Improved near-field characteristics of phased arrays for assessing concrete and cementitious materials

Shi-Chang Wooh; Lawrence Azar

doi:10.1117/12.339884

28 January 1999 Improved near-field characteristics of phased arrays for assessing concrete and cementitious materials

Shi-Chang Wooh, Lawrence Azar

Proceedings Volume 3586, Nondestructive Evaluation of Aging Aircraft, Airports, and Aerospace Hardware III; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.339884
Event: Nondestructive Evaluation Techniques for Aging Infrastructures and Manufacturing, 1999, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

The degradation of civil infrastructure has placed a focus on effective nondestructive evaluation techniques to correctly assess the condition of existing concrete structures. Conventional high frequency ultrasonic response are severely affected by scattering and material attenuation, resulting in weak and confusing signal returns. Therefore, low frequency ultrasonic transducers, which avoid this problem of wave attenuation, are commonly used for concrete with limited capabilities. The focus of this research is to ascertain some benefits and limitations of a low frequency ultrasonic phased array transducer. In this paper, we investigate a novel low-frequency ultrasonic phased array and the results of experimental feasibility test for practical condition assessment of concrete structures are reported.

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Shi-Chang Wooh and Lawrence Azar "Improved near-field characteristics of phased arrays for assessing concrete and cementitious materials", Proc. SPIE 3586, Nondestructive Evaluation of Aging Aircraft, Airports, and Aerospace Hardware III, (28 January 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.339884

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