Topological rainbow trap** for elastic energy harvesting in graded Su-Schrieffer-Heeger systems

GJ Chaplain, JM De Ponti, G Aguzzi, A Colombi… - Physical Review …, 2020 - APS
We amalgamate two fundamental designs from distinct areas of wave control in physics, and
place them in the setting of elasticity. Graded elastic metasurfaces, so-called metawedges …

[PDF][PDF] Long range guided wave inspection usage–current commercial capabilities and research directions

MJS Lowe, P Cawley - Department of Mechanical …, 2006 - guided-ultrasonics.com
Guided wave inspection of pipelines is now in routine use worldwide. The technique offers
the possibility of rapid screening of long lengths of pipework for corrosion and other defects …

A Bayesian approach to optimal sensor placement for structural health monitoring with application to active sensing

EB Flynn, MD Todd - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper introduces a novel approach for optimal sensor and/or actuator placement for
structural health monitoring (SHM) applications. Starting from a general formulation of Bayes …

Delineating rainbow reflection and trap** with applications for energy harvesting

GJ Chaplain, D Pajer, JM De Ponti… - New Journal of …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Important distinctions are made between two related wave control mechanisms that act to
spatially separate frequency components; these so-called rainbow mechanisms either slow …

Gradient index lenses for flexural waves based on thickness variations

A Climente, D Torrent, J Sánchez-Dehesa - Applied Physics Letters, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
This work presents a method for the realization of gradient index devices for flexural waves
in thin plates. Unlike recent approaches based on phononic crystals, the present approach …

Combined analytical FEM approach for efficient simulation of Lamb wave damage detection

Y Shen, V Giurgiutiu - Ultrasonics, 2016 - Elsevier
Lamb waves have been widely explored as a promising inspection tool for non-destructive
evaluation (NDE) and structural health monitoring (SHM). This article presents a combined …

Modelling of Lamb waves for damage detection in metallic structures: Part II. Wave interactions with damage

BC Lee, WJ Staszewski - Smart materials and structures, 2003 - iopscience.iop.org
Lamb waves have shown great potential for structural health monitoring. The technique is
based on guided ultrasonic waves introduced into a structure at one point and sensed at a …

The low-frequency reflection and scattering of the Lamb mode from a circular through-thickness hole in a plate: Finite Element, analytical and experimental studies

O Diligent, T Grahn, A Boström, P Cawley… - The Journal of the …, 2002 - pubs.aip.org
A study of the interaction of the S 0 Lamb wave with a circular through-thickness hole in a
plate is presented. The study is limited to the nondispersive frequency range of this wave, in …

Scattering of flexural waves by a pit of quadratic profile inserted in an infinite thin plate

O Aklouche, A Pelat, S Maugeais, F Gautier - Journal of Sound and …, 2016 - Elsevier
An acoustic black hole (ABH) is a pit of power law profile inserted in a plate with internal
dam**. Such a pit with varying thickness leads to local variations of wave propagation …

Recent advances in coherent perfect absorber-lasers and their future applications

M Yang, Z Ye, L Zhu, M Farhat, PY Chen - Journal of Central South …, 2022 - Springer
In recent years, peculiar physical phenomena enabled by non-Hermitian systems, especially
the parity-time (PT)-symmetric systems, have drawn tremendous research interests …