Lamb waves are widely used in non-destructive testing and structural health monitoring due to their advantages of long propagation distance, low attenuation, and high sensitivity to material defects and properties. Phase velocity, as one of the fundamental characteristics of Lamb waves, can be utilized for defect detection, material property estimation, and dispersion evaluation. Most existing phase velocity dispersion reconstruction methods require the deployment of multiple sensor arrays, which are costly and complex to arrange. This paper proposes a hybrid method based on spectrum decomposition and phase spectrum enhancement, which reconstructs the phase velocity dispersion curves of Lamb waves using only two adjacent sensors. The proposed method was validated through simulations on both aluminum and CFRP plates, and further verified experimentally on CFRP plates. The results were compared with theoretical values obtained from the semi-analytical finite element method. The findings demonstrate that the phase velocity dispersion curves of both the A0 and S0 modes of Lamb waves were successfully reconstructed, with a consistency rate of over 90% compared to the theoretical values. This method not only simplifies the measurement process but also enhances the accuracy and stability of dispersion curve reconstruction, providing a new technical approach for non-destructive testing and structural health monitoring.
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