Examining the Efficacy of Finite Element Method for Detecting Damage in Aluminium Structures

Authors

  • Asraar Anjum Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, P.O. Box 10, 50728, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Meftah Hrairi Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, P.O. Box 10, 50728, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Abdul Aabid Department of Engineering Management, College of Engineering, Prince Sultan University, PO BOX 66833, Riyadh 11586, Saudi Arabia
  • Norfazrina Yatim Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, P.O. Box 10, 50728, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Maisarah Ali Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, P.O. Box 10, 50728, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/aram.120.1.110121

Keywords:

Damage detection, FEM, impedance analyser, aluminium structure, piezoelectric materials

Abstract

Current engineering structures are effectively utilizing monitoring techniques based on electromechanical impedance (EMI) by employing piezoelectric sensors the EMI method is employed to monitor structural health of these systems. This study focuses on performing numerical analyses for structural health monitoring in healthy and damaged aluminium structures. For numerical analysis a finite element-based program in ANSYS commercial tool was utilized to model the beams made of undamaged and damaged aluminium. Additionally parametric studies were done to determine the impedance signal in aluminium structures with Lead-Zirconate-Titanate (PZT). The results obtained indicate that the finite element (FE) modeling with EMI technique is valuable for health monitoring of structures with impedance for healthy and damaged aluminium structures.

Author Biographies

Asraar Anjum, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, P.O. Box 10, 50728, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

asraar.anjum@gmail.com

Meftah Hrairi, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, P.O. Box 10, 50728, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

meftah@iium.edu.my

Abdul Aabid, Department of Engineering Management, College of Engineering, Prince Sultan University, PO BOX 66833, Riyadh 11586, Saudi Arabia

aaabid@psu.edu.sa

Norfazrina Yatim, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, P.O. Box 10, 50728, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

norfazrina@iium.edu.my

Maisarah Ali, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, P.O. Box 10, 50728, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

maisarah@iium.edu.my

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Published

2024-06-30

How to Cite

Asraar Anjum, Meftah Hrairi, Abdul Aabid, Norfazrina Yatim, & Maisarah Ali. (2024). Examining the Efficacy of Finite Element Method for Detecting Damage in Aluminium Structures. Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Mechanics, 120(1), 110–121. https://doi.org/10.37934/aram.120.1.110121

Issue

Vol. 120 No. 1: August (2024)

Section

Articles