Electromagnetic ultrasonic guided waves inspection of rail base

Shu Juan Wang; Xiao Yang Chen; Tao Jiang; Lei Kang

doi:10.1109/FENDT.2014.6928248

Electromagnetic ultrasonic guided waves inspection of rail base

Shu Juan Wang, Xiao Yang Chen, Tao Jiang, Lei Kang

Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Ultrasonic nondestructive testing technique has been widely applied to rail inspection. Due to the influence of probe placement and the complex structure of the rail, current devices are limited in the ability of detecting most defects existing in the rail base. In this paper, the electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) is applied to the inspection of rail base defects. Wave modes in the rail base and their corresponding mode shapes are obtained by applying the finite element analysis (FEA) method. The analysis result implies that pseudo-Rayleigh waves have the potential to detect concerned defects in the frequency range of 300 to 400kHz. To further test the inspection ability of pseudo-Rayleigh waves, an EMAT generating 300kHz pseudo-Rayleigh waves is designed and two artificial defects of different types in a rail base specimen are detected using this EMAT. The experiment result indicates that pseudo-Rayleigh waves are suitable for the inspection of rail base.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	FENDT 2014 - Proceedings, 2014 IEEE Far East Forum on Nondestructive Evaluation/Testing
Subtitle of host publication	New Technology and Application, Increasingly Perfect NDT/E
Editors	Qinxue Pan, Chunguang Xu, Liu Yang
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	135-139
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479947300
ISBN (Print)	9781479947317
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/FENDT.2014.6928248
Publication status	Published - 16 Oct 2014
Event	2014 IEEE 11th Far East Forum on Nondestructive Evaluation/Testing: New Technology and Application, FENDT 2014 - Chengdu, China Duration: 20 Jun 2014 → 23 Jun 2014

Conference

Conference	2014 IEEE 11th Far East Forum on Nondestructive Evaluation/Testing: New Technology and Application, FENDT 2014
Country/Territory	China
City	Chengdu
Period	20/06/14 → 23/06/14

Keywords

Electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT)
finite element analysis (FEA)
rail base inspection
ultrasonic guided waves

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10.1109/FENDT.2014.6928248

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Wang, S. J., Chen, X. Y., Jiang, T., & Kang, L. (2014). Electromagnetic ultrasonic guided waves inspection of rail base. In Q. Pan, C. Xu, & L. Yang (Eds.), FENDT 2014 - Proceedings, 2014 IEEE Far East Forum on Nondestructive Evaluation/Testing: New Technology and Application, Increasingly Perfect NDT/E (pp. 135-139). Article 6928248 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/FENDT.2014.6928248

Wang, Shu Juan ; Chen, Xiao Yang ; Jiang, Tao et al. / Electromagnetic ultrasonic guided waves inspection of rail base. FENDT 2014 - Proceedings, 2014 IEEE Far East Forum on Nondestructive Evaluation/Testing: New Technology and Application, Increasingly Perfect NDT/E. editor / Qinxue Pan ; Chunguang Xu ; Liu Yang. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014. pp. 135-139

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Wang, SJ, Chen, XY, Jiang, T & Kang, L 2014, Electromagnetic ultrasonic guided waves inspection of rail base. in Q Pan, C Xu & L Yang (eds), FENDT 2014 - Proceedings, 2014 IEEE Far East Forum on Nondestructive Evaluation/Testing: New Technology and Application, Increasingly Perfect NDT/E., 6928248, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 135-139, 2014 IEEE 11th Far East Forum on Nondestructive Evaluation/Testing: New Technology and Application, FENDT 2014, Chengdu, China, 20/06/14. https://doi.org/10.1109/FENDT.2014.6928248

Electromagnetic ultrasonic guided waves inspection of rail base. / Wang, Shu Juan; Chen, Xiao Yang; Jiang, Tao et al.
FENDT 2014 - Proceedings, 2014 IEEE Far East Forum on Nondestructive Evaluation/Testing: New Technology and Application, Increasingly Perfect NDT/E. ed. / Qinxue Pan; Chunguang Xu; Liu Yang. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014. p. 135-139 6928248.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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Wang SJ, Chen XY, Jiang T, Kang L. Electromagnetic ultrasonic guided waves inspection of rail base. In Pan Q, Xu C, Yang L, editors, FENDT 2014 - Proceedings, 2014 IEEE Far East Forum on Nondestructive Evaluation/Testing: New Technology and Application, Increasingly Perfect NDT/E. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2014. p. 135-139. 6928248 doi: 10.1109/FENDT.2014.6928248