Correlation Of Acoustic Emission Parameters With Weight And Velocity Of Moving Vehicles

The thesis is motivated by the goal of doing initial investigation and experimentation for the development of Weigh-in-Motion (WIM) system using acoustic emission phenomenon. A great deal of research is going on for measuring the weight of moving vehicles. Weigh-in-motion of commercial vehicles is essential for management of freight traffic, highway infrastructure design and maintenance, and monitoring of heavy weight vehicles. The research work presents a methodology for correlating the weight of a moving vehicle with acoustic emission parameters (such as counts and energy). Furthermore, the correlation between the speed of vehicle with the acoustic emission parameters is developed. Preliminary analysis and experimentations were conducted for the study of propagation of acoustic signals in plate like structure and effect of dynamic loadings on Kaiser Effect. Initial testing revealed that there is a linear correlation between the impact force and the acoustic emission parameters. Also a polynomial regression of second order was found between the speed of vehicle and acoustic emission parameters. Road testing was conducted to investigate the correlation between weight of the vehicle and acoustic emission parameters. A linear relation was found between the weight of vehicle and acoustic emission parameters represented by counts, signal energy and absolute energy.

Author dc:creator

• Kolgaonkar, Amar

Contributors dc:contributor

• Moslehy, Faissal

• Acoustic Emission
• Weigh in motion
• Kaiser effect
• Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

CFE0000490

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:stars.library.ucf.edu:etd-1343