Nondestructive testing of concrete using ultrasonic wave propagation

The experimental results of the Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity (UPV) and the wave interaction in concrete structures is presented. The study was performed using Pundit Lab testing equipment. UPV of concrete was determined on mortar mixtures with a Water-to-Cement (W/C) ratio of 0.4, 0.5 and 0.6 for 150 m...

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Published in2017 13th International Conference on Electronics, Computer and Computation (ICECCO) pp. 1 - 5
Main Authors Ozsoy, Ufuk, Koyunlu, Gokhan, Ugweje, Okechukwu C., Dayyabu, Abubakar
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.11.2017
Subjects
Acoustics
Concrete
Mortar
non destructive testing
Nondestructive testing
Transducers
Ultrasonic variables measurement
ultrasonic wave velocity
Ultrasonic waves
water-to-concrete ratio
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Summary:The experimental results of the Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity (UPV) and the wave interaction in concrete structures is presented. The study was performed using Pundit Lab testing equipment. UPV of concrete was determined on mortar mixtures with a Water-to-Cement (W/C) ratio of 0.4, 0.5 and 0.6 for 150 mm and 100 mm travel path lengths at 54 kHz frequency. Two different measurement types namely direct and indirect method were performed. UPV curves were presented for each test and the result showed that the measurement type and W/C ratios are crucial in monitoring the structural health of concrete. Results also show that there is a proportional relationship between the W/C ratio and UPV, and the increase in W/C ratio results in a corresponding decrease in UPV.
ISBN:1538624990
9781538624999
DOI:10.1109/ICECCO.2017.8333326