Non-destructive testing and structural health monitoring systems based on ultrasonic guided waves propagation are particularly used in civil engineering or aerospace applications. Guided waves are commonly employed as they propagate through large distances and can inspect the entire cross-section of the structure. In order to optimize the sensitivity to a specific damage type, it is often preferable to generate a carefully selected pure mode. Although single-mode generation has been achieved for Lamb waves in infinite plate-like structures, such generation is much harder in a rectangular bar since less conventional modes propagate in finite cross-section waveguides. This article presents a general methodology for mode selective generation in a finite cross-section waveguide, using multiple transducers. Obtaining modal identification through conventional spatial Fourier transform on a longitudinal scan has proven to be inconvenient for waveguides with a two-dimensional cross-section. An alternative technique is proposed, consisting in the decomposition over the modal basis of the three displacement components measured across the bar width at the bar surface. The methodology is applied to the single-mode generation within an aluminum bar instrumented with eight piezoelectric transducers bonded to the surface. The modal basis is obtained with a semi-analytical finite element method. Numerical simulations and experiments using a three-dimensional laser Doppler vibrometer are conducted in order to validate the methodology.
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