Marshall, M.B., Lewis, R., Drinkwater, B.W. et al. (1 more author) (2004) An ultrasonic approach for contact stress mapping in machine joints and concentrated contacts. Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design, 39 (4). pp. 339-350. ISSN 0309-3247
Abstract
The measurement of pressure at a contact in a machine part is important because contact stresses frequently lead to failure by seizure, wear or fatigue. While the interface might appear smooth on a macroscale, it consists of regions of asperity contact and air gaps on a microscale. The reflection of an ultrasonic pulse at such a rough contact can be used to give information about the contact conditions. The more conformal the contact, the smaller is the proportion of an incident wave amplitude that will be reflected. In this paper, this phenomenon has been used to produce maps of contact pressure at machine element interfaces. An ultrasonic pulse is generated and reflected at the interface, to be received by the same piezoelectric transducer. The transducer is scanned across the interface and a map of reflected ultrasound (a c-scan) is recorded. The proportion of the wave reflected can be used to determine the stiffness of the interface. Stiffness correlates qualitatively with contact pressure, but unfortunately there is no unique relationship. In this work, two approaches have been used to obtain contact pressure: firstly by using an independent calibration experiment, and secondly by using experimental observations that stiffness and pressure are linearly related. The approach has been used in three example cases: a series of press fitted joints, a wheel/rail contact and a bolted joint.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Copyright (c) 2004 Professional Engineering Publishing. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Mechanical Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Mr Christopher Hardwick |
Date Deposited: | 20 Aug 2009 11:27 |
Last Modified: | 09 Oct 2019 12:04 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1243/0309324041223971 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Professional Engineering Publishing |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1243/0309324041223971 |
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