the selected adhesive with piezoelectric response can perform the dual roles of structural bonding and ultrasonic joint integrity monitoring.

Original languageEnglish
Article number9171596
Pages (from-to)777-783
Number of pages7
JournalIEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control
Volume68
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2021
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Adhesive
  • guided Lamb wave
  • piezoelectric
  • structural health monitoring (SHM)
  • ultrasonic transducer

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