Analytical insight into local defect resonance using a two-step method

Local defect resonance (LDR) has gained increasing attention in the field of non-destructive testing due to its capacity to selectively amplify vibrations within the defect regions and to enable defect-selective and high-resolution imaging. However, the conventional theory based on vibration method adopted for analyzing the fundamental frequencies of LDR deviates from experimental results when dealing with relatively thick defects. To tackle this deficiency, this study presents a two-step analytical methodology designed to precisely evaluate the local resonance effects of thick planar defects. In the first step, the normal-mode expansion (NME) method is employed to calculate the phase shift of the reflected elastic wave. In the second step, by using the standing wave's wavelength obtained in the first step, the Rayleigh method is taken into account to calculate LDR frequencies for various defect shapes. The refined theory is subsequently validated through finite element analysis and experimental measurement. The results clearly demonstrate that the LDR frequencies calculated using the refined theory exhibit a better agreement with experimental and simulated data. © 2024, NDT. net GmbH and Co. KG. All rights reserved.