Novel sensor technology for NDE of concrete

Xianglei Ni; Piervincenzo Rizzo; Chiara Daraio

doi:10.1117/12.815510

30 March 2009 Novel sensor technology for NDE of concrete

Xianglei Ni, Piervincenzo Rizzo, Chiara Daraio

Proceedings Volume 7292, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2009; 729218 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.815510
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2009, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

This paper describes the application of a novel actuator/sensor technology for the generation and detection of stress waves in structural materials like concrete. The technology is aimed at developing an innovative NDE scheme based on the generation of highly nonlinear solitary waves (HNSWs). HNSWs are stress waves that can form and travel in highly nonlinear systems (i.e. granular, layered, fibrous or porous materials) with a finite spatial dimension independent on the wave amplitude. Compared to conventional linear waves, the generation of HNSWs does not rely on the use of electronic equipment (such as an arbitrary function generator) and on the response of piezoelectric crystals or other transduction mechanism. The results of using these new actuator/sensors to test concrete slabs are presented and discussed.

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Xianglei Ni, Piervincenzo Rizzo, and Chiara Daraio "Novel sensor technology for NDE of concrete", Proc. SPIE 7292, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2009, 729218 (30 March 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.815510

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