Non-linear ultrasonic investigation of interface debonding of steel-concrete composites
In this paper, the second harmonic generation (SHG) method, a non-linear ultrasonic technique, is employed to investigate the interface debonding of steel-concrete composites. The quadratic parameter of non-linear constitutive relationship for the steel-concrete composites is adopted
as a measure of the debonding between a steel component and a concrete component. The quadratic parameter is calculated based on the amplitude measurements of probing ultrasonic waves and the corresponding second harmonic generated by the non-linear response of the debonded steel-concrete
interface. The ultrasonic experiments are conducted on both scaled-down laboratory samples and full-size structures. Results from both experiments show that the defined parameter is highly correlated with the debonding condition of the composite interface, indicating an excellent feasibility
for its use in the detection of the variation of interface microstructure. The SHG experimental results are further compared with results from the amplitude attenuation, a conventional ultrasonic method. It is shown that the change in the defined parameter is orders of magnitude larger than
the traditional attenuation coefficient. The results of the comparison demonstrate the higher sensitivity of the developed SHG method in terms of the assessment of interface debonding of steel-concrete composites, particularly in the early phase of structural deterioration.
Keywords: INTERFACE DEBONDING; NON-LINEAR ULTRASONIC; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; STEEL-CONCRETE COMPOSITES
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 March 2018
- Official Journal of The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing - includes original research and development papers, technical and scientific reviews and case studies in the fields of NDT and CM.
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