Analysis of coherent surface wave dispersion and attenuation for non-destructive testing of concrete |
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Authors: | M Chekroun L Le Marrec O Abraham O Durand G Villain |
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Institution: | aLaboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées (LCPC), Nantes, France;bÉlectricité de France (EDF R&D), Chatou, France;cInstitut de Recherche Mathématique de Rennes (IRMAR), Rennes, France |
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Abstract: | Rayleigh waves measurements are used to characterise cover concrete and mortar in the frequency range 60–180 kHz. At these frequencies, the wavelength is comparable to the size of the aggregates, and waves propagate in a multiple scattering regime. Acquired signals are then difficult to interpret due to an important incoherent part. The method proposed here is the study of the coherent waves, obtained by averaging signals over several configurations of disorder. Coherent waves give information on an equivalent homogeneous medium. To acquire a large amount of measurements with accuracy, an optimised piezoelectric source is used with a laser interferometer for reception. Adapted signal processing technique are presented to evaluate the coherent phase and group velocities and also the coherent attenuation parameter. The sensitivity of these three parameters with the properties of concrete is discussed, as well as the necessity to use coherent waves to obtain accurate results. |
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Keywords: | Concrete Rayleigh waves Ultrasounds Laser interferometer Scattering Effective medium Dispersion Attenuation Signal processing |
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