Abstract
The cantilever plate structure is widely used in wind tunnel nozzle segments. During the operation of the wind tunnel, the flexible steel plate will bear various complex loads such as shearing, bending and twisting, etc. The bolts of the plate are prone to loosen due to the fatigue damage. The methods based on the electromechanical impedance, sub-harmonic resonance and vision have been presented in the literature. However, the mentioned methods cannot detect the bolt looseness effectively in a harsh environment. To address this issue, we presented a novel method to detect the bolt looseness for the cascaded structures based on the operational strain estimated from Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG). In this work, an improved method of the operational modal analysis (OMA) presented in our previous work is employed. And then an enhanced Structural Damage Indicator (SDI) based on the operational strain is presented to detect and locate the loose bolts. Both the results from experiments and simulations showed that the SDI can detect and locate the loose bolts accurately.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | 2019 Prognostics and System Health Management Conference, PHAI-Qingdao 2019 |
Editors | Wei Guo, Steven Li, Qiang Miao |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781728108612 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2019 |
Event | 10th Prognostics and System Health Management Conference, PHM-Qingdao 2019 - Qingdao, China Duration: Oct 25 2019 → Oct 27 2019 |
Publication series
Name | 2019 Prognostics and System Health Management Conference, PHM-Qingdao 2019 |
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Conference
Conference | 10th Prognostics and System Health Management Conference, PHM-Qingdao 2019 |
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Country/Territory | China |
City | Qingdao |
Period | 10/25/19 → 10/27/19 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The research is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Grant no.51505353
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 IEEE.
Keywords
- fiber Bragg grating
- loose bolt
- strain mode
- structural damage index