TY - GEN A1 - Mayer, K. A1 - Zimmer, A. A1 - Langenberg, K. J. A1 - Kohl, Christoph A1 - Maierhofer, Christiane T1 - Non-Destructive Evaluation of Embedded Structures in Concrete - Modeling and Imaging N2 - We concentrate on appropriate algorithmic processing of microwave Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) data obtained from concrete specimens containing tendon ducts below steel reinforcement bars either via simulations or via experiments. The goal is to understand the physical phenomena of electromagnetic wave propagation and scattering in detail in order to optimize imaging algorithms like SAFT (Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique as the NDT version of SAR) in its 3D diffraction tomographic FT-SAFT formulation (Fourier-Transform-SAFT). Therefore we start with the simulation of a "simple" specimen and switch to a more realistic one in order to check whether simulation and experiment can give comparable results. Basically, this could be confirmed, but, nevertheless, various parametric studies will still have to be performed in the future. T2 - 6th International Symposium Non-Destructive Testing in Civil Engineering (NDT-CE) CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 2003-09-16 KW - Non-destructive testing in civil engineering KW - Radar KW - Modelling KW - SAFT KW - SAR PY - 2003 UR - http://www.ndt.net/article/ndtce03/papers/v022/v022.htm SN - 3-931381-49-8 VL - 85-CD PB - DGZfP CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-3159 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mayer, K. A1 - Chinta, P.K. A1 - Langenberg, K.-J. A1 - Krause, Martin T1 - Ultrasonic imaging of defects in known anisotropic and inmomogeneous structures with fast synthetic aperture methodes N2 - Imaging methods like Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique (SAFT) are based on the principle of propagation of the measured ultrasonic wave field back to field sources. In the case of a pulse-echo measurement, this back propagation under some approximating conditions leads to an image of the scattering object with well known properties and imperfections. The back propagation through the object which is under concern needs the knowledge of material properties in respect of the wave propagation. If these properties are known, we can use imaging algorithms like SAFT with all their advantages (computational speed and robustness) not only for isotropic but also for anisotropic material; moreover, the inverse ropagation concept allows crossing boundaries between materials, even if the materials are anisotropic. Examples of this concept are given with modelled and measured data for tendon duct imaging in concrete structures, for 3D imaging of air cavities in wood specimens and for imaging of defects in anisotropic welds. T2 - 18th WCNDT - World conference on nondestructive testing CY - Durban, South Africa DA - 16.04.2012 KW - SAFT KW - Pulse echo technique KW - Back propagation KW - Inverse scattering KW - Imaging PY - 2012 SN - 978-0-620-52872-6 SP - 1 EP - 20 AN - OPUS4-35101 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Chinta, P.K. A1 - Mayer, K. A1 - Krause, Martin T1 - Ultraschallmodellierung und SAFT-Rekonstruktion von Fehlstellen in Holzbauteilen T2 - DGZfP-Jahrestagung 2010 CY - Erfurt, Deutschland DA - 2010-05-10 KW - Ultraschallecho KW - Holz KW - SAFT PY - 2010 SN - 978-3-940283-26-9 IS - DGZfP-BB 122 (Poster 59) SP - 1 EP - 8 CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-22899 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mayer, K. A1 - Langenberg, K.-J. A1 - Krause, Martin A1 - Milmann, Boris A1 - Mielentz, Frank T1 - Characterization of reflector types by phase-sensitive ultrasonic data processing and imaging N2 - Ultrasonic and radar imaging techniques are limited in resolution by the wavelength in the material, yet information beyond those limits is hidden in complex frequency dependent reflection coefficients. The analysis of the phase of complex reflection coefficients together with the properties of imaging algorithms can help to characterize and to classify indications of defects in concrete buildings. This paper describes a method to extract phase information from measurements and SAFT reconstructed images. The influencing factors like material properties, transducer characteristics, and imaging algorithms based on Born or Physical Optics approximations are elaborated. Simulated and experimental results are briefly discussed. KW - NDT KW - Imaging KW - Flaw characterization KW - Tendon ducts KW - Phase analysis KW - Ultrasonic echo KW - SAFT KW - FT-SAFT KW - EFIT-modeling KW - Modellierung KW - EFIT KW - Spannbeton KW - Ultraschallecho KW - Spannkanäle KW - Verpressfehler KW - Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung im Bauwesen KW - ZfP-Bau PY - 2008 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10921-008-0035-3 SN - 0195-9298 SN - 1573-4862 VL - 27 IS - 1-3 SP - 35 EP - 45 PB - Plenum Press CY - New York, NY AN - OPUS4-17926 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ballier, G. A1 - Mayer, K. A1 - Langenberg, K.-J. A1 - Schulze, Sebastian A1 - Krause, Martin T1 - Improvement on tendon duct examination by modelling and imaging with synthetic aperture and one-way inverse methods N2 - The knowledge of the internal structure of tendon ducts is one of the important preconditions to make predictions about the stableness and the lifetime of concrete buildings – specifically concrete bridges. Ultrasonic NDT methods can be used to have a look inside those components. To understand the complex effects resulting from elastic wave propagation, it is important to build test specimens and to analyze the measurements with the aid of modelling. At BAM (German Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing) a new specimen is under construction to realize some of the most common geometrical structures which can be expected in the field of tendon duct testing in concrete bridges. We present various measurement concepts and a comparison between measurement and modelling with EFIT (Elastic Finite Integration Technique), as well as results of imaging methods based on conventional SAFT (Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique) or FT-SAFT (SAFT with Fourier Techniques) together with phase evaluation. In addition we will present the results of time reversal using AFIT (Acoustic Finite Integration Technique) and a one-way wave propagation method to improve the imaging. T2 - 18th WCNDT - World conference on nondestructive testing CY - Durban, South Africa DA - 16.04.2012 KW - SAFT KW - Ultrasonic NDT KW - Concrete KW - One way KW - AFIT KW - Time reversal PY - 2012 SN - 978-0-620-52872-6 SP - 1 EP - 8 AN - OPUS4-35102 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Krause, Martin A1 - Mayer, K. A1 - Effner, Ute T1 - Ultrasonic echo methods for structural timber N2 - Ultrasonic echo technique with shear waves in the frequency rang of 50 kHz is one of the promising methods for assessment of structural timber and is already frequently applied for this purpose. The article summarizes the state of the art of applying echo measurement via linear measurements as well as the development and first results for an imaging method for this purpose. The highly anisotropic properties of the ultrasonic velocity have to be considered. 3 D ultrasonic imaging results are described for the example of a pedestrian bridge made from Siberian larch. T2 - COST Workshop - Highly performing timber structures: Reliability, assessment, monitoring and strengthening CY - Biel, Switzerland DA - 23.09.2014 KW - Ultrasonic echo KW - SAFT reconstruction calculation KW - Glued-laminated timber (glulam) KW - Footbridge KW - Ultraschallecho KW - SAFT KW - Brettschichtholz PY - 2014 SN - 978-3-9523787-3-1 SP - 77 EP - 82 PB - Bern University of Applied Sciences CY - Bern AN - OPUS4-35179 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Krause, Martin A1 - Mayer, K. A1 - Ballier, G. A1 - Friese, Martin A1 - Mielentz, Frank A1 - Milmann, Boris T1 - Darstellung des Verpresszustandes von Spannkanälen mit 3D-Ultraschallechoverfahren: Modellierung und Experiment T2 - DGZfP-Jahrestagung 2010 CY - Erfurt, Deutschland DA - 2010-05-10 KW - Ultraschallecho KW - Rekonstruktionsrechnung KW - SAFT KW - Spannkanäle PY - 2010 SN - 978-3-940283-26-9 IS - DGZfP-BB 122 (Mi.3.B.1) SP - 1 EP - 12 CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-22900 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Krause, Martin A1 - Mayer, K. A1 - Friese, Martin A1 - Milmann, Boris A1 - Mielentz, Frank A1 - Ballier, G. ED - Odile Abraham, ED - Dérobert, Xavier T1 - Progress in ultrasonic tendon duct imaging T2 - NDTCE `09 - 7th international symposium on non destructive testing in civil engineering CY - Nantes, France DA - 2009-06-30 KW - Reconstruction calculation KW - SAFT KW - EFIT Modelling KW - Prestressed concrete structures PY - 2009 SN - 978-2-7208-2542-5 SN - 1628-4704 IS - Paper 77 SP - 147 EP - 154 AN - OPUS4-20652 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 - JOUR A1 - Krause, Martin A1 - Mayer, K. A1 - Friese, Martin A1 - Milmann, Boris A1 - Mielentz, Frank A1 - Ballier, G. T1 - Progress in ultrasonic tendon duct imaging N2 - Ultrasonic imaging of tendon ducts enables the precise localisation of grouting faults in many cases. Additionally to well known criteria for detecting grouting faults in tendon ducts recently new possibilities were developed. Two main effects influence the complex behaviour of wave propagation and reflection: a) different arrangement and number of strands or internal rebars; b) superposition of reflecting signals and different wave modes propagating into the interface region around the tendon duct. In order to understand the experimental results, EFIT modelling is performed (EFIT: Elastodynamic Finite Integration Technique). KW - Ultrasonic imaging KW - Prestressed concrete structures KW - Reconstruction calculation KW - SAFT KW - EFIT modelling PY - 2011 DO - https://doi.org/10.3166/ejece.15.461-485 SN - 1964-8189 VL - 15 IS - 4 SP - 461 EP - 485 PB - Lavoisier CY - Paris AN - OPUS4-23853 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mayer, K. A1 - Krause, Martin A1 - Ibrahim, M. A1 - Schubert, Marcus T1 - Requirements for a Small Size Ultrasonic Imaging System for Inspection of Concrete Elements N2 - Ultrasonic imaging systems usually require an array of ultrasonic transducers for data acquisition on a wide area on top of an object under investigation. The goal of an imaging algorithm is the use of reflected ultrasound data to form a recognizable image. Conventional algorithms like SAFT are based on an inverse Huygens' principle and need therefore a dense measurement grid. This requires a big effort in data capturing. For simple and inexpensive measurement different strategies of imaging with reduced amount of data and examples with a manual scanning device on concrete elements are presented. T2 - 19th World Conference on Non-Destructive Testing 2016 CY - Munich, Germany DA - 13.06.2016 KW - NDT-CE KW - Ultrasonic echo KW - SAFT PY - 2016 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-388548 SP - 1245 EP - 1254 PB - DGZfP CY - Bad Breising, Germany AN - OPUS4-38854 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -