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Author(s):     
 
Wiggenhauser, Herbert; Niederleithinger, Ernst; Milmann, Boris
 
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Abstract:     
 
Ein Ultraschallsystem mit großer Apertur, genannt LAUS - Large Aperture UltraSound, wird vorgestellt und die technischen Eigenschaften erläutert. Es besteht aus zwölf Prüfköpfen, die beliebig auf Betonoberflächen mit Unterdruck befestigt und jeweils als Sender oder Empfänger genutzt werden. Alle möglichen Kombinationen ergeben 132 Einzelmessungen, die zur Rekonstruktion des durchschallten Volumens genutzt werden. Das System wurde an zwei Bauwerken erfolgreich erprobt. Die Dicke einer sehr stark bewehrten Fundamentplatte eines Fallturms wurde bestimmt. Die Messungen erfolgten in einem Raster auf einer Fläche von 2,0 × 1,8 m2 und die Rückseite konnte eindeutig abgebildet werden. Weitere Anzeigen aus dem Inneren der Platte zeigen das Potenzial des Systems. An einem Brückenbauwerk wurden indirekt Verdichtungsmängel lokalisiert. Dazu wurden mit dem LAUS-System die im Brückenträger verlaufenden Spannkanäle durch fast 2 m Beton abgebildet.

Nondestructive testing of thick and highly reinforced concrete structures with ultrasound
An ultrasound system with a large aperture, called LAUS - Large Aperture UltraSound, is presented and the technical characteristics are explained. It consists of twelve sensor units which can be attached independently on concrete surfaces with vacuum and which are used as transmitters or receivers respectively. All possible combinations result in 132 individual measurements which are used to reconstruct the insonificated volume. The system has been successfully tested on two structures. The thickness of a very heavily reinforced foundation slab of a drop tower was determined. The measurements were carried out in a grid on a surface of 2.0 × 1.8 m2 and the back side could be clearly imaged. Further indications from inside the foundation show the potential of the system. Voids in concrete were indirectly located in a bridge structure. For this purpose, the LAUS system was used to image the tendon ducts running in the bridge beam through almost 2 m of concrete.
 
Source:     Bautechnik 94 (2017), No. 10
 
Page/s:     682-688
 
Language of Publication:     German



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