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Jacobs, Laurence J.

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School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Nonlinear tu study of radiation damage

(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012-12-23) Jacobs, Laurence J.
Characteristics of second harmonic generation of Lamb waves in nonlinear elastic plates

(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010-04) Mueller, Martin Fritz ; Kim, Jin-Yeon ; Qu, Jianmin ; Jacobs, Laurence J.

This paper investigates the characteristics of the second harmonic generation of Lamb waves in a plate with quadratic nonlinearity. Analytical asymptotic solutions to Lamb waves are first obtained through the use of a perturbation method. Then, based on a careful analysis of these asymptotic solutions, it is shown that the cross-modal generation of a symmetric second harmonic mode by an antisymmetric primary mode is possible. These solutions also demonstrate that modes showing internal resonance-nonzero power flux to the second harmonic mode, plus phase velocity matching-are most useful for measurements. In addition, when using finite wave packets, which is the case in most experimental measurements, group velocity matching is required for a cumulative increase in the second harmonic amplitude with propagation distance. Finally, five mode types (which are independent of material properties) that satisfy all three requirements for this cumulative increase in second harmonic amplitude-nonzero power flux, plus phase and group velocity matching-are identified. These results are important for the development of an experimental procedure to measure material nonlinearity with Lamb waves.
On the excitability of second harmonic lamb waves in isotropic plates

(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010-02-22) Mueller, Martin Fritz ; Kim, Jin-Yeon ; Qu, Jianmin ; Jacobs, Laurence J.

Recent research uses second harmonic waves caused by material nonlinearity to characterize fatigue damage in its early stages. This research investigates this second harmonic Lamb wave generation analytically, using a solution derived by De Lima, in order to provide information on the efficient generation and detection of a second harmonic amplitude for improved signal-to-noise ratio in measurements. Symmetry properties of the second harmonic wave are also clarified, since the published literature is contradictory.
Dynamic Pressure Measurements

(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2001-12-31) Jacobs, Laurence J.
Gas turbine engine prognostics and equipment health management

(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2001) Jacobs, Laurence J.
Time-frequency representation of Lamb waves using the reassigned spectrogram

(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2000-03-23) Niethammer, Marc ; Jacobs, Laurence J. ; Qu, Jianmin ; Jarzynski, Jacek

This brief note reports on a study that applies the reassigned spectrogram (the reassigned energy density spectrum of the short-time Fourier transform [STFT]) to develop the dispersion curves for multimode Lamb waves propagating in an aluminum plate. The proposed procedure first uses the spectrogram to operate on a single, laser-generated and detected waveform to develop the dispersion relationship for this plate. Next, a reassignment procedure is used to refine the time-frequency resolution of the calculated dispersion curves. This reassignment operation clarifies the definition of the measured modes. This study demonstrates that the reassigned spectrogram is capable of distinguishing multiple, closely spaced Lamb modes in the ultrasonic frequency range. ©2000 Acoustical Society of America.
Nondestructive Assessment of Pile Tip Elevations Using Flexural Waves

(Georgia Institute of Technology, 1995) Rix, Glenn J. ; Jacobs, Laurence J. ; Rhodes, Patrick B. ; Raparelli, Raymond Q.
Finite rotations and finite elements of thin elastic shells

(Georgia Institute of Technology, 1988) Jacobs, Laurence J.