Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation – Zingoni (Ed.)
© 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00061-2
Using the polynomial annihilation edge detection for locating
delamination in laminated composite plates
C. Surace & H. Darwich
Department of Structural Geotechnical and Building Engineering, Politecnico di Torino,
Torino, Italy
M. Gherlone
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino,
Torino, Italy
ABSTRACT: The problem of non-destructively detecting delamination in laminated composite plates is
addressed in this article. As the presence of a delamination causes a discontinuity in the first derivative of
the mode shapes, a numerical method for detecting discontinuities ...