A common defect of composite-stiffened structures is the disbond at the interface between the two constituents (skin/stringer), as a result of inefficient manufacturing process or foreign object impacts in service. Generally, discontinuities within the volume of an elastic solid medium, subjected to mechanical load, cause anomalies on the strain field in the near vicinity of the discontinuity. Utilizing this observation, this work investigates the effect of artificially induced disbonds in the skin/stiffener interface of an aeronautical-grade generic element. A structural health monitoring methodology is developed, leveraging on numerically simulated strains along the stringer foot which aims to assess the health state of the panel as the size of the disbonds increases. The study is implemented using a parametric finite element model generating various disbond scenarios. Longitudinal strain values are acquired at the exact points where in reality actual fiber Bragg grating sensors will be located. Two types of commonly utilized strain-based health indicators are evaluated, and their drawbacks are revealed and discussed. A new health indicator is proposed that proves its capability to monitor growing disbonds while being both load- and baseline-independent.
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