Application of synchronous detection for ultrasonic thickness gauging of concrete Articles with a nonuniform Structure
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Abstract
Some problems that are encountered in the ultrasonic pulse-echo thickness gauging of large concrete building structures with high frequency-dependent ultrasound attenuation and a complicated nonuniform structure are considered. It has been shown that ultrasonic signals with complex modulation with further optimal filtering of echo signals should be used in single-channel testing to increase the sensitivity during the testing of concrete articles and to enhance echo signals in the presence of white noise. Synchronous detection of echo signals is advisable to increase the precision of measurements. Multichannel spatial–temporal signal processing via thickness measurements at several neighboring points of an article and further coherent summation of partial measurement results should be used to enhance ultrasonic echo signals in the presence of structural noise. However, it is recommended that the multichannel testing of concrete articles with a nonuniform volumetric distribution of physicomechanical properties be performed with the summation of partial echo-signal envelopes after their synchronous detection due to the broad spread of ultrasonic signal velocities in neighboring regions.
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OpenAlex topics: Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation · Geophysical Methods and Applications · Non-Destructive Testing Techniques
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