Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-9-2021

Department

Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics

Abstract

In this study, we present a method to estimate the depth of near-surface shallow delamination in concrete using a noncontact micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) ultrasonic sensor array and an optimization-based data processing approach. The proposed approach updates the bulk wave velocities of the tested concrete element by solving an optimization problem using reference ultrasonic scanning data collected from a full-depth concrete region. Subsequently, the depth of concrete delamination is estimated by solving a separate optimization problem. Numerical simulations and laboratory experiments were conducted to evaluate the performance of the proposed ultrasonic data processing approach. The results demonstrated that the depth of shallow delamination in concrete structures could be accurately estimated.

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© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Publisher’s version of record: https://doi.org/10.3390/app11020592

Publication Title

Applied Sciences (Switzerland)

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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