Ultrasonics and NDE Group
Publications 2022
J. Xiao, J. Chen, X. Yu, D. Lisevych, Z. Fan, Remote characterization of surface slots by enhanced laser-generated ultrasonic Rayleigh waves, Ultrasonics 119, 106595.
A. Crivoi, Z. Fan, Noise attenuating performance of metasurfaces with regular Euclidean tiling and uniformly embedded Helmholtz resonators, Applied Acoustics 185, 108388.
P. Zuo, Y. Liu, Z. Fan, Modeling of acoustoelastic borehole waves subjected to tectonic stress with formation anisotropy and borehole deviation, Geophysics 87 (1), D1-D19.
Publications 2021
J. Huang, N. Nguyen-Thanh, J. Gao, Z. Fan, K. Zhou, Static, free vibration, and buckling analyses of laminated composite plates via an isogeometric meshfree collocation approach, Composite Structures, 115011.
R. Song, C. Zhang, F. Teng, J. Tu, X. Guo, Z. Fan, Y. Zheng, D. Zhang, Cavitation-facilitated transmembrane permeability enhancement induced by acoustically vaporized nanodroplets, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry 79, 105790.
J. Chen, Z. Sun, J. Rao, D. Lisevych, Z. Fan, Escalated Deep-Subwavelength Acoustic Imaging with Field Enhancement Inside a Metalens, Physical Review Applied 16 (4), 044021.
M. Ratassepp, J. Rao, X. Yu, Z. Fan, Modeling the Effect of Anisotropy in Ultrasonic-Guided Wave Tomography, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control 69, 330-339.
J. Chen, M. Zhang, Y. Chen, B. Ju, Z. Fan, Enhanced sound focusing with single-slit lens , Applied Physics Letters 118 (26), 264103.
W. Zhou, Z. Fan, Localization and amplification of Rayleigh waves by topological elastic metasurfaces, Smart Materials and Structures, 30, 084001.
Publications 2020
Y. Zhou, J. Chen, L Liu, Z. Fan, Y. Ma, Magnetic–acoustic biphysical invisible coats for underwater objects, NPG Asia Materials volume 12, Article number: 27.
A. Saini, M. Felice, Z. Fan, C. Lane, Optimisation of the Half-Skip Total Focusing Method (HSTFM) parameters for sizing surface-breaking cracks, NDT & E International 116, 102365.
P. Zuo, Z. Fan, Modal properties of elastic surface waves in the presence of material anisotropy and prestress 485, 115588, 2020.
P. Zuo, X. Yu, Z. Fan, Acoustoelastic guided waves in waveguides with arbitrary prestress, Journal of Sound and Vibration 469, 115113, 2020.
J. Rao, J. Yang, M. Ratassepp, Z. Fan, Multi-parameter reconstruction of velocity and density using ultrasonic tomography based on full waveform inversion, Ultrasonics, 101, 106004, 2020
Publications 2019
J. Rao, A. Saini, J. Yang, M. Ratassepp, Z. Fan, Ultrasonic imaging of irregularly shaped notches based on elastic reverse time migration, NDT & E International, 107, 102135, 2019
R. Lin, T. Y. Ng, Z. Fan, New Type of Spectral Nonlinear Resonance Enhances Identification of Weak Signals, Scientific Reports, 9, 1-15, 2019
P. Ray, X. Yu, Z. Fan, B. Srinivasan, P. Rajagopal, Fiber bragg grating based detection of part-thickness cracks in bent composite laminates using feature-guided waves, Smart Materials and Structures, 28, 085026, 2019.
J. Chen, J. Xiao, D. Lisevych, Z. Fan, Laser-induced Full Matrix Ultrasonic Imaging of Complex-shaped Objects, IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control, 2019.
J. Chen, Z. Sun, Z. Fan, Groove-structured meta-surface for patterned sub-diffraction sound focusing, Applied Physics Letters 114 (25), 254102, 2019.
J. Chen, J. Rao, D. Lisevych, Z. Fan, Broadband ultrasonic focusing in water with an ultra-compact metasurface lens, Applied Physics Letter, 114, 104101, 2019.
X. Yu, P. Zuo, J. Xiao, Z. Fan, Detection of damage in welded joints using high order feature guided ultrasonic waves, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Volume 126, Pages 176-192, 2019.
Publications 2018
J. Chen, J. Xiao, D. Lisevych, A. Shakouri, Z. Fan, Deep-subwavelength control of acoustic waves in an ultra-compact metasurface lens, Nature Communications 9, 4920, 2018.
P. Zuo, Y. Liu, Y. Zhou, Z. Fan, Investigation of nonlinear ultrasonic guided waves in open waveguides based on perfectly matched layers, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol 144 (3), 1572-1588, 2018.
K. Wang, Z. Fan, Z. Su, Orienting fatigue cracks using contact acoustic nonlinearity in scattered plate waves, Smart Materials and Structures, 27, 09LT01, 2018.
K. Wang, M. Liu, Z. Su, S. Yuan, Z. Fan, Analytical insight into “breathing” crack-induced acoustic nonlinearity with an application to quantitative evaluation of contact cracks, Ultrasonics, 88, 157-167, 2018.
B. Nagarajan, D. Kumar, Z. Fan, S. Castagne. Effect of deep cold rolling on mechanical properties and microstructure of nickel-based superalloys, Materials Science and Engineering: A 728, 196-207, 2018.
M. V. Felice, Z. Fan. Sizing of flaws using ultrasonic bulk wave testing: A review, Ultrasonics, 88, 26-42, 2018
M. Ratassepp, J. Rao, Z. Fan. Quantitative imaging of Young's modulus in plates using guided wave tomography, NDT & E International, 94, 22-30, 2018.
X. Yu, Z. Fan, S. Puliyakote, M. Castaings. Remote monitoring of bond line defects between a composite panel and a stiffener using distributed piezoelectric sensors, Smart Materials and Structures, 27, 035014, 2018.
Publications 2017
J. Rao, M. Ratassepp, D. Lisevych, M. Hamzah Caffoor, Z. Fan. On-Line Corrosion Monitoring of Plate Structures Based on Guided Wave Tomography Using Piezoelectric Sensors. Sensors, 17 (12), 2882, 2017.
J. Rao, M. Ratassepp, Z. Fan. Quantification of thickness loss in a liquid-loaded plate using ultrasonic guided wave tomography. Smart Materials and Structures 26 (12), 125017, 2017.
P. Zuo, Z. Fan, SAFE-PML approach for modal study of waveguides with arbitrary cross sections immersed in inviscid fluid, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 406, 181-196, 2017. PDF
P. Zuo, X. Yu, Z. Fan, Numerical modeling of embedded solid waveguides using SAFE-PML approach using a commercially available finite element package, NDT & E International 90, 11-13, 2017. PDF
J. Rao, M. Ratassepp, Z. Fan. Investigation of the reconstruction accuracy of guided wave tomography using full waveform inversion, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2017, 400, 317 – 328. PDF
X. Yu, Z. Fan, M. Castaings, C. Biateau, Feature guided wave inspection of bond line defects between a stiffener and a composite plate, NDT & E International 89, 44-55, 2017. PDF
B Nagarajan, S Castagne, S Annamalai, Z Fan, WL Chan, Effect of Microstructure on Electrical Conductivity of Nickel-Base Superalloys, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 1-13, 2017.
N. Nazeer, M. Ratassepp, Z. Fan. Damage detection in bent plates using shear horizontal guided waves, Ultrasonics, 2017, 75, 155 – 163. PDF
X. Yu, M. Ratassepp, Z. Fan. Damage detection in quasi-isotropic composite bends using ultrasonic feature guided waves, Composite Science and Technology, 2017, 141, 120-129. PDF
Publications 2016
X. Yu, M. Ratassepp, P. Rajagopal, Z. Fan. Anisotropic effects on ultrasonic guided waves propagation in composite bends, Ultrasonics, 2016, 72, 95-105. PDF
M. Ratassepp, Z. Fan, K. Lasn, Wave mode extraction from multimodal wave signals in an orthotropic composite plate, Ultrasonics, 2016, 71, 223-230. PDF
J. Rao, M. Ratassepp, Z. Fan. Limited-view ultrasonic guided wave tomography using an adaptive regularization method, Journal of Applied Physics, 2016, 120(19), 194902. PDF
P. Zuo, Y. Zhou, Z. Fan. Numerical and experimental investigation of nonlinear ultrasonic Lamb waves at low frequency. Applied Physics Letters, 109(2):021902, 2016. PDF
P. Zuo, Y. Zhou, Z. Fan. Numerical studies of nonlinear ultrasonic guided waves in uniform waveguides with arbitrary cross sections. AIP Advances, 6(7):075207, 2016. PDF
M. Ratassepp, Z. Fan, K. Lasn. Wave mode extraction from multimodal wave signals in an orthotropic composite plate. Ultrasonics, 71, 223–230, 2016. PDF
J. Rao, M. Ratassepp, Z. Fan. Guided Wave Tomography Based on Full Waveform Inversion. IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroelect. Freq. Contr., 63, 737–745, 2016. DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2016.2536144. PDF
X. Yu, P. Manogharan, Z. Fan, P. Rajagolpal. Shear horizontal feature guided ultrasonic waves in plate structures with 90° transverse bends. Ultrasonics, 65, 370–379, 2016. PDF
Publications 2015
X. Cai, A. A. Malcolm, B. S. Wong, Z. Fan. Measurement and characterization of porosity in aluminium selective laser melting parts using X-ray CT. Virtual and Physical Prototyping, DOI: 10.1080/17452759.2015.1112412. PDF
F. Hernando Quintanilla, Z. Fan, M. J. S. Lowe, R. V. Craster. Guided waves' dispersion curves in anisotropic viscoelastic single- and multi-layered media. Proceedings of the Royal Society A, Mathematical Physical and Engineering Science, 471:2015.0268. PDF
Z. Fan, A. F. Mark, M. J. S. Lowe, P. J. Withers. Nonintrusive Estimation of Anisotropic Stiffness Maps of Heterogeneous Steel Welds for the Improvement of Ultrasonic Array Inspection. IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroelect. Freq. Contr. 62, 1530 - 1543. PDF
P. Manogharan, X. Yu, Z. Fan, P. Rajagolpal. Interaction of shear horizontal bend (SHB) guided mode with defects. NDT & E International, 75, 39–47, 2015. PDF
Publications 2014
A. F. Mark, Z. Fan, F. Azough, M. J. S. Lowe, P. J. Withers. Investigation of the elastic/crystallographic anisotropy of welds for improved ultrasonic inspections, Materials Characterization 98, 47-53, 2014. PDF
Publications before 2014
Z. Fan, M. Castaings, M. J. S. Lowe, C. Biateau and P. Fromme. Feature-guided waves for monitoring adhesive shear modulus in bonded stiffeners. NDT & E International, 54, 96–102, 2013. PDF
Z. Fan, M. J. S. Lowe. Interaction of feature guided waves with different defects located around the feature. NDT & E International, 47, 124–133, 2012. PDF
Z. Fan, M. J. S. Lowe. Elastic waves guided by a welded joint in a plate. Proceedings of the Royal Society A, Mathematical Physical and Engineering Science, 465:2053-2068, 2009. PDF
Z. Fan, M. J. S. Lowe, M. Castaings and C. Bacon. Torsional waves propagation along a waveguide of arbitrary cross section immersed in a perfect fluid. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 124, No. 4, 2002-2010, 2008.
Z. Fan, J. Ma, and Z. Zhu. Comparison of EMT and MST approaches in studying linear acoustics in bubbly liquid. Ultrasonics, 44:451-454, 2006.
Z. Fan, J. Ma, B. Liang, Z. Zhu and J. Cheng. The nonlinear acoustic wave propagation in porous rubberlike medium. Acta Acustica united with Acustica, 92:217-234, 2006.
J. Ma, J. Yu, Z. Fan, Z. Zhu, X. Gong and G. Du. Acoustic nonlinearity of liquid containing encapsulated microbubbles. Journal of the Acoustic Society of America, 116(1):186-193, 2004
Book Contribution
F. Cegla, Z. Fan, M. J. S. Lowe. Ultrasonic density measurements. McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science Technology, 2010.