Abstract
| Language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation |
| Editors | D.O. Thompson, D.E. Chimenti |
| Place of Publication | Melville |
| Pages | 1508-1515 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Volume | 31A & 31B |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Event | 38th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (QNDE) - Burlington, United States Duration: 17 Jul 2011 → 22 Jul 2011 |
Publication series
| Name | AIP Conference Proceedings |
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| Publisher | AIP |
| Volume | 1430 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0094-243X |
Conference
| Conference | 38th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (QNDE) |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Burlington |
| Period | 17/07/11 → 22/07/11 |
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Keywords
- frequency compounding signal processing technique
- non-destructive evaluation (NDE)
- concrete
- structural noise reduction
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Application of frequency compounding to ultrasonic signals for the NDE of concrete. / Ho, Kwok Shun; Li, Minghui; O'Leary, Richard; Gachagan, Anthony.
Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation. ed. / D.O. Thompson; D.E. Chimenti. Vol. 31A & 31B Melville, 2012. p. 1508-1515 (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 1430).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution book
TY - GEN
T1 - Application of frequency compounding to ultrasonic signals for the NDE of concrete
AU - Ho, Kwok Shun
AU - Li, Minghui
AU - O'Leary, Richard
AU - Gachagan, Anthony
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - In ultrasonic NDT of heterogeneous materials the internal microstructure of the material produces backscattered noise that can make the detection of true defects difficult. The noise is caused by the stationary scatterers that cause constructive and destructive interference to the propagating wavefront. Morevoer, in situations where the defects are significantly larger than these random scatterers, defects detection is significantly limited due to the presence of the additive noise caused by the interfering scatterers. This interference causes the presence of speckle noise in ultrasound imaging, thereby limiting the detectability, and making images generally difficult to interpret. Speckle also limits automated computer-aided analysis, such as edge detection, and 3D display. In this study, Frequency Compounding (FC) method has been applied to the ultrasonic signals in concrete. Due to the heterogeneous nature of the material, the received echoes suffer from clutter arising from the material microstructure. In this study, it was shown in simulations that the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the A-scan signals can be improved by splitting the spectrum into narrower subbands and sum. Experiments were performed to validate the simulated results. The possibility of using this type of processing in such material and merits are discussed.
AB - In ultrasonic NDT of heterogeneous materials the internal microstructure of the material produces backscattered noise that can make the detection of true defects difficult. The noise is caused by the stationary scatterers that cause constructive and destructive interference to the propagating wavefront. Morevoer, in situations where the defects are significantly larger than these random scatterers, defects detection is significantly limited due to the presence of the additive noise caused by the interfering scatterers. This interference causes the presence of speckle noise in ultrasound imaging, thereby limiting the detectability, and making images generally difficult to interpret. Speckle also limits automated computer-aided analysis, such as edge detection, and 3D display. In this study, Frequency Compounding (FC) method has been applied to the ultrasonic signals in concrete. Due to the heterogeneous nature of the material, the received echoes suffer from clutter arising from the material microstructure. In this study, it was shown in simulations that the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the A-scan signals can be improved by splitting the spectrum into narrower subbands and sum. Experiments were performed to validate the simulated results. The possibility of using this type of processing in such material and merits are discussed.
KW - frequency compounding signal processing technique
KW - non-destructive evaluation (NDE)
KW - concrete
KW - structural noise reduction
U2 - 10.1063/1.4716394
DO - 10.1063/1.4716394
M3 - Conference contribution book
SN - 9780735410138
VL - 31A & 31B
T3 - AIP Conference Proceedings
SP - 1508
EP - 1515
BT - Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation
A2 - Thompson, D.O.
A2 - Chimenti, D.E.
CY - Melville
ER -