Modulus of elasticity is one of the important parameters of construction materials, which considerably influence their deformation properties and which can also be determined by means of non-destructive test methods like ultrasonic pulse method. However, measurement results of ultrasonic pulse methods are influenced by various factors, one of which is the natural frequency of the transducers. T...

In this research, the performance of ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV) in concrete is examined as a nondestructive experiment in order to estimate mechanical (compressive and tensile strength) and durability (water absorption) properties of fiber-reinforced self-compacted concrete For this purpose 11 mixture designs containing 3 types of fibers (steel: 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.4 percent by volume, Pol...

In this study, two kinds of nondestructive evaluation (NDE) techniques (rebound hardness and ultrasonic pulse velocity methods) are investigated for the effective maintenance of underwater concrete structures. A new methodology to estimate the underwater concrete strengths more effectively, named “artificial neural network (ANN) – based concrete strength estimation with the combination of rebou...

Nowadays, the better performance of lightweight structures during earthquake has resulted in using lightweight concrete more than ever. However, determining the compressive strength of concrete used in these structures during their service through a none-destructive test is a popular and useful method.  One of the main methods of non-destructive testing in the assessment of compressive strength...

Ultrasonic pulse velocity technique is one of the most popular non-destructive techniques used in the assessment of concrete properties. However, it is very difficult to accurately evaluate the concrete compressive strength with this method since the ultrasonic pulse velocity values are affected by a number of factors, which do not necessarily influence the concrete compressive strength in the ...

Small vibrations are simultaneously measured at two adjacent points on the aortic wall near the aortic valve by electronically alternating the directions of the ultrasonic beam. The transit delay time of the pulse wave between these two points is determined from two vibration signals obtained by this alternation beam method. The local pulse wave velocity at several millimeters on the aorta is p...

8.1 Historical Background 8.2 Theory of Wave Propagation 8.3 Pulse Velocity Test Instrument 8.4 The Pulse Velocity Method 8.5 Factors Affecting Pulse Velocity Effects of Concrete Properties • Other Effects • Temperature of Concrete 8.6 Standardization of the Pulse Velocity Method 8.7 Applications Estimation of Strength of Concrete • Establishing Homogeneity of Concrete • Studies on the Hydratio...

Instrumentation for ultrasonic velocity and attenuation measurements in liquids and solids is described. 5 MHz pulse generator is assembled using CMOS integrated circuits (4011, 7414, 74121, and 4010), having pulse width 2 microseconds to 60 microseconds. The wideband receiver is developed using Wideband Low Distortion, High Gain Operational Amplifier (OPA 643). The gain and bandwidth of the re...