《Combined use of thermography and ultrasound for the characterization》.pdf

Construction and Building Materials 24 (2010) 1888–1897 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Construction and Building Materials journal homepage: www. /loc ate/conbuildmat Combined use of thermography and ultrasound for the characterization of subsurface cracks in concrete D.G. Aggelis *, E.Z. Kordatos, D.V. Soulioti, T.E. Matikas Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Corrosion of metal reinforcement in concrete structures leads to cracks extending towards the surface. Received 2 December 2009 These cracks do not show any visual sign until they break the surface, exposing the structure to more Received in revised form 26 February 2010 accelerated deterioration. In order to develop a methodology for subsurface damage characterization, a Accepted 1 April 2010 combination of nondestructive testing (NDT) techniques was applied. Thermography is specialized in Available online 21 April 2010 subsurface damage identification due to anomalies that inhomogeneities impose on the temperature field. Additionally, ultrasonic Rayleigh waves are constrained near the surface and therefore, are ideal Keywords: for characterization of near-surface damage. In this study, an infrared camera scans the specimen in order Corrosion cracking