Title: An ultrasonic wave‐based framework for imaging internal cracks in concrete
Abstract: Structural Control and Health MonitoringVolume 29, Issue 12 e3108 RESEARCH ARTICLE An ultrasonic wave-based framework for imaging internal cracks in concrete Sai Teja Kuchipudi, Sai Teja Kuchipudi [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-3727-9901 Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Ghaziabad, India Data Science & Special Structures (DASH) Group, CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorDebdutta Ghosh, Corresponding Author Debdutta Ghosh [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0001-9344-1320 Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Ghaziabad, India Data Science & Special Structures (DASH) Group, CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee, India Correspondence Debdutta Ghosh, CSIR- Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee 247667, India. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Sai Teja Kuchipudi, Sai Teja Kuchipudi [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-3727-9901 Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Ghaziabad, India Data Science & Special Structures (DASH) Group, CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorDebdutta Ghosh, Corresponding Author Debdutta Ghosh [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0001-9344-1320 Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Ghaziabad, India Data Science & Special Structures (DASH) Group, CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee, India Correspondence Debdutta Ghosh, CSIR- Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee 247667, India. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 05 October 2022 https://doi.org/10.1002/stc.3108 Funding information: Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, Grant/Award Number: DST/TDT/SHRI(WG)-05/2020(G); Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India, Grant/Award Number: 31/GATE/24(13)/2020-EMR-1 Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Abstract Nondestructive detection and sizing of internal cracks initiated in reinforced concrete have been critical problems. Geometric characterization of internal cracks and delaminations contributes to predicting their propagation path and failure pattern followed by structural prognostics. There have been limited studies on quantitative detection and characterization of vertical cracks in concrete using wave-based NDE techniques. This study focuses on solving the problem of imaging deep internal crack planes in the concrete medium by leveraging the ultrasonic shear horizontal (SH) waves from a transducer array. Post-processing the array full matrix capture (FMC) data with both total focusing method (TFM) and plane wave imaging (PWI) reveals their efficiency in mapping planar defects inclined between 0° and 60°. However, their performance on vertical/near-vertical defects is found to be inferior with imaging limited to the tip of the defect planes. Further, half-skip modes of wave dispersion have been adopted in addition to the directly scattered pulses for imaging the vertical and near-vertical cracks. We propose an imaging framework based on the outcomes of our investigation on the best suitable methodology to detect and map planar defects like cracks inclined in the range of 0–90°. Statistical quantification of defect inclinations from the reconstructed images is compared to the ground-truth orientations, and they are found to be 94%–99% accurate. Besides accuracy, the computational efficiency of the proposed techniques makes them desirable and reliable for quick on-site inspections on built infrastructure. Open Research DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request. REFERENCES 1Cheng CC, Sansalone M. Determining the minimum crack width that can be detected using the impact-echo method part 1: experimental study. Mater Struct. 1995; 28(2): 74- 82. doi:10.1007/BF02473174 2Carino NJ, Sansalone M. Flaw detection in concrete using the impact-echo method. 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