@ARTICLE{Rucka_M._Application_2014, author={Rucka, M. and Zima, B. and Kędra, R.}, number={No 4}, journal={Archives of Civil Engineering}, pages={493-515}, howpublished={online}, year={2014}, publisher={WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING and COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES}, abstract={Early detection of potential defects and identification of their location are necessary to ensure safe, reliable and long-term use of engineering structures. Non-destructive diagnostic tests based on guided wave propagation are becoming more popular because of the possibility to inspect large areas during a single measurement with a small number of sensors. The aim of this study is the application of guided wave propagation in non-destructive diagnostics of steel bridges. The paper contains results of numerical analyses for a typical railway bridge. The ability of damage detection using guided Lamb waves was demonstrated on the example of a part of a plate girder as well as a bolted connection. In addition, laboratory tests were performed to investigate the practical application of wave propagation for a steel plate and a prestressed bolted joint.}, type={Artykuły / Articles}, title={Application of guided wave propagation in diagnosticsof steel bridge components}, URL={http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/83987/mainfile.pdf}, keywords={non-destructive testing, damage detection, condition assessment, guided wave propagation, steel bridges}, }