Nondestructive In Situ Imaging of Preexisting Cracks in a Concrete Bridge Using Ultrasonic Coda Wave
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 149, Issue 1
Abstract
This paper presents an in-situ study of imaging cracks in the Berwick Bay Bridge nondestructively by the application of an inverse algorithm to ultrasonic coda wave measurements. Using only five sensors to collect coda signals, we have monitored a volume of the bridge subjected to a sequence of static load tests, without prior knowledge of cracks. Whereas spatiotemporal waveform decorrelations can indicate global damage conditions, our inversion algorithm produced a three-dimensional map of change density that revealed the location and lengths of multiple 0.1-mm-scale cracks in reinforced concrete.
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Data Availability Statement
Some or all data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
This research is supported by the WiSys Applied Research Funding Programs (AR-WiTAG) under grant number T180044/T190044. The authors thank Dr. Kraig Warnemuende and Mr. Samuel Wyatt Simpson at LeTourneau University for proofreading this manuscript. We also thank the reviewers for their constructive suggestions that helped improve this paper.
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Volume 149 • Issue 1 • January 2023
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Received: Jan 14, 2022
Accepted: Sep 6, 2022
Published online: Nov 1, 2022
Published in print: Jan 1, 2023
Discussion open until: Apr 1, 2023
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