TY - CONF A1 - Schulze, S. A1 - Krause, Martin A1 - Mayer, K. A1 - Redmer, Bernhard A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert T1 - Grouting defects localized by ultrasonic testing including phase evaluation N2 - Grouting defects, e.g. in post-tensioned structures or piped anchors may be identified by ultrasonic imaging. Since several years experiences are carried out with false color displayed phase values, which enable distinct localization of ungrouted regions. In this contribution we report on progress in localizing grouting defects in tendon ducts, when they are only partly grouted and the unfilled part is not orientated into the direction of the measuring surface. This is frequently the case e.g. for box girder structures. Düring the project specimens containing different types of grouting faults are investigated in Order to optimize measuring and evaluation techniques. A handheld linear array System (commercially available) is applied for fast 2D-measurement and subsequent phase sensitive 3D-imaging (new Software development). In a large concrete wall specimen tendon ducts and real prestressing Systems containing grouting defects were built in. The ducts are partly covered by non prestressed reinforcement bars in order to investigate its disturbing influence. These included objects were investigated afterwards with the described methods. We report on large area measuring results, which were partly verified by y-radiography. In the frame of practical application results of measuring the position and extend of a blockade within a posttensioned structure are presen ted. T2 - SMT 2014 - NDE/NDT for highways and bridges - Structural materials technology CY - Washington, DC, USA DA - 25.08.2014 KW - Ultraschallecho-Verfahren KW - Spannbeton KW - Phasenauswertung PY - 2014 SN - 978-1-57117-342-3 SP - 321 EP - 328 AN - OPUS4-32846 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert A1 - Samokrutov, A.A. A1 - Mayer, K. A1 - Krause, Martin A1 - Alekhin, S. G. A1 - Elkin, V. T1 - LAUS - Large aperture ultrasonic system - for testing thick concrete structures N2 - A Large Aperture UltraSonic (LAUS) system has been designed and built for testing thick concrete structures. The scalable system consists of twelve ultrasonic units, each hosting 32 individual shear wave transducers with mechanical dry point contact (DPC) to the concrete surface. The twelve units are attached to the concrete surface using a vacuum case which holds them in place during operation. Each LAUS unit can be placed individually depending on the surface condition and optimal ultrasonic condition, e.g. rebar position. Air pressure is supplied to each unit through an air hose. The following extended abstract is a short version of an article to be published in the special edition of ASCE JIS that will describe the outline of the system, the principle of functioning, the data processing and adapted reconstruction calculation based on SAFT as well as the system performance during first applications. T2 - NDT-CE 2015 - International symposium non-destructive testing in civil engineering CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 15.09.2015 KW - Ultrasonic imaging KW - Linear array KW - Reconstruction calculation (SAFT) PY - 2015 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-345383 UR - http://www.ndt.net/?id=18313 SN - 1435-4934 VL - 20 IS - 11 SP - 1 EP - 4 PB - NDT.net CY - Kirchwald AN - OPUS4-34538 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 - GEN 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 Data Fusion Technique 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. T2 - 6th International Symposium Non-Destructive Testing in Civil Engineering (NDT-CE) CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 2003-09-16 KW - Radar KW - Ultrasonic KW - Data Fusion PY - 2003 UR - http://www.ndt.net/article/ndtce03/papers/v023/v023.htm SN - 3-931381-49-8 SP - 1 EP - 11(?) PB - DGZfP CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-3053 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 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 - GEN A1 - Krause, Martin A1 - Bärmann, R. A1 - Frielinghaus, R. A1 - Kreschmar, F. A1 - Krogge, O. A1 - Langenberg, K. A1 - Maierhofer, Christiane A1 - Müller, W. A1 - Neisecke, J. A1 - Schickert, M. A1 - Schmitz, V. A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert A1 - Wollbold, F. ED - Schickert, G. T1 - Comparison of pulse-echo-methods for testing concrete T2 - International Symposium Non-Destructive Testing in Civil Engineering (NDT-CE) CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 1995-09-26 KW - Beton KW - Radar KW - Aufprallecho KW - Ultraschall KW - Prüfung PY - 1995 SN - 3-931381-02-1 N1 - Serientitel: BB / DGZfP – Series title: BB / DGZfP SP - 281 EP - 295 PB - DGZfP, Dt. Ges. für Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung e.V. CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-593 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mayer, K. A1 - Krause, Martin A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert A1 - Milmann, Boris T1 - Investigations for the improvement of SAFT imaging quality of a large aperture ultrasonic system N2 - In parallel to the hardware development of an ultrasonic system for the investigation of thick concrete structures, a software package for interactive reconstruction of data for that special arrangement of ultrasonic transducers was developed. The system which is presented in a further contribution to this conference as "large aperture ultrasonic system" (LAUS) requires special features to the evaluation software because measuring positions can be in a non equidistant grid and there is the possibility to improve the measurement by adding measuring points interactively. Starting from theoretical considerations to the image generation by measuring arrangements of synthetic aperture problems, solution approaches for imaging with SAFT (Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique) algorithms in space and frequency domain of data from insufficient grid density are presented. A wide range of issues that may arise in the application is precalculated by simulations and experimental studies, so that unavoidable artifacts can be identified and classified. A special focus is put on the application of thick concrete structures considering missing measuring points in a grid, grating lobes and surface waves. T2 - NDT-CE 2015 - International symposium non-destructive testing in civil engineering CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 15.09.2015 KW - Ultraschallecho-Verfahren KW - Betonbauteile KW - Grating lobe reduction KW - Linear array KW - Synthetic aperture focusing technique (SAFT), KW - Ultrasound imaging PY - 2015 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-346421 SN - 1435-4934 SP - 1026 EP - 1034 PB - Technische Universität Berlin / Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung AN - OPUS4-34642 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert A1 - Samokrutov, A A1 - Mayer, K A1 - Krause, Martin A1 - Alekhin, S. G. A1 - Elkin, V T1 - Large aperture ultrasonic system for testing thick concrete structures N2 - A Large Aperture UltraSonic system (LAUS) has been designed and built for testing thick concrete structures. The scalable system consists of twelve ultrasonic units, each hosting 32 individual shear wave transducers with mechanical dry point contact (DPC) to the concrete surface. The twelve units are attached to the concrete surface using a vacuum case which holds them in place during operation. Each LAUS unit can be placed individually on the surface to achieve optimal ultrasonic condition, e.g. to avoid rebars. For the generation of vacuum, air pressure is supplied to each unit through an air hose. The twelve units define an aperture which is necessary for fast reconstruction of the subsurface structure. The well-known SAFT (Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique) algorithm has been adopted to this situation, where the individual LAUS units form a linear aperture with not necessarily equidistant spacing between the units. The exact geometrical position of the units, which are individually marked with retroreflective labels, is determined using photographs and image processing. All transducers are synchronized and work either as transmitter or receiver. A full scan consists of 12 * 11 recordings, where each unit acts as transmitter once and all others as receivers. An electronic sub-unit on the back of the ultrasonic device holds the battery and handles data acquisition, synchronization and data communication. A computer is used as base unit which communicates with each LAUS unit for control and data acquisition, the synchronization is performed by a radio modem that uses a special algorithm similar to a digital PLL (phase locked loop). No wire connections are necessary between the units and the base system. The LAUS system is designed to investigate concrete structures with thicknesses in excess of 2 m, depending on the acoustic condition of the object under investigation. Highly reinforced concrete may have less penetration depth. The LAUS provides quasi real time imaging, once the transducers are put in place and the data has been acquired. First measurements on a foundation slab confirm, that the system can register ultrasonic echoes from the back wall at 4 m distance. KW - Ultrasound "Large Aperture" NDT Concrete PY - 2017 DO - https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000314 SN - 1076-0342 SN - 1943-555X VL - 23 IS - 1 SP - B4016004-1 EP - B4016004-9 PB - American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) CY - Reston, VA 20191-4400 USA AN - OPUS4-39372 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -