Ultrasonic shear-wave propagation studies have been carried out for the measurements of velocity and attenuation in some rocks, concrete and synthetic materials at room conditions. It has been found that ‘pulse broadening’, which occurs due to attenuation, can be measured quite accurately while carrying out shearwave velocity measurements in them. The pulse broadening data could be used to dete...

Acoustic microscopy [1] is used to measure the V(Z) curves and thereby determine the ultrasonic velocities on the surfaces of solid materials. The acoustic transducer, pointor line-focusing, is defocused below the sample surface through the coupling water. The focal depth Z is changed to extract the interference between the specular reflection signal and the leaky surface wave signal(s). Their ...

This paper explores the use of acoustics for manipulation of bioparticles. A series of experimental studies were conducted using acoustic standing waves in resonant cavities as means of trapping bioparticles and enhancing bioparticles separation. Parallel Plane Cavity was explored. The effect of cell size and host media concentration on trapping efficiency, trapping time and velocity were inves...

This paper presents the results of an experimental study on the effects of elevated temperature on compressive and flexural strength of Normal Strength Concrete (NSC), High Strength Concrete (HSC) and High Performance Concrete (HPC). In addition, the specimen mass and volume were measured before and after heating in order to determine the loss of mass and volume during the test. In terms of non...

The flow field or multidimensional velocity distribution of the coolant in fuel rod bundles reactor core pressurized water reactors (PWRs) is an important parameter that revealed through experimental investigations. This paper presents two-dimensional (2D) profile measurement using a two-element ultrasonic transducer with both elements acting as transceiver. size minimized for compactness, lead...