Numerical Simulation of Monitoring Corrosion in Reinforced Concrete Based on Ultrasonic Guided Waves

Numerical Simulation of Monitoring Corrosion in Reinforced Concrete Based on Ultrasonic Guided Waves

Numerical simulation based on finite element method is conducted to predict the location of pitting corrosion in reinforced concrete. Simulation results show that it is feasible to predict corrosion monitoring based on ultrasonic guided wave in reinforced concrete, and wavelet analysis can be used f...

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Main Authors: Zhupeng Zheng, Ying Lei, Xin Xue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/752494
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spelling doaj-16a507cf0696431582d6e9cc81f68f252020-11-24T21:28:57ZengHindawi LimitedThe Scientific World Journal2356-61401537-744X2014-01-01201410.1155/2014/752494752494Numerical Simulation of Monitoring Corrosion in Reinforced Concrete Based on Ultrasonic Guided WavesZhupeng Zheng0Ying Lei1Xin Xue2Department of Civil Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, ChinaDepartment of Civil Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, ChinaDepartment of Civil Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, ChinaNumerical simulation based on finite element method is conducted to predict the location of pitting corrosion in reinforced concrete. Simulation results show that it is feasible to predict corrosion monitoring based on ultrasonic guided wave in reinforced concrete, and wavelet analysis can be used for the extremely weak signal of guided waves due to energy leaking into concrete. The characteristic of time-frequency localization of wavelet transform is adopted in the corrosion monitoring of reinforced concrete. Guided waves can be successfully used to identify corrosion defects in reinforced concrete with the analysis of suitable wavelet-based function and its scale.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/752494
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author Zhupeng Zheng
Ying Lei
Xin Xue
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Ying Lei
Xin Xue
Numerical Simulation of Monitoring Corrosion in Reinforced Concrete Based on Ultrasonic Guided Waves
The Scientific World Journal
author_facet Zhupeng Zheng
Ying Lei
Xin Xue
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title Numerical Simulation of Monitoring Corrosion in Reinforced Concrete Based on Ultrasonic Guided Waves
title_short Numerical Simulation of Monitoring Corrosion in Reinforced Concrete Based on Ultrasonic Guided Waves
title_full Numerical Simulation of Monitoring Corrosion in Reinforced Concrete Based on Ultrasonic Guided Waves
title_fullStr Numerical Simulation of Monitoring Corrosion in Reinforced Concrete Based on Ultrasonic Guided Waves
title_full_unstemmed Numerical Simulation of Monitoring Corrosion in Reinforced Concrete Based on Ultrasonic Guided Waves
title_sort numerical simulation of monitoring corrosion in reinforced concrete based on ultrasonic guided waves
publisher Hindawi Limited
series The Scientific World Journal
issn 2356-6140
1537-744X
publishDate 2014-01-01
description Numerical simulation based on finite element method is conducted to predict the location of pitting corrosion in reinforced concrete. Simulation results show that it is feasible to predict corrosion monitoring based on ultrasonic guided wave in reinforced concrete, and wavelet analysis can be used for the extremely weak signal of guided waves due to energy leaking into concrete. The characteristic of time-frequency localization of wavelet transform is adopted in the corrosion monitoring of reinforced concrete. Guided waves can be successfully used to identify corrosion defects in reinforced concrete with the analysis of suitable wavelet-based function and its scale.
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