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Experimental and numerical validation of guided wave based on time-reversal for evaluating grouting defects of multi-interface sleeve

  • Jiahe Liu (School of Civil Engineering, Dalian University of Technology) ;
  • Li Tang (School of Electrical Engineering, University of South China) ;
  • Dongsheng Li (State key Laboratory of Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Dalian University of Technology) ;
  • Wei Shen (College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guangxi University)
  • Received : 2022.03.23
  • Accepted : 2023.12.22
  • Published : 2024.01.25
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Abstract

Grouting sleeves are an essential connecting component of prefabricated components, and the quality of grouting has a significant influence on structural integrity and seismic performance. The embedded grouting sleeve (EGS)'s grouting defects are highly undetectable and random, and no effective monitoring method exists. This paper proposes an ultrasonic guided wave method and provides a set of guidelines for selecting the optimal frequency and suitable period for the EGS. The optimal frequency was determined by considering the group velocity, wave structure, and wave attenuation of the selected mode. Guided waves are prone to multi-modality, modal conversion, energy leakage, and dispersion in the EGS, which is a multi-layer structure. Therefore, a time-reversal (TR)-based multi-mode focusing and dispersion automatic compensation technology is introduced to eliminate the multi-mode phase difference in the EGS. First, the influence of defects on guided waves is analyzed according to the TR coefficient. Second, two major types of damage indicators, namely, the time domain and the wavelet packet energy, are constructed according to the influence method. The constructed wavelet packet energy indicator is more sensitive to the changes of defecting than the conventional time-domain similarity indicator. Both numerical and experimental results show that the proposed method is feasible and beneficial for the detection and quantitative estimation of the grouting defects of the EGS.

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Acknowledgement

The authors are grateful for the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) under Grant Nos. 52278294; the NSFCunder Grant Nos. 51778104; the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Project No. 2017YFC0703410)

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