scholarly journals Evaluating the Quality of Reinforced Concrete Electric Railway Poles by Thermal Nondestructive Testing

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dmitry Sannikov ◽  
Alexander Kolevatov ◽  
Vladimir Vavilov ◽  
Marina Kuimova
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Nondestructive Testing ◽  
Thermal Nondestructive Testing ◽  
Electric Railway

Метод и аппаратура инфракрасного и ультразвукового термографического контроля крупногабаритных композиционных изделий сложной формы

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 67-74
Author(s):  
А.О. Чулков ◽  
Д.А. Нестерук ◽  
Б.И. Шагдыров ◽  
В.П. Вавилов
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Nondestructive Testing ◽  
Data Fusion ◽  
Defect Detection ◽  
Complex Shape ◽  
Reference Sample ◽  
Robotic System ◽  
Image Stitching ◽  
Large Size ◽  
Thermal Nondestructive Testing

A robotic system for combined thermal nondestructive testing of large-size parts, including data fusion, is described. The efficiency of combining results of infrared (IR) and ultrasonic IR thermographic inspection has been demonstrated on a complex-shape reference sample containing 18 surrogates of manufacture and in-service defects. The data fusion algorithms including IR image stitching in space and automated defect detection and characterization by using a neural network have demonstrated efficiency of the proposed approach in practical testing.

Seismic risk for commercial buildings in Memphis

1983 ◽  
Vol 73 (5) ◽  
pp. 1435-1450
Author(s):  
Andrzej S. Nowak ◽  
Elizabeth L. M. Rose
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Seismic Risk ◽  
Steel Structure ◽  
Structural Type ◽  
Commercial Buildings ◽  
Concrete Frames ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Frame ◽  
Damage Prediction ◽  
Concrete Frame

Abstract This paper deals with the evaluation of seismic risk for commercial buildings in Memphis, Tennessee. The seismicity of the area is summarized, and commercial buildings are divided into categories with regard to parameters such as number of stories, year of construction, assessed value, total floor area, and structural type. The distributions of these parameters are presented in the figures. During the study, over 15 buildings were examined on site by a team of experts to evaluate their seismic resistances. The quality of the design, materials, and construction was found to be surprisingly good, particularly in those structures built since 1900. Seismic resistance is analytically evaluated for five buildings: a four-story reinforced concrete frame; a four-story steel structure with vertical trusses; a 13-story stell frame; and two multi-story reinforced concrete frames. The loadings from four sources are considered: EI Centro and Taft earthquakes in California (1940 and 1952, respectively) and the forces specified in the 1979 UBC and 1981 BOCA codes. Ratios of load to capacity are calculated. For each building considered, the expected percentage of damage is evaluated for the two earthquakes. The damage prediction is extended to all commercial buildings in Memphis.

Assessment of the aftertreatment quality of concrete

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Ptacek ◽  
Alfred Strauss ◽  
Clémence Bos ◽  
Martin Peyerl
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Concrete Structure ◽  
Test Methods ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Structure ◽  
Process Step ◽  
Simple Tool ◽  
Lack Of Control ◽  
Complex Construction

<p>The curing of concrete is extremely important for the durability of a reinforced concrete structure. In practice, due to the complex construction processes, the very limited phases and the lack of control, aftertreatment is often neglected by executing companies. Hence infrastructure operators are therefore very interested in having a robust, simple tool that enables aftertreatment to be easily checked and, as a result, to convey the importance of this process step to the client. In the project presented here, classic and novel test methods are presented and discussed, as well as their suitability for the detection of the aftertreatment quality on laboratory samples and subsequently on some real structures.</p>

scholarly journals Development of Testing Platform and Comparison Studies for Wood Nondestructive Testing

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Jian Li ◽  
Yiming Fang ◽  
Jiyong Tang ◽  
Hailin Feng ◽  
Xiongwei Lou
Keyword(s):  
Nondestructive Testing ◽  
Stress Wave ◽  
Virtual Instrument ◽  
Wood Properties ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Peak Time ◽  
Testing Platform ◽  
Time Interval Measurement ◽  
Nondestructive Testing Methods

Stress wave based techniques have been developed for evaluating the quality of the wooden materials nondestructively. However the existing techniques have some shortcomings due to the significant variation of the wood properties and are now in need of updating. There are also stress wave based instruments which have been widely used for nondestructive testing of wood. But most of them are inflexible and unsuitable for the tentative studies. This paper proposed and implemented a wood nondestructive testing platform based on NI virtual instrument. Three wood nondestructive testing methods, including peak time interval measurement, cross-correlation, and spectrum analysis, were also tested on this platform with serious decay sample, early decay sample, and defect-free sample. The results show that new methods can be verified easily and the researches of wood nondestructive testing will be accelerated with the designed platform.

scholarly journals Structural damages of L'Aquila (Italy) earthquake

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 499-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Kaplan ◽  
H. Bilgin ◽  
S. Yilmaz ◽  
H. Binici ◽  
A. Öztas
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
13Th Century ◽  
City Center ◽  
Concrete Frame ◽  
Wood Flooring ◽  
Frame Buildings ◽  
Historic Structures ◽  
The City ◽  
Masonry Units

Abstract. On 6 April 2009 an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 occurred in L'Aquila city, Italy. In the city center and surrounding villages many masonry and reinforced concrete (RC) buildings were heavily damaged or collapsed. After the earthquake, the inspection carried out in the region provided relevant results concerning the quality of the materials, method of construction and the performance of the structures. The region was initially inhabited in the 13th century and has many historic structures. The main structural materials are unreinforced masonry (URM) composed of rubble stone, brick, and hollow clay tile. Masonry units suffered the worst damage. Wood flooring systems and corrugated steel roofs are common in URM buildings. Moreover, unconfined gable walls, excessive wall thicknesses without connection with each other are among the most common deficiencies of poorly constructed masonry structures. These walls caused an increase in earthquake loads. The quality of the materials and the construction were not in accordance with the standards. On the other hand, several modern, non-ductile concrete frame buildings have collapsed. Poor concrete quality and poor reinforcement detailing caused damage in reinforced concrete structures. Furthermore, many structural deficiencies such as non-ductile detailing, strong beams-weak columns and were commonly observed. In this paper, reasons why the buildings were damaged in the 6 April 2009 earthquake in L'Aquila, Italy are given. Some suggestions are made to prevent such disasters in the future.

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