TY - JOUR A1 - Kruschwitz, Sabine A1 - Bischof, Eik A1 - Taffe, A. T1 - Multi-sensor investigation of concrete moisture using ultrasound, radar and microwave JF - The e-journal of nondestructive testing & ultrasonics N2 - Moisture and salt loads of concrete can significantly change its microstructure and consequently lead to chemical and mechanical degradation. However, the non-destructive investigation of moisture and salt present in concrete is still difficult. In order to address and compare the sensitivity of different methods concrete samples with different pore systems realized by varying the w/z ratios have been fabricated. The focus of this study was put on the analysis of ultrasonic long and trans waves measured on the surface and in transmission mode. The results show clear dependencies of all applied methods. With the radar and microwave methods predominantly changes in the concrete moisture could be detected, whereas the different pore systems were not observed to alter the signals. In contrast for the ultrasound method also the ongoing hydration as well as the nature of the pore system strongly influenced the signals. As a consequence in a subsequent drying experiment it was also tried to delineate the effects of moisture and hydration. All specimens have been re-saturated under pressure and the drying experiment was repeated using the same multi-sensor approach. T2 - NDT-CE 2015 - International symposium non-destructive testing in civil engineering CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 15.09.2015 KW - Concrete KW - Moisture KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Ultrasound KW - Radar KW - Velocities KW - Microwave KW - Multi-sensor approach PY - 2015 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-347612 UR - http://www.ndt.net/?id=18322 SN - 1435-4934 VL - 20 IS - 11 SP - 1 EP - 4 PB - NDT.net CY - Kirchwald AN - OPUS4-34761 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -