Institute of Mechanics - Department of Civil Engineering, Geo and Environmental Sciences

Experimental Identification of a Surface Delamination of a Laminated Sandwich Beam

  • chair: I. Müller, H. Schmieg
  • place: PAMM -Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 3, p. 332-333, 2003

Abstract

The oscillation properties of a laminate structure yields information about its structural integrity. Unilateral constraints and impacts dominate the oscillation properties of delaminated structures. These phenomena give rise to a nonlinear system response, whereas the degree of the nonlinearity augments with increasing intensity of excitation. The distribution of the nonlinearity on various test points allows the localisation of a delamination, exemplarily shown here on a laminated beam with a surface delamination.