TY - JOUR A1 - Niederleithinger, Ernst A1 - Abraham, O. A1 - Mooney, M. T1 - Special Issue on Geophysics for Non-destructive Testing in Civil Engineering Foreword JF - Near Surface Geophysics N2 - Foreword to a special issue of "Near Surface Geophysics" on the application of geophysical techniques to non-destructive testing in civil engineering KW - geophysics non-destructive testing PY - 2016 DO - https://doi.org/10.3997/1873-0604.2016043 SN - 1569-4445 VL - 14 IS - 6 SP - 479 EP - 480 PB - EAGE CY - Houton, NL AN - OPUS4-38984 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Niederleithinger, Ernst A1 - Abraham, O. A1 - Mooney, M. T1 - Geophysical methods in civil engineering: Overview and new concepts JF - The e-journal of nondestructive testing & ultrasonics N2 - Geophysical methods have been used in civil engineering for decades. The main field of application is - to no surprise – in geotechnical projects from site characterization to foundation quality assurance. For more than 25 years, ground penetrating radar (GPR) and seismic methods have found applications in structural engineering. Recently introduced geophysical methods have been adopted to ultrasonic investigations in various fields. They help to improve the quality of structural imaging and to detect small changes in concrete. An overview of the history and current use of geophysics in civil engineering is given. Selected examples of new concepts include advances in wave based imaging, quality assurance for foundations, detecting small changes in concrete as well as moisture and corrosion detection are discussed. T2 - NDT-CE 2015 - International symposium non-destructive testing in civil engineering CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 15.09.2015 KW - Nondestructive testing KW - Civil engineering KW - Geophysics PY - 2015 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-344666 UR - https://www.ndt.net/?id=18260 SN - 1435-4934 VL - 20 IS - 11 SP - 1 EP - 6 PB - NDT.net CY - Kirchwald AN - OPUS4-34466 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bearce, R.G. A1 - Mooney, M.A. A1 - Niederleithinger, Ernst A1 - Revil, A. T1 - Characterization of simulated soilcrete column curing using acoustic tomography T2 - Geo-congress 2014 technical papers (Proceedings) N2 - Implementation of soilcrete columns via jet grouting or deep soil mixing to stabilize problematic subsurface soils is common in underground construction. However, industry is faced with limited options to characterize column geometry and quality of the resulting soilcrete without excavation or destructive testing. Laboratory-scale experiments were conducted on simulated soilcrete columns using crosshole ultrasonic testing to evaluate the feasibility of acoustic tomography to characterize soilcrete geometry and quality. Data were acquired on multiple columns immediately after placement up to a curing time of 120 hours. Jet grout compressional wave velocity (VP) was estimated using a first arrival time approach and inverted to construct acoustic tomograms. Acoustic tomograms indicate that crosshole ultrasonic testing is able to characterize the changes in acoustic properties that result from jet-grout curing, locate contrasts between weaker/stronger regions in the jet grout, and estimate geometry of the column. T2 - Geo-congress 2014 CY - Atlanta, Georgia, USA DA - 23.02.2014 KW - Jet grouting KW - Ultrasound KW - Tomography KW - Ray tracing KW - Simulation PY - 2014 SN - 978-0-7844-1327-2 DO - https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784413272.044 N1 - Serientitel: Geotechnical Special Publication (GSP) – Series title: Geotechnical Special Publication (GSP) VL - 234 SP - 465 EP - 474 AN - OPUS4-32601 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -