Detecting Crack on a Beam Subjected to Impact Load

Fergyanto E. Gunawan*, Tran Huu Nhan, Sutikno, Insannul Kamil

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Abstract

Crack often affects structural deformation nonlinearly, leading to difficulty detecting their existence using some Structural Health Monitoring methods. In this paper, we propose a damage index derived from the Euler-Bernoulli beam theory. Furthermore, we evaluate the method's ability to detect the crack when the specimen is subjected to an impact load. To assess the proposed damage index, we consider a beam specimen containing a lateral crack. The beam has a length of 300 mm and a square-shaped cross-sectional area of 20 mm × 20 mm. The beam is made of steel, is constrained at one end, and is subjected to an impact load at the other end. The beam lateral displacement at many observation points across the beam-free surface is recorded during the beam dynamics. The records are used to compute the proposed damage index. The results suggest that the index only detects the crack when the beam deformation is affected by the crack. When the crack face is suppressed to bear the compressive stress, the resulting deformation is not much different from that of the uncracked beam. In that condition, the proposed index is not able to indicate the existing crack.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe AUN/SEED-Net Joint Regional Conference in Transportation, Energy, and Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering - Proceeding of RCTEMME 2021
EditorsAnh-Tuan Le, Van-Sang Pham, Minh-Quy Le, Hoang-Luong Pham
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages781-789
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9789811919671
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
EventAUN/SEED-Net Joint Regional Conference in Transportation, Energy, and Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering, RCTEMME 2021 - Hanoi, Viet Nam
Duration: 10 Dec 202112 Dec 2021

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
ISSN (Print)2195-4356
ISSN (Electronic)2195-4364

Conference

ConferenceAUN/SEED-Net Joint Regional Conference in Transportation, Energy, and Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering, RCTEMME 2021
Country/TerritoryViet Nam
CityHanoi
Period10/12/2112/12/21

Keywords

  • Cracked beam
  • Damage index
  • Euler-Bernoulli beam
  • Lateral deformation
  • Structural health monitoring

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