• Smart Structures and Systems
• /
• 제17권1호
• /
• pp.17-29
• /
• 2016

Ultrasonic tomography is a powerful tool for identifying defects within an object or structure. But practical application of ultrasonic tomography to solids is often limited by time consuming transducer coupling. Air-coupled ultrasonic measurements may eliminate the coupling problem and allow for more rapid data collection and tomographic image construction. This research aims to integrate recent developments in air-coupled ultrasonic measurements with current tomography reconstruction routines to improve testing capability. The goal is to identify low velocity inclusions (air-filled voids and notches) within solids using constructed velocity images. Finite element analysis is used to simulate the experiment in order to determine efficient data collection schemes. Comparable air-coupled ultrasonic signals are then collected through homogeneous and isotropic solid (PVC polymer) samples. Volumetric (void) and planar (notch) inclusions within the samples are identified in the constructed velocity tomograms for a variety of transducer configurations. Although there is some distortion of the inclusions, the experimentally obtained tomograms accurately indicate their size and location. Reconstruction error values, defined as misidentification of the inclusion size and position, were in the range of 1.5-1.7%. Part 2 of this paper set will describe the application of this imaging technique to concrete that contains inclusions.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 한국건축시공학회 2016년도 추계 학술논문 발표대회
• /
• pp.146-147
• /
• 2016

Concrete has been recognized as a material which is resistant to high temperatures, but chemicophysical property of concrete is changed by the high temperature. So, mechanical properties of concrete may be reduced. So, concrete at high temperature is evaluated mechanical properties for safety inspection. However, research of ultrasonic method is not much. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to NDT(non-destructive test) of 30, 70, 110MPa concrete exposed high temperature using ultrasonic pulse velocity.

• 한국정밀공학회지
• /
• 제10권2호
• /
• pp.154-160
• /
• 1993

A mothod to decide the optimal frequency for the fracture velocity measurement by ultrasonic fractography is presented. A theoretical formula to decide the optimal frequency for ultrasonic fractography testing is made and it is compared with experimental value. According to the formula the optimal frequency is shown to be depending on the attenuation coefficient and size(width) of the specimen. In the case of PMA specimen with ligament 43mm the theoretical value for the optimal frequency is about 260 KHz and it is good agreement with experimental value.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 한국건축시공학회 2023년도 봄 학술논문 발표대회
• /
• pp.55-56
• /
• 2023

Recently, large and high-rise buildings are increasing, and accordingly, concrete weight reduction is required. Lightweight aggregate concrete can provide economic feasibility and large space, but safety can be reduced due to problems such as low strength and poor durability. Since the development of such low strength of concrete is important in the early construction stage, it is necessary to evaluate the vertical formwork demolding period at the early age. The correlation was analyzed by measuring the compressive strength and ultrasonic pulse velocity. As a result, the ultrasonic pulse rates of normal and lightweight aggregate concrete at the time of 5 MPa expression, which is the time of vertical mold deformation, were 3.07 km/s and 2.77 km/s for W/B 41, and 2.89 km/s and 2.73 km/s for W/B 33.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 한국건축시공학회 2019년도 추계 학술논문 발표대회
• /
• pp.126-127
• /
• 2019

Ultrasonic method is useful in determining the compressive strength of concrete as a nondestructive testing technique. As the velocity of the ultrasonic wave changes depending the aging of fresh concrete, it is possible to use the ultrasonic method to measure the degree of concrete curing on site. Recently, the use of steel reinforced concrete is ever increasing. This study is to examine the effect of aging concrete on the velocity of ultrasonic wave so that the compressive strength of concrete can be predicted in the presence of steel inclusions.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
• /
• 제24권6호
• /
• pp.146-152
• /
• 2020

본 연구는 강교량의 폐합부재 등 시각적으로 탐지하기 어려운 부위의 강재에 대한 손상을 탐지하기 위한 방법을 개발하기 위한 목적의 기초연구이다. 여러 비파괴 방법들 중에서 초음파 속도법을 활용하여 두께가 다른 시편에 대해서 초음파 속도법을 실시하여, 평균 매질내 전파속도를 도출하였고, 이를 활용하여 강재 부재에 대한 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 동일한 재료일 경우 회귀분석의 결과를 활용하면 다른 부재의 두께를 도출할 수 있을 것으로 예상된다. 또한, 광범위한 범위를 스캐닝하기 위해 200 mm/s로 이동하는 연속스캐닝 기법을 검토하였고, 두께가 변화는 부재의 두께를 효과적으로 예측할 수 있었다.

• International Journal of Vascular Biomedical Engineering
• /
• 제1권1호
• /
• pp.3-12
• /
• 2003

Ultrasonic pulsed Doppler velocimetry has become a standard international method of classifying carotid disease. Because the measured angle adjusted velocity increases as the Doppler angle increases, examinations should be performed at a convenient standard Doppler examination angle. An angle of 60 degrees is achievable throughout most examinations. Multiple Doppler viewing angles allow the acquisition of velocity vectors during the cardiac cycle, revealing the complex velocity patterns. Ultrasonic velocimetry (whether Doppler or time domain) is based on changes in the phase of the ultrasound echo. Other examinations can be done based on the echo phase. Slow motions of organs such as the brain can be used to monitor changes in edema. Measurements of tissue strain due to the pulsatile filling of the arterioles. This plethysmographic imaging method can display differences in tissue perfusion because of different tissue types and changes in autonomic activity.

• 한국항해학회지
• /
• 제20권3호
• /
• pp.85-95
• /
• 1996

In the velocimeter, the ultrasonic pulse signal is used for measuring the profile velocity of moving targets distributed in space because of the merits of its high distance resolution and harmless affect to the human body. The velocity reading in conventional ultrasonic pulsed velocimeter depends on the wave pattern reflecting the spatial distribution of scatters and includes observational error due to the signal processing of analyzing pulse signal. In this paper, we evaluate an influence of the received waveform of pulsed signal on the velocity information by setting a model. Subsequently, in order to improve the distance resolution and to obtain precise velocity information without the influence of the spatial distribution of scatterers, we propose a new method for the analysis of Doppler pulsed signal, in which the pulsed signal is transformed into a phase function with local data. Finally, it is confirmed that the performance of the velocimeter is more improved in the proposed method than in the conventional one.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
• /
• 제18권4호
• /
• pp.407-412
• /
• 1997

In this paper, we present a new method to diagnose the characteristics of the soft tissue, especially a liver. In order to diagnose the characteristics of a liver, it is necessary to evaluate the propagation delay time and propagation velocity of bending vibration In a liver. For this purpose, we measure the propagation velocity of bending vibration in a liver for low frequency forced vibration using a standard ultrasonic Doppler diagnosis equipment. We have carried out preliminary experiments by using an ultrasonic probe of 3.5MHz and obtained some results. This new measurement method developed here can be applied to new research and medical fields for acoustic non-invasive diagnosis of soft tissue.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
• /
• 제44권1호
• /
• pp.1-8
• /
• 2016

목재 데크재에 인위적인 결함인 구멍을 부여하고 이들의 성능평가를 위해 초음파 비파괴 시험법을 적용하였다. 구멍의 크기와 개수를 달리하여 각각에 대한 초음파 전달속도를 측정하고 탄성계수를 산정하여 그 영향을 비교분석하였다. 시험결과 구멍의 크기가 커짐에 따라 초음파 전달속도와 탄성계수는 감소하였으며 이들 상호간에는 직선상관관계를 보였다. 구멍의 크기가 증가하면 초음파의 전달 길이는 증가하며 이에 따라 초음파속도는 감소하였지만 구멍의 크기가 15 mm 이하로 작은 경우에는 구멍이 없는 부재에 비해 그 차이가 작게 나타났다. 구멍의 개수가 많아짐에 따라 초음파 전달속도와 탄성계수는 감소하였으며 이들 상호간에는 높은 직선상관관계를 보였다. 구멍의 개수가 3개인 경우 초음파속도는 약 3.5% 정도 감소한데 비하여 탄성계수는 27% 정도로 현저히 감소하여 더 큰 감소경향을 나타내었다. 이들의 결과로부터 구멍의 크기와 개수는 초음파 전달속도와 탄성계수에 영향을 미치며 구멍의 크기가 크고 개수가 많아질수록 그 영향은 더욱 커질 것으로 여겨진다. 또한 작은 결함의 탐지를 위해서는 초음파 전달속도에만 의지할 것이 아니라 여러 초음파 변수를 고려하여 적용하는 방법을 고려하여야 할 것으로 생각된다.