TY - JOUR A1 - Maierhofer, Christiane A1 - Brink, Arne A1 - Röllig, Mathias A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert T1 - Detection of shallow voids in concrete structures with impulse thermography and radar JF - NDT & E international N2 - New thermography systems enable the application of active investigation techniques, i.e. the observation of the cooling down process after heating the surface of a structure under investigation. Defects like voids in concrete having a different thermal diffusivity in comparison to the bulk material are visualised by different surface temperatures. The differences between temperature transient curves above sound regions and above inhomogeneities are expected to include information about the defect parameters. Experimental investigations with impulse thermography and radar on a concrete test specimen containing voids were analysed. Radar was used to determine the depth of the voids. The influence of size and depth of the voids on the temperature transient curves was studied for different heating times. The transient curves were also fitted with a simple semi-empirical model. KW - Impulse thermography KW - Radar KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Concrete KW - Civil engineering PY - 2003 SN - 0963-8695 VL - 36 IS - 4 SP - 257 EP - 263 PB - Butterworth-Heinemann CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-11867 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kohl, Christoph A1 - Krause, Martin A1 - Maierhofer, Christiane A1 - Wöstmann, Jens T1 - 2D- and 3D-visualisation of NDT-data using data fusion technique JF - Materials and structures N2 - Non-destructive testing (NDT) of concrete structures is performed using pulse-echo methods. According to the type of the applied waves it can be classified as acoustic (Impact-Echo, Ultrasonics) and electromagnetic methods (Radar). The results are visualised through different imaging processes. This work is performed in the frame of a research project promoted by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (FOR384). The objective of data fusion is to use the complementary information of the different methods. Radar can detect metallic reflectors in concrete (metallic ducts and concrete reinforcement) very well. This method is not able to locate defects behind these reflectors (injecting defects, defects behind close concrete reinforcement), because the electromagnetic waves are completely reflected at metals. The acoustic methods are able to compensate this deficit i.e. Acoustic waves can penetrate through metal. But acoustic waves in the ultrasonic range are completely reflected by air layers. Air layers have smaller influence on radar propagation, so that both methods complement each other. In order to be able to combine the NDT-data from several methods records at the same volume, the different data setsmodes of signals must be adapted. The ultrasonic and radar data have to be reconstructed with programs based on the Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique (SAFT) before data fusion. Subsequently, a conversion of the data into a uniform format has to be carried out. This is a prerequisite in order to keep the data exchange between the project partners as simple as possible. After the data sets are imported and transferred into a common reference system, they can be processed with operations according to the purpose of the investigation. Results, which have been achieved in concrete test specimen with radar and ultrasonics, will be presented and will show the feasibility of the data fusion method. KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Radar KW - Ultrasonic KW - Impact-echo KW - Data fusion KW - SAFT PY - 2005 SN - 1359-5997 SN - 1871-6873 VL - 38 IS - 283 SP - 817 EP - 826 PB - Springer CY - Dordrecht AN - OPUS4-11591 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wilsch, Gerd A1 - Weritz, Friederike A1 - Schaurich, Dieter A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert T1 - Determination of chloride content in concrete structures with laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy JF - Construction & building materials N2 - An important criterion for the evaluation of reinforced concrete structures is the measurement of the chloride content. This will normally be done by time consuming standard chemical methods. We propose the application of a spectroscopic technique, the laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), which provides the advantages of a fast measurement, the potential for on-site application and the possibility to investigate a wide range of different measuring points. The surface can be scanned, or depth profiles are available from cores. Measurements can be performed directly on the sample surface and the results are available in near real time. We present LIBS results measured on concrete cores as well as on grinded and pressed material in comparison with the results of standard chemical methods. The optimum LIBS set-up and the experimental conditions to detect and measure chlorine in building materials are reported. The limits of detection were determined and calibration curves were measured. KW - Chloride content KW - Reinforced concrete KW - Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy KW - Near real time results KW - Non-destructive testing PY - 2005 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2005.06.001 SN - 0950-0618 VL - 19 IS - 10 SP - 724 EP - 730 PB - Elsevier CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-10830 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Maierhofer, Christiane A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert A1 - Brink, Arne A1 - Röllig, Mathias T1 - Quantitative numerical analysis of transient IR-experiments on buildings JF - Infrared physics & technology N2 - Impulse-thermography has been established as a fast and reliable tool in many areas of non-destructive testing. In recent years several investigations have been done to apply active thermography to civil engineering. For quantitative investigations in this area of application, finite difference calculations have been performed for systematic studies on the influence of environmental conditions, heating power and time, defect depth and size and thermal properties of the bulk material (concrete). The comparison of simulated and experimental data enables the quantitative analysis of defects. T2 - 7th International Workshop on Advanced Infrared Technology and Applications ; 7th AITA Conference CY - Pisa, Italy DA - 2003-09-09 KW - Impulse-thermography KW - Numerical simulation KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Concrete KW - Civil engineering PY - 2004 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infrared.2004.03.022 SN - 1350-4495 VL - 46 IS - 1-2 SP - 173 EP - 180 PB - Pergamon Press CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-4984 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kohl, Christoph A1 - Krause, Martin A1 - Maierhofer, Christiane A1 - Mayer, K. A1 - Wöstmann, Jens A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert T1 - 3D-visualisation of NDT data using a data fusion technique JF - Insight KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Radar KW - Ultrasonic KW - Data fusion KW - SAFT PY - 2003 SN - 0007-1137 VL - 45 IS - 12 SP - 800 EP - 808 PB - British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing CY - Northampton AN - OPUS4-4585 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Maierhofer, Christiane A1 - Brink, Arne A1 - Röllig, Mathias A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert T1 - Quantitative Impulse-Thermography as Non-Destructive Testing Method in Civil Engineering - Experimental Results and Numerical Simulations JF - Construction & building materials N2 - Impulse-thermography is an active method for quantitative investigation of the near surface region of various structures which has recently been applied to civil engineering. It is well suited for the detection of voids and honeycombing in concrete up to concrete covers of 10 cm and more. For quantitative analysis, a computer program for numerical simulation of the heating up and cooling down processes was developed based on Finite Differences. With this program parameter studies have been performed for investigating the influence of environmental conditions, material parameters and geometry on the thermal behaviour. The comparison between experimental and simulated results enables the Inverse Solution. KW - Impulse-thermography KW - Numerical simulation KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Concrete KW - Civil engineering PY - 2005 SN - 0950-0618 VL - 19 IS - 10 SP - 731 EP - 737 PB - Elsevier CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-3162 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fensch-Kleemann, Elisabeth A1 - Harbich, Karl-Wolfram A1 - Hentschel, Manfred P. T1 - Microstructural Characterisation of Porous Ceramics by X-Ray Refraction Topography JF - Ceramic Forum International : cfi KW - X-ray refraction topography KW - High pressure mercury intrusion KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Porosity KW - Surface density KW - Specific surface KW - Pore size PY - 2002 SN - 0173-9913 SN - 0196-6219 VL - 79 IS - 11 SP - E35 EP - E38 PB - Göller CY - Baden-Baden AN - OPUS4-1916 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Harbich, Karl-Wolfram A1 - Hentschel, Manfred P. T1 - Nondestructive Characterization of Monolithic Ceramics by X-Ray Refraction JF - Key engineering materials T2 - 7th Euro Ceramics - Conference and Exhibition of the European Ceramic Society (ECerS) CY - Brugge, Belgium DA - 2001-09-09 KW - X-ray refraction KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Porosity KW - Specific surface KW - Pore size PY - 2001 SN - 1013-9826 VL - 206-213 SP - 673 EP - 676 PB - Trans Tech Publ. CY - Aedermannsdorf AN - OPUS4-1861 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Maierhofer, Christiane A1 - Brink, Arne A1 - Röllig, Mathias A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert T1 - Transient thermography for structural investigation of concrete and composites in the near surface region JF - Infrared physics & technology KW - Impulse thermography KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Quantitative analysis KW - Concrete KW - Composites KW - Civil engineering KW - Simulation KW - Finite differences PY - 2002 SN - 1350-4495 VL - 43 SP - 271 EP - 278 PB - Pergamon Press CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-1759 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -