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Ultrasonic quality assurance at magnesia shotcrete sealing structures
- Engineered barriers are a key element to enable safe nuclear waste disposal. One method currently under research for their construction is magnesia concrete applied in a shotcrete procedure. In this study, the ultrasonic echo method is evaluated as a means for quality assurance. Imaging of internal structures (backwall, boreholes) and defects, such as delamination, has successfully been achieved in the shotcrete. Additionally, detailed information about the potential cause of selected reflectors are obtained by phase analysis. In several test blocks of various sizes, no consistent concrete section boundaries have been found by ultrasonic imaging, which was verified by subsequent drilling and complementary tests. An experiment with artificial defects imitating cracks, air-filled voids, and material with lower density has been challenging and shows the limitations of the current methods. Although significant defects, such as a large delamination, are reliably identified, several smallerEngineered barriers are a key element to enable safe nuclear waste disposal. One method currently under research for their construction is magnesia concrete applied in a shotcrete procedure. In this study, the ultrasonic echo method is evaluated as a means for quality assurance. Imaging of internal structures (backwall, boreholes) and defects, such as delamination, has successfully been achieved in the shotcrete. Additionally, detailed information about the potential cause of selected reflectors are obtained by phase analysis. In several test blocks of various sizes, no consistent concrete section boundaries have been found by ultrasonic imaging, which was verified by subsequent drilling and complementary tests. An experiment with artificial defects imitating cracks, air-filled voids, and material with lower density has been challenging and shows the limitations of the current methods. Although significant defects, such as a large delamination, are reliably identified, several smaller defects are not identified. Generally, ultrasonic imaging provides a suitable base as a mean for quality assurance during and after the construction of sealing structures. However, further developments are required to enhance the reliability of the method and a full validation is still pending. Still, the method has potential to increase the safety of nuclear waste repositories.…
Autor*innen: | Vera LayORCiD, Ute EffnerORCiD, Ernst NiederleithingerORCiD, J. Arendt, M. Hofmann, W. Kudla |
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Dokumenttyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Veröffentlichungsform: | Verlagsliteratur |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Titel des übergeordneten Werkes (Englisch): | Sensors |
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2022 |
Organisationseinheit der BAM: | 8 Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung |
8 Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung / 8.2 Zerstörungsfreie Prüfmethoden für das Bauwesen | |
Veröffentlichende Institution: | Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) |
Verlag: | MDPI |
Verlagsort: | Basel |
Jahrgang/Band: | 22 |
Ausgabe/Heft: | 22 |
Aufsatznummer: | 8717 |
Erste Seite: | 1 |
Letzte Seite: | 16 |
DDC-Klassifikation: | Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / Ingenieurwissenschaften / Angewandte Physik |
Freie Schlagwörter: | Engineered barrier systems; Imaging; Shotcrete; Ultrasound; Underground |
Themenfelder/Aktivitätsfelder der BAM: | Energie |
Energie / Kerntechnische Entsorgung | |
DOI: | 10.3390/s22228717 |
URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-563170 |
ISSN: | 1424-8220 |
Zugehöriger Identifikator: | https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bam/frontdoor/index/index/docId/58496 |
Verfügbarkeit des Dokuments: | Datei für die Öffentlichkeit verfügbar ("Open Access") |
Lizenz (Deutsch): | Creative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 21.11.2022 |
Referierte Publikation: | Ja |
Datum der Eintragung als referierte Publikation: | 05.12.2022 |
Schriftenreihen ohne Nummerierung: | Wissenschaftliche Artikel der BAM |