Crack Detection Using Time-Domain Wave Propagation Technique
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
Volume 121, Issue 2
Abstract
The main objectives of this paper are to determine if it is feasible to detect and size cracks with the time-domain wave propagation techniques and to recommend the best field-test configuration to be used. The focus is on the geotechnical and geoenvironmental applications. A finite element program was used to model a cracked medium. Several parameters were considered—the location of source and receivers relative to the crack, the depth of the crack, the width of the crack, and the duration of the source impulse. Major parameters that significantly affect the waveforms were identified by performing a sensitivity analysis on each parameter. The most significant feature that can be used to predict the crack is the existence of standing wave energy detected in the waveforms from receivers located relatively close to the downstream end of the crack. The best test setup is obtained when the source and one receiver are located close to the crack on one side of a crack and a second receiver located on the opposite side of the crack at a distance from the crack.
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Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
Volume 121 • Issue 2 • February 1995
Pages: 198 - 207
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Copyright © 1995 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 1, 1995
Published in print: Feb 1995
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