Delamination Identification for FRP Composites with Emphasis on Frequency-Based Vibration Monitoring-A Review

摘要

Fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) composite laminates are now commonly usedin many structural applications, especially in the aerospace industry, where margins ofsafety are kept low in order to minimise weight. Timely detection and assessment ofdamage (in particular delaminations) in composite laminates are therefore critical, as theycan cause loss of structural integrity affecting the safe operation of the composite structures.The current trend is towards implementation of structural health monitoring (SHM)systems which can monitor the structures in situ without down time. In this paper, first, thecurrent available SHM techniques for delamination detection in FRP composites arebriefly reviewed, including acoustic emission, fibre optic sensors, Lamb wave-,impedance- and vibration-based methods. Among different vibration-based methods,frequency monitoring is the simplest to implement, requiring only single pointmeasurement, and is relatively accurate and reliable, thus it becomes the main focus ofpresent paper. A comprehensive review of frequency-based vibration monitoring isconducted in terms of the various aspects of delamination identification in FRPs throughfrequency shifts, including review of theoretical models for free vibration of delaminatedFRP beams, survey of finite element modelling of delaminated composite structures,summary of experimental modal analyses on FRP composites with delaminations, andinverse algorithms for frequency-based delamination assessment. This paper aims to helpthe readers to get an overview of the available SHM techniques for monitoring the integrityof FRP composites, with a special emphasis on delamination assessment throughfrequency-based vibration monitoring.