{"id":61385,"date":"2016-07-19T16:59:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T20:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-387603"},"modified":"2023-07-26T12:19:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T16:19:29","slug":"nondestructive-evaluation-of-adhesive-bond-strength-by-ultrasonic-phase-measurements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/space-tech-research-grants\/nondestructive-evaluation-of-adhesive-bond-strength-by-ultrasonic-phase-measurements\/","title":{"rendered":"Nondestructive Evaluation of Adhesive Bond Strength by Ultrasonic Phase Measurements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Harold Haldren<\/strong><br>\n<em>University of Virginia<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/haldren_harold.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1525\" height=\"1580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/haldren_harold.png?w=1525\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Harold Haldren\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/haldren_harold.png 1525w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/haldren_harold.png?resize=290,300 290w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/haldren_harold.png?resize=768,796 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/haldren_harold.png?resize=988,1024 988w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/haldren_harold.png?resize=1483,1536 1483w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/haldren_harold.png?resize=386,400 386w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/haldren_harold.png?resize=579,600 579w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/haldren_harold.png?resize=869,900 869w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/haldren_harold.png?resize=1158,1200 1158w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1525px) 100vw, 1525px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Harold Haldren<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>As space technology advances, so does the desire to use lightweight advanced composite structures. Composite structures offer many advantages to their metal counterparts in terms of weight, strength, and durability. However, unlike in metal structures where bolting and riveting are widespread, adhesive bonding is the preferred method to join two composite materials. Consequently, a method to quantitatively determine the strength of an adhesive bond must be used to ensure strength and stability of adhesively bonded structures. Unfortunately, conventional nondestructive evaluation techniques have proved unable to ensure detection of weak bonds or quantitatively measure bond strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, a new nondestructive technique is being proposed for quantitatively measuring adhesive bond strength. This technique uses an ultrasonic signal and an interferometric constant frequency pulsed phased-locked loop (CFPPLL) circuit to measure the phase response of a bonded region due to thermal stress. Theoretical research has shown that the thermal properties of a bonded structure should have a strong relationship with the quality of the adhesive bond. These properties should be measurable using this ultrasonic phase-based technique. Another technique that relies upon the frequency dependence of the reflection coefficient of the bonded interface will also be evaluated using the CFPPLL instrument. The sensitivity of this instrument should also allow it to detect very weak or kissing bonds that have been previously undetectable. Through this research project, these techniques will be developed and tested using a variety of adhesives and bonded materials, and their ability to detect each of the major types of bond defects will be examined. Additionally, the sensitivity of the technique to very thin bonds will be studied. Mathematical models to describe the acoustic responses to stresses in a bonded region are also being developed. Adhesive bonds under failure loads will also be examined for their phase response to ultrasonic interrogation. Computational modeling will be use to verify these results to promote a better understanding of the mechanics of bond failure to physics at large. In the end, this technique has the potential to advance the use of adhesive bonds and by association, advanced composite structures in space technology design by providing a reliable method of quantifiably measuring adhesive bond strength. This innovation would then allow for more complex, lightweight, and safe spacecraft design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/spacetech\/strg\/nstrf-2016\"><strong>Back to NSTRF 2016 Full List<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harold Haldren University of Virginia As space technology advances, so does the desire to use lightweight advanced composite structures. Composite structures offer many advantages to their metal counterparts in terms of weight, strength, and durability. However, unlike in metal structures where bolting and riveting are widespread, adhesive bonding is the preferred method to join two […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":63420,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3337],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[9529,12750],"coauthors":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Nondestructive Evaluation of Adhesive Bond Strength by Ultrasonic Phase Measurements","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/space-tech-research-grants\/nondestructive-evaluation-of-adhesive-bond-strength-by-ultrasonic-phase-measurements\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/space-tech-research-grants\/nondestructive-evaluation-of-adhesive-bond-strength-by-ultrasonic-phase-measurements\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/haldren_harold.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/haldren_harold.png"},"articleSection":"NASA Directorates","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Loura Hall"}],"creator":["Loura Hall"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["NASA Directorates","Space Technology Mission Directorate","Space Technology Research Grants"],"dateCreated":"2016-07-19T20:59:00Z","datePublished":"2016-07-19T20:59:00Z","dateModified":"2023-07-26T16:19:29Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"Nondestructive Evaluation of Adhesive Bond Strength by Ultrasonic Phase Measurements\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/space-tech-research-grants\/nondestructive-evaluation-of-adhesive-bond-strength-by-ultrasonic-phase-measurements\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/haldren_harold.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2016-07-19T20:59:00Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"NASA Directorates\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"NASA Directorates,Space Technology Mission Directorate,Space Technology Research Grants\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Loura Hall\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":2,"time_ago":"8 years","featured_image":{"id":63420,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/haldren_harold.png","title":"haldren_harold","alt":"Harold Haldren","caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61385"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61385"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61385\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":463534,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61385\/revisions\/463534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61385"},{"taxonomy":"news-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-tags?post=61385"},{"taxonomy":"internal-terms","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-terms?post=61385"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=61385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}