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Ultrasonic surface wave propagation and interaction with surface defects on rail track head

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Fan, Yichao, Dixon, S., Edwards, R. S. (Rachel S.) and Jian, X. (2007) Ultrasonic surface wave propagation and interaction with surface defects on rail track head. NDT & E International, Vol.40 (No.6). pp. 471-477. doi:10.1016/j.ndteint.2007.01.008

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Abstract

Electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs) are non-contact ultrasonic transducers capable of generating wide band ultrasonic surface waves on metallic samples. A lab-based laser-EMAT system has been developed to observe the ultrasonic surface wave propagation and interaction with surface breaking defects on the sample rail head surface. A wide band EMAT generating surface waves with a frequency content between approximately 50 and 500 kHz is used to propagate ultrasonic waves on the surface of a rail head down the length of the sample. A stabilised Michelson interferometer is used to measure the out-of-plane displacement of the surface wave. A complete picture of the ultrasonic surface wave on the sample surface over time is reconstructed using this technique, with exceptionally high spatial and temporal resolution. Despite the curvature of the rail head, the ultrasonic surface wave propagating down the rail is found to have similar properties to Rayleigh waves by direct comparison to those observed on flat samples using the same technique. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Physics
Journal or Publication Title: NDT & E International
Publisher: Elsevier Sci Ltd.
ISSN: 0963-8695
Official Date: September 2007
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September 2007Published
Volume: Vol.40
Number: No.6
Number of Pages: 7
Page Range: pp. 471-477
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2007.01.008
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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