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Im Rahmen des Seminars "Angewandte Forschungsthemen (SAFT)" am Institut für Geowissenschaften der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel werden verschiedene geophysikalische Methoden vorgestellt, die bei der zerstörungsfreien Prüfung im Bauwesen zum Einsatz kommen. Neben einem Überblick der Arbeiten an der BAM im Allgemeinen und dem Fachbereich im Besonderen geht es vor allem um den Einsatz von Ultraschallmethoden. Drei wesentliche Schwerpunkte werden dabei beleuchtet:
1) (Geophysikalische) Antworten auf Herausforderungen bei Ultraschall-Anwendungen
2) Material research and multi-sensory monitoring for concrete sealing structures in rock salt unterground repositories (Projekt SealWasteSafe)
und 3) Untersuchung von Spritzbeton-Probekörpern unter Tage mit Ultraschall zur Qualitätssicherung von Verschlussbauwerken.
Insgesamt werden diverse Möglichkeiten für die Geophysik für Forschung und Studierende im Bereich der zerstörungsfreien Prüfung im Bauwesen aufgezeigt.
Multi-sensory monitoring and ultrasound for quality assurance at underground sealing structures
(2023)
Within the safety concepts of underground disposal sites of nuclear waste, engineered barriers play an important role. As these sealing structures have high demands concerning integrity, we aim at advancing the available construction materials, monitoring and inspection techniques within the project SealWasteSafe.
After successful laboratory analysis on the cm-scale, cylindrical and cuboid specimens on the m-scale are produced from classical salt concrete and a specifically developed alkali-activated material. A comprehensive multi-sensory monitoring scheme is applied to compare the setting process of both materials and to demonstrate the sensors’ resistance to highly alkaline environments. Besides temperature and humidity of the materials, strain variations using fibre optic sensors and acoustic emissions are recorded over periods of at least 28 days, partly for more than 8 months. Passive sensor systems based on radiofrequency identification technology (RFID) embedded in the concrete allow for wireless access to temperature and humidity measurements and are compared to conventional cabled systems. After hardening and removal of the outer casings of the specimens, further non-destructive evaluations using ultrasonic echo and thermographic measurements are conducted. Preliminary results clearly highlight differences between the tested materials, particularly showing lower acoustic emission activity for the newly developed alkali-activated material potentially indicating less phase changes or cracks.
Complementary, ultrasonic methods are improved to be used for quality assurance to detect obstacles, potential cracks and delamination at in-situ sealing structure scale. A unique large aperture ultrasonic system (LAUS) with depth penetration as large as 9 m has already successfully been applied at the test site in Morsleben, Germany, of the federal company for radioactive waste disposal (BGE). Modelling studies help to further optimize the measurement layout. Advanced imaging techniques applied to the modelled and measured data will further improve the obtained images of internal structures. Additionally, an ultrasonic borehole probe is developed and constructed using phased arrays to further enhance the detection of potential cracks. Modelling and preliminary results from laboratory specimens prove the feasibility and potential of the directional response even in heterogeneous material such as concrete. Final investigations under in-situ conditions at the test site of the sealing structure are planned.
Overall, the project SealWasteSafe improves the construction material, multi-sensory monitoring, and ultrasound for quality assurance to allow for the development of safe nuclear sealing structures. Although the techniques are tailored for sealing structures within salt as a host rock, they are transferrable to a wider field of applications and alternative disposal conditions.
Within the project SealWasteSafe, we advance construction materials and non-destructive monitoring concepts of sealing structures applied for underground disposal of nuclear waste. As these engineered barriers have high demands regarding structural integrity, an innovative alkali-activated material (AAM) that is highly suitable for the application in salt as a host rock is improved and tested on two laboratory scales. This AAM has a low heat evolution due to the reaction mechanism in comparison to common salt concretes based on Portland cement or magnesium oxychloride binders. Hence, crack formation due to thermally induced stress during the hardening process is reduced.
After successful laboratory tests with small specimens (height ~5 cm), comparably manufactured large cubic (edge length 70 cm) and cylindrical specimens (height 120 cm, diameter 40 cm) are equipped with sensing technologies to demonstrate the sensors´ technical capabilities. A comprehensive multi-sensory monitoring scheme is developed and investigated to characterize and compare the different material behaviour during the setting and hardening process of two materials: (1) the newly developed AAM-based mortars with salt aggregate, and (2) a blended Portland cement-based salt concrete as reference. The analysed parameters include temperature and humidity of the material, acoustic emissions, and strain variations recorded by fiber optic cables. Passive sensor systems based on radiofrequency identification technology (RFID) embedded in the concrete provide an interface for the wireless readout of various sensors. In parallel to the embedded RFID sensors, conventional cabled systems to read out the temperature and humidity measurements are installed for comparison. Additionally, a detailed inspection of the two large cubic specimens after a monitoring period of more than six months has been undertaken. Active thermography and ultrasonic echo measurements are used to reveal potentially occurring inner cracks from the surface. To verify the non-invasive results, a core sample (diameter 2 cm) was extracted from each of the investigated cubic specimens and analysed in detail with X-ray computed tomography.
Furthermore, ultrasonic methods are used for quality assurance to detect obstacles, cracks, and delamination at in-situ scale sealing structures. Experimental layout and applied imaging techniques are optimised to enhance the image quality for measurements from the front side of the engineered barrier. To characterize the inside of the test sealing structure and to improve the detection of potentially existing cracks, an ultrasonic borehole probe using the phased array technique is developed. First analyses at a half-spherical specimen coincide with modelling results and prove the reliability of the directional response caused by the phased array technique of the newly constructed ultrasonic borehole probe. Overall, the project SealWasteSafe helps to characterize construction materials and improves multi-sensory monitoring concepts and ultrasonic equipment for the sake of quality assurance. Particularly for salt as a host rock, this will help to design safe sealing structures for nuclear waste disposal.
Für die sichere Endlagerung nuklearer Abfälle sind im Salzgestein Verschlussbauwerke aus Salzbeton als geotechnischen Barrieren vorgesehen. Um die Integrität der Bauwerke im Rahmen einer Qualitätssicherung nachzuweisen, eignet sich eine zerstörungsfreie Prüfung (ZfP) mit Ultraschall-Verfahren. Potenziell auftretende Risse oder Ablösungen sowie Einbauteile können detektiert werden. Um die Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Ultraschall-Echo-Messungen sowie der Auswertemethoden zu untersuchen, wurden in einem aus Spritzbeton hergestellten Testbauwerk in der Grube Teutschenthal (bei Halle, Deutschland) verschiedene Störkörper während der Betonage eingebettet. Die Störkörper (Breite 3 cm bis ~8 cm) liegen in Tiefen von etwa 30 cm bis 80 cm und repräsentieren Hohlräume, Risse oder Inhomogenitäten des Betons. Von der Oberfläche führten wir Ultraschall-Echo-Messungen auf einer Fläche von etwa 100x150 cm² in einem 3D Modus durch. Die Auswertung erfolgte zunächst mithilfe der in der ZfP etablierten Synthetic-Aperture-Focusing Technique (SAFT), die der Kirchhoff Migration ähnelt. Insgesamt wird eine Vielzahl von Reflektoren im Bauwerk abgebildet, die jedoch nur in wenigen Fällen den eingebauten Störkörpern zugeordnet werden konnten, so dass auch die Grenzen des Verfahrens bei dieser Bauweise deutlich werden. Allerdings konnte eine ungeplante großflächige (>30 cm) Ablösung nachgewiesen und durch anschließende Bohrungen verifiziert werden. Um das strukturelle Abbild des Bauwerksinneren trotz des stark streuenden Spritzbetons zu verbessern, wenden wir fokussierende Migrationsverfahren an. Erste Ergebnisse zeigen, dass eine klarere Abbildung einzelner Reflektoren erreicht werden kann. Dies erleichtert die Detektion einzelner Objekte. Das hier präsentierte Experiment mit bekannten Reflektoren unter realen Bedingungen mit Spritzbeton unter Tage bietet hervorragende Möglichkeiten zur Überprüfung von methodischen Weiterentwicklungen im Bereich der Ultraschallanalyse. Durch die Verbesserung der Auswertemethodik und der darauf basierenden ultraschallbasierten Qualitätssicherungskonzepte werden insgesamt sicherere Verschlussbauwerke für nukleare Endlager ermöglicht.