Characterization of Fatigue Damage in Hadfield Steel Using Acoustic Emission and Machine Learning-Based Methods

Autor: Shengrun Shi, Dengzun Yao, Guiyi Wu, Hui Chen, Shuyan Zhang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Sensors, Vol 24, Iss 1, p 275 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1424-8220
DOI: 10.3390/s24010275
Popis: Structural health monitoring (SHM) of fatigue cracks is essential for ensuring the safe operation of engineering equipment. The acoustic emission (AE) technique is one of the SHM techniques that is capable of monitoring fatigue-crack growth (FCG) in real time. In this study, fatigue-damage evolution of Hadfield steel was characterized using acoustic emission (AE) and machine learning-based methods. The AE signals generated from the entire fatigue-load process were acquired and correlated with fatigue-damage evolution. The AE-source mechanisms were discussed based on waveform characteristics and bispectrum analysis. Moreover, multiple machine learning algorithms were used to classify fatigue sub-stages, and the results show the effectiveness of classification of fatigue sub-stages using machine learning algorithms. The novelty of this research lies in the use of machine learning algorithms for the classification of fatigue sub-stages, unlike the existing methodology, which requires prior knowledge of AE-loading history and calculation of ∆K.
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