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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2011
Applicant:
James P. Dunne, Ballwin, MO (US);
Inventor:
James P. Dunne, Ballwin, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/032 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for identifying Lamb wave modes and structural health monitoring may include transmitting a Lamb wave through a structure for monitoring the structural health of the structure. The method may also include measuring an instantaneous thickness of the structure at a predetermined location of the structure during passage of the Lamb wave at the predetermined location. The method may additionally include identifying a mode of the Lamb wave from the instantaneous thickness of the structure.