TY - JOUR A1 - Terzioglu, T. A1 - Karthik, M. A1 - Hurlebaus, S. A1 - Hueste, M. A1 - Maack, Stefan A1 - Wöstmann, Jens A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert A1 - Krause, M. A1 - Miller, P. A1 - Olson, L. T1 - Nondestructive evaluation of grout defects in internal tendons of posttensioned girders N2 - Post-tensioning systems provide safe and efficient construction solutions for long span bridges. Despite the improved grouting practices over the past decade, existing post-tensioning systems may have significant amount of grout defects, which could lead to corrosion of the strands. Condition assessment of post-tensioning systems is necessary to allow bridge owners to take timely, proactive actions to mitigate or prevent further Deterioration and unanticipated tendon failures. A detailed experimental study conducted to assess the performance of nondestructive evaluation techniques in detecting grout defects within internal tendons is presented herein. Nondestructive evaluation techniques that include Ground Penetrating Radar, Impact Echo, Ultrasonic Tomography, and Ultrasonic Echo are evaluated in terms of detecting the location and severity of fabricated grout defects in a full-scale post-tensioned U-girder mock-up specimen. While Ground Penetrating Radar can identify the location and profile of the internal tendons, particularly metal ducts due to strong reflections, this method did not provide any information about the defect conditions within the tendon. Both Impact Echo and Ultrasonic Echo techniques are effective in identifying the Location of grout defects, but could not differentiate between water, void, or compromised grout conditions. The study clearly demonstrates the need for NDE techniques that are applicable to anchorage regions, and that are capable of estimating the severity and nature of grout defects in internal tendons. KW - Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung KW - Nondestructive testing KW - Ground penetrating radar KW - Impact Echo KW - Ultrasonic tomography KW - Ultrasonic echo KW - Bridge inspection PY - 2018 UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0963869517305996?via%3Dihub DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ndteint.2018.05.013 SN - 0963-8695 VL - 99 SP - 23 EP - 35 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-45218 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Taffe, Alexander A1 - Kind, Thomas A1 - Stoppel, Markus A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert ED - M.G. Alexander, ED - H.-D. Beushausen, ED - F. Dehn, ED - P. Moyo, T1 - OSSCAR - Development of an On-Site SCAnneR for automated non-destructive bridge testing T2 - 2nd International Conference on Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting CY - Cape Town, South Africa DA - 2008-11-24 KW - NDT KW - Automated bridge testing KW - Onsite scanner KW - Ultrasonic echo KW - Radar KW - Damage assessment KW - Damage analysis KW - OSSCAR PY - 2009 SN - 978-0-415-46850-3 SP - 541 EP - 545 PB - CRC Press CY - Boca Raton AN - OPUS4-18602 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Raupach, M. A1 - Reichling, K. A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert A1 - Stoppel, Markus A1 - Dobmann, G. A1 - Kurz, J. ED - M.G. Alexander, ED - H.-D. Beushausen, ED - F. Dehn, ED - P. Moyo, T1 - BETOSCAN - An instrumented mobile robot system for the diagnosis of reinforced concrete floors T2 - 2nd International Conference on Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting CY - Cape Town, South Africa DA - 2008-11-24 KW - Corrosion KW - Diagnosis KW - Steel KW - Concrete KW - Reinforcement KW - NDT KW - Automated testing KW - Onsite scanner KW - Ultrasonic echo KW - Radar KW - Damage assessment KW - Damage analysis KW - Betoscan PY - 2009 SN - 978-0-415-46850-3 SP - 651 EP - 655 PB - CRC Press CY - Boca Raton AN - OPUS4-18668 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Krause, Martin A1 - Gräfe, Boris A1 - Mielentz, Frank A1 - Milmann, Boris A1 - Friese, Martin A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert A1 - Mayer, K. ED - M.G. Alexander, ED - H.-D. Beushausen, ED - F. Dehn, ED - P. Moyo, T1 - Ultrasonic imaging of post-tensioned concrete elements: New techniques for reliable localization of grouting defects T2 - 2nd International Conference on Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting CY - Cape Town, South Africa DA - 2008-11-24 KW - Post-tensioned concrete KW - Ultrasonic echo KW - Phase evaluation KW - Air-coupled ultrasound PY - 2009 SN - 978-0-415-46850-3 SP - 521 EP - 527 PB - CRC Press CY - Boca Raton AN - OPUS4-20651 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert A1 - Streicher, Doreen T1 - Non-destructive testing of bridges T2 - 4th International conference on construction materials (ConMat'09) CY - Nagoya, Japan DA - 2009-08-24 KW - Bridge investigations KW - Radar KW - Impact-echo KW - Ultrasonic echo KW - Data fusion KW - Scanning system PY - 2009 IS - Invited Lecture 1 SP - 1 EP - 7 AN - OPUS4-20794 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Streicher, Doreen A1 - Kohl, Christoph A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert T1 - Assessment of post tensioned concrete bridges applying automated non-destructive testing systems T2 - 1st Munich Bridge Assessment Conference (MBAC 2005) CY - Munich, Germany DA - 2005-06-20 KW - Automatisierte ZfPBau-Verfahren KW - Radar KW - Ultraschallecho KW - Impact-Echo KW - Spannbetonbrücken KW - Scannersysteme KW - Bridge investigations KW - Ultrasonic echo KW - Data fusion KW - Scanning system PY - 2005 SP - 13 pages PB - University of the German Armed Forces CY - München AN - OPUS4-11077 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Krause, Martin A1 - Mielentz, Frank A1 - Milmann, Boris A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert A1 - Müller, W. A1 - Schmitz, V. T1 - Ultrasonic imaging of concrete members using an array system KW - Ultrasonic echo KW - Array technique KW - SAFT (Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique) KW - Tunnels KW - Reinforced concrete KW - Prestressing ducts PY - 2001 SN - 0963-8695 VL - 34 SP - 403 EP - 408 PB - Butterworth-Heinemann CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-1082 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Streicher, Doreen A1 - Algernon, Daniel A1 - Wöstmann, Jens A1 - Behrens, Matthias A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert T1 - Automated NDE of post-tensioned concrete bridges using imaging echo methods T2 - International Conference on Bridges, "Bridges" CY - Dubrovnik, Croatia DA - 2006-05-21 KW - Automated NDE KW - Imaging echo methods KW - Radar KW - Impact-echo KW - Ultrasonic echo KW - PT concrete bridges PY - 2006 SN - 3-931381-86-2 SP - 985 EP - 992 PB - European Federation for Non-Destructive Testing CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-13867 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Beutel, R. A1 - Reinhardt, H.-W. A1 - Grosse, C. U. A1 - Glaubitt, A. A1 - Krause, Martin A1 - Maierhofer, Christiane A1 - Algernon, Daniel A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert A1 - Schickert, M. T1 - Performance Demonstration of Non-Destructive Testing Methods T2 - 9th European Conference on NDT CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 2006-09-25 KW - NDT-CE KW - Concrete KW - Ultrasonic echo KW - Impact-echo KW - Radar KW - Concrete cover of tendon ducts KW - Thickness measurement KW - Concrete slabs PY - 2006 SN - 3-931381-86-2 SP - 1(?) EP - 9(?) PB - European Federation for Non-Destructive Testing CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-14382 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert A1 - Streicher, Doreen A1 - Algernon, Daniel A1 - Wöstmann, Jens A1 - Behrens, Matthias ED - Russel, M. ED - Basheer, P. T1 - Automated application and combination of non-destructive echo methods for the investigation of post-tensioned concrete bridges T2 - Concrete Platform CY - Belfast, Großbritannien, Northern Ireland DA - 2005-04-19 KW - Automated testing KW - Data fusion KW - Impact-echo KW - Post-tensioned concrete bridges KW - Radar KW - Ultrasonic echo PY - 2007 SN - 978-0-85389-913-6 SP - 261 EP - 269 PB - Queen's University of Belfast CY - Belfast AN - OPUS4-14792 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Helmerich, Rosemarie A1 - Niederleithinger, Ernst A1 - Stoppel, Markus A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert ED - Mencik, J. T1 - The role of advanced non-destructive techniques in condition assessment of existing bridges T2 - 2nd International Conference "Reliability, Safety and Diagnostics of Transport Structures and Means 2005" CY - Parduce, Czech Republic DA - 2005-07-07 KW - Condition assessment KW - Non-destructive testing (NDT) KW - Scanning system KW - Impulse radar KW - Ultrasonic echo KW - Impact echo KW - Active thermography KW - LIBS PY - 2005 SN - 80-7194-769-5 SP - 111 EP - 118 PB - University of Pardubice CY - Pardubice AN - OPUS4-7695 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Niederleithinger, Ernst A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert T1 - The LAUS: First Applications of a New System for Ultrasonic Imaging of Very Concrete Structures N2 - The LAUS (Large Aperture Ultrasonic System) has been developed to image very thick concrete structures, which are not accessible for commercial systems. The device and the corresponding software is the result of joint Research of BAM, an ultrasonic instrument manufacturer and University of Kassel, Germany. It consists of 12 separate Arrays of 32 point-contact shear wave transducers each, which can be deployed in flexible configurations. Each array is combined with battery and transmitter, receiver and wireless communication electronics. Three case histories are presented. First the system was deployed on a 5-m thick heavily reinforced foundation slab. The reflection of the slab’s bottom was imaged clearly. In addition, a multiple reflection was registered, thus giving hope that even thicker elements might be imaged by the instrument. Second, the LAUS was used to investigate a massive bridge girder where a heavy rainstorm during concreting had led to imperfections that were visible after removing the formwork was removed. The LAUS could image tendon ducts in 1.8m depth and the backwall closely behind them. Some limited areas showed blurred reflections and were checked by drill holes; these areas were affected by diffuse damage which could be repaired by injections. Third, a large retaining wall was checked for thickness. Meanwhile, the LAUS has been used in underground waste deposits (nuclear and other) for quality assurance of sealing plugs. A confirmed penetration depth of about 7 m has been reached. T2 - SMT and NDT-CE 2018 CY - New Brunswick, NJ, USA DA - 27.08.2018 KW - LAUS (Large Apertur Ultrasonic System) KW - Ultrasonic echo KW - Deep penetration KW - Concrete PY - 2019 UR - https://asnt.org/smt18papers SN - 978-1-57117-456-7 VL - 11/19 SP - 208 EP - 213 PB - The American Society for Nondestructive Testing, Inc. CY - Columbus, OH, USA AN - OPUS4-47238 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -