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A Synthetic Phased Array Surface Acoustic Wave Sensor for Quantifying Bolt Tension

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dc.contributor.authorŞİŞMAN, ALPER
dc.contributor.authorsMartinez, Jairo; Sisman, Alper; Onen, Onursal; Velasquez, Dean; Guldiken, Rasim
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-14T10:17:46Z
dc.date.available2022-03-14T10:17:46Z
dc.date.issued2012-09-07
dc.description.abstractIn this paper, we report our findings on implementing a synthetic phased array surface acoustic wave sensor to quantify bolt tension. Maintaining proper bolt tension is important in many fields such as for ensuring safe operation of civil infrastructures. Significant advantages of this relatively simple methodology is its capability to assess bolt tension without any contact with the bolt, thus enabling measurement at inaccessible locations, multiple bolt measurement capability at a time, not requiring data collection during the installation and no calibration requirements. We performed detailed experiments on a custom-built flexible bench-top experimental setup consisting of 1018 steel plate of 12.7 mm (1/2 in) thickness, a 6.4 mm (in) grade 8 bolt and a stainless steel washer with 19 mm (3/4 in) of external diameter. Our results indicate that this method is not only capable of clearly distinguishing properly bolted joints from loosened joints but also capable of quantifying how loose the bolt actually is. We also conducted detailed signal-to-noise (SNR) analysis and showed that the SNR value for the entire bolt tension range was sufficient for image reconstruction.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/s120912265
dc.identifier.eissn1424-8220
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11424/244317
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000309269900048
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherMDPI
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dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectbolt tension
dc.subjectreal area of contact
dc.subjectnon-destructive testing
dc.subjectsurface acoustic wave sensor
dc.subjectsynthetic phase array
dc.subjectultrasonic imaging
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dc.titleA Synthetic Phased Array Surface Acoustic Wave Sensor for Quantifying Bolt Tension
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local.journal.numberofpages14
oaire.citation.endPage12278
oaire.citation.issue9
oaire.citation.startPage12265
oaire.citation.titleSENSORS
oaire.citation.volume12
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