TY - CONF A1 - Epple, Niklas T1 - Monitoring of bridges with coda waves - first steps towards an imaging strategy N2 - Monitoring of concrete structures is of utmost importance in maintenance and preservation of infrastructure. As a part of the DFG research group CoDA (Concrete Damage Assessment by Coda Waves), the works within this PhD project aim for identification of damage sensitive parameters extracted from ultrasonic measurements obtained with embedded sensors, the determination of environmental (reversible) influences on the signal and the localisation of damaged areas. The main technique used for the detection of changes in the monitored material is the so-called Coda Wave Interferometry (CWI). It uses the later part of the ultrasonic recording for the detection of small changes in the sensed area and the calculation of a relative velocity change. Using this technique we can show that we are able to detect changes in concrete temperature with ultrasound measurements. This enables temperature correction for ultrasound monitoring with embedded sensors. The crucial point for imaging and localisation with coda waves is the calculation of the so-called sensitivity kernels. We propose the application of numerical wave simulations for the kernel calculations instead of the commonly used diffusivity equation. Using finite-difference wave modelling code from our DFG project partners we are able to calculate those Kernels and first results are shown in this presentation. The major task for the second year will be the development and implementation of the inversion algorithm as well as the preparation of validation experiments. T2 - Doktorandenseminar BAM Abt. 8 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 30.03.2020 KW - Ultrasound KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Numerical modelling KW - Structural health monitoring PY - 2020 AN - OPUS4-50624 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bühling, Benjamin T1 - Entwicklung eines luftgekoppelten Ultraschall-Echo-Prüfverfahrens mittels fluidischer Anregung N2 - In vielen technischen Bereichen werden Ultraschallverfahren zur zerstörungsfreien Werkstoffprüfung (ZfP) eingesetzt um auf Basis der Signalstärke und der Laufzeit Einbauteile und Beschädigungen zu orten. Luftgekoppelter Ultraschall spielt bisher in kommerziellen Anwendungen vor Allem im Bauwesen eine untergeordnete Rolle, da die Differenz der akustischen Impedanzen von Luft und Festkörpern immense Verluste beim Übergang des Schallsignals hervorruft. Im Rahmen des Promotionsvorhabens soll die Eignung eines neuartigen Anregungsprinzip untersucht werden, mit dem ein Großteil dieser Verluste vermieden werden soll. Anstelle eines Festkörpers soll mit Hilfe einer fluidischen Düse Druckluft zur Signalerzeugung eingesetzt werden. Die Impedanzverluste zwischen Aktuatormembran und Umgebungsluft entfallen daher. Die gezielte Schallerzeugung durch einen pulsierenden Freistrahl ist weitgehend unerforscht. Es ist daher notwendig, den so erzeugten Schallpuls in der Interaktion mit dem transienten Strömungsfeld zu untersuchen. Das kompressible Medium Luft und die geringen räumlichen Dimensionen einer hochfrequenten Pulsdüse werfen darüber hinaus einige Herausforderungen hinsichtlich der eingesetzten Messtechnik auf. Hier sollen geeignete Verfahren weiterentwickelt und validiert werden, um die Eignung des fluidisch erzeugten Pulses zu überprüfen. In diesem Vortrag werden erste Messungen an einem fluidischen Schalter mit denen an einem kommerziellen Luftultraschallprüfkopf verglichen. T2 - Doktorandenseminar BAM Abt. 8 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 17.02.2020 KW - ZfP KW - Ultraschall KW - NDT KW - Ultrasound KW - Air-coupled KW - Non-Contact KW - Luftgekoppelt KW - Kontaktlos PY - 2020 AN - OPUS4-51120 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Maack, Stefan A1 - Küttenbaum, Stefan A1 - Bühling, Benjamin T1 - Low-frequency ultrasound data (pulse-echo technique) with shear horizontal and longitudinal waves on the step-shaped concrete specimen “Pk050” N2 - This dataset contains raw data acquired in ultrasound measurements on a reference specimen made of concrete at Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Berlin (Germany). The internal specimen identifier is “Pk050”. The measurements were conducted using the pulse-echo method. The upper surface of the specimen was defined as measuring area. The aim of the measurements is to determine the geometrical dimensions (thickness) of the specimen “Pk050”. In addition to this, a dataset of a second specimen with identifier “Pk266” has been acquired. Pk266 has the same geometrical dimensions and concrete recipe as Pk050, but contains tendons [Reference: https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/NUU0WZ]. KW - Ultrasound KW - Pulse echo method KW - Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique KW - Validation KW - Elastic wave PY - 2023 DO - https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/9EID5D PB - Harvard College CY - Cambridge, MA, USA AN - OPUS4-57231 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Strangfeld, Christoph T1 - Adaption of fluidic devices for SHM of hydrogen tanks N2 - Frequency analysis of the tank during every filling Passive actuator is integrated inside filling nozzle/ pressure vessel Frequency from 5 kHz to 150 kHz Frequency sweep (Chirp) can be performed Works with every fluid: air, hydrogen, oxygen, argon, water. T2 - H2Safety Kompetenzzentrum CY - BAM Berlin, Germany DA - 07.07.2021 KW - Fluidic device KW - Structural health monitoring KW - Hydrogen tank KW - Ultrasound PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-52930 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Maack, Stefan A1 - Küttenbaum, Stefan A1 - Bühling, Benjamin T1 - Low-frequency ultrasound data (pulse-echo technique) with shear horizontal and longitudinal waves on the step-shaped concrete specimen “Pk266” with tendons N2 - This dataset contains raw data acquired in ultrasound measurements on a reference specimen made of concrete at Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Berlin (Germany). The internal specimen identifier is “Pk266”. The measurements were conducted using the pulse-echo method. The upper surface of the specimen was defined as measuring area. The aim of the measurements is to determine both the geometrical dimensions (thickness) and the position of tendons to the measuring area. In addition to this, a second dataset of a second specimen with identifier is existing named “Pk050” has been acquired. Pk050 has the same geometrical dimensions and concrete recipe as Pk266 recipe but does not contain tendons [Reference: https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/9EID5D]. KW - Ultrasound KW - Pulse echo method KW - Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique KW - Validation KW - Elastic wave PY - 2023 DO - https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/NUU0WZ PB - Harvard College CY - Cambridge, MA, USA AN - OPUS4-57232 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bühling, Benjamin T1 - OsciCheck - Fluidic Generation of Ultrasound N2 - The OsciCheck project is presented. The working principle and sound field of a fluidic switch is described. Future goals of the project are presented. T2 - CoDA Summer School 2020 CY - Berchtesgaden, Germany DA - 28.09.2020 KW - Fluidic Switch KW - Air-coupled ultrasound KW - Ultrasound KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Fluidischer Schalter KW - Luftgekoppelter Ultraschall KW - Ultraschall KW - Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung PY - 2020 AN - OPUS4-51380 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Bühling, Benjamin T1 - Acoustic and flow data of an ultrasonic fluidic switch and an ultrasonic piezoelectric transducer N2 - This dataset contains acoustic and flow data of an ultrasonic fluidic switch, which have been acquired using a microphone, a hot-wire anemometer and a pitot tube. Furthermore, acoustic data of a commercial piezoelectric transducer is provided. KW - Fluidics KW - Air-coupled ultrasound KW - Ultrasound KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Acoustic-flow interaction KW - Piezoelectric transducer PY - 2020 DO - https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/OQYPC9 PB - Harvard College CY - Cambridge, MA, USA AN - OPUS4-52392 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bühling, Benjamin A1 - Schweitzer, T. A1 - Maack, Stefan A1 - Strangfeld, Christoph T1 - Influence of operating conditions on the fluidic ultrasonic transducer signal N2 - While contact and immersion ultrasonic testing are established methods in non-destructive testing (NDT), generating high power air-coupled ultrasound remains a challenging task. Solutions often involve setups that are restricted to lab environments. When field measurements are required, such as in NDT for civil engineering, a handy, robust and safe transducer is needed. For this purpose, an ultrasonic transducer based on a fluidic switch has been developed. A sonic air flow inside the device is switched rapidly so that an ultrasonic signal is generated. Both theory and previous flow simulations suggest that the control flow pressure ramp has only little influence on the switching time of the device. This publication gives an overview over the operating principle of the fluidic ultrasonic transducer and investigates the influence of control tube length and pulsing repetition rate on the ultrasonic pressure amplitude. High repetition rates are found to reduce the signal amplitude, whereas long tubing has only little negative influence on the amplitude while improving signal quality. T2 - 47. Jahrestagung für Akustik (DAGA 2021) CY - Vienna, Austria DA - 15.08.2021 KW - Ultrasound KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Fluidic devices PY - 2021 UR - https://pub.dega-akustik.de/DAGA_2021 SN - 978-3-939296-18-8 SP - 48 EP - 51 CY - Berlin, Germany AN - OPUS4-53493 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bühling, Benjamin T1 - Influence of Operating Conditions on the Fluidic Ultrasonic Transducer Signal N2 - Motivation: • Air-coupled ultrasound (AC-US) enables faster measurements in non-destructive testing for civil engineering • Current state of the art: piezo and capacitive transducers are mostly used for AC US • Currently >99.9% sound intensity loss due to impedance mismatches Innovation: • Fluidic transducers generate US (30-60 kHz) by rapid switching of a supersonic jet • Fluidic transducers rely on external components such as solenoid valves and tubing --> How do repetition time and tube length influence the signal? T2 - DAGA 2021 CY - Vienna, Austria DA - 15.08.2021 KW - Ultrasound KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Fluidic devices PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-53408 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fontoura Barroso, Daniel A1 - Epple, Niklas A1 - Niederleithinger, Ernst T1 - A Portable Low-Cost Ultrasound Measurement Device for Concrete Monitoring N2 - This paper describes a new ultrasonic measuring device called “W-Box”. It was developed based on the requirements of the DFG Forschergruppe (research unit) CoDA for a portable device for monitoring of concrete specimens, models and actual structures using embedded ultrasonic transducers as well as temperature and humidity sensors. The W-Box can send ultrasonic pulses with a variable frequency of 50–100 kHz to one selectable transducer and records signals from up to 75 multiplexed channels with a sample rate of 1 MHz and a resolution of 14 bits. In addition, it measures temperature and humidity with high accuracy, adjustable amplification, restarts automatically after a power failure and can be fully controlled remotely. The measured data are automatically stored locally on-site data quality checks and transferred to remote servers. The comparison of the W-Box with a laboratory setup using commercial devices proves that it is equally reliable and precise, at much lower cost. The W-Box also shows that their measurement capacities, with the used embedded ultrasonic transducers, can reach above 6 m in concrete. KW - Low-cost KW - Coda wave interferometry KW - Ultrasound KW - IoT KW - Non-destructive testing PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-546756 DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/inventions6020036 SN - 2411-5134 VL - 6 IS - 2 SP - 1 EP - 17 PB - MDPI CY - Basel, Switzerland AN - OPUS4-54675 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -