• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.363-368
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• 1999

Ultrasonic pulse-echo methods measuring the transit time through specimens have been widely used in determination of ultrasonic velocity and thickness of specimens. Usually, to determine the velocity of the ultrasonic. the transit time of the ultrasonic pulse through specimen is measured by using the ultrasonic measuring equipment such as the oscilloscope including ultrasonic pulser/receiver and the thickness of the specimen is measured by using the length measuring instrument such as micrometer or vernier calipers etc., i. e. each parameter is measured by using each measuring method. In the case of the measuring the thickness of a specimen by using the ultrasonics. the ultrasonic equipments, which measure the thickness, such as the ultrasonic thickness gauge must be calibrated by using the reference block of which the ultrasonic velocity is known beforehand. In the present work, we proposed a new method for simultaneous measurement of ultrasonic velocity and thickness without reference blocks. Experimental results for several specimens show that proposed method have good agreements with those by traditional ultrasonic method.

• Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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• 2010.04a
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• pp.674-677
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 지반에 매립된 파이프에서 전파되는 유도초음파의 종파 모드 특성을 분석하였다. 지상 배관과는 달리 매립 배관에서는 주변 매질로 유도초음파의 누설이 발생할 수 있으며, 이로 인하여 유도초음파의 감쇠가 상대적으로 커질 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 유도초음파의 여러 특성들 중 종파 모드의 감쇠 특성을 중점적으로 분석하였다. 감쇠에 영향을 미치는 지반의 파동 특성(밀도, 체적종파속도, 체적횡파속도)을 결정하기 위하여 포화도와 다짐을 고려하였다. 포화도가 증가할수록 지반의 체적종파속도와 체적횡파속도는 감소하며, 다짐된 지반은 밀도와 체적종파속도, 체적횡파속도를 증가시킨다. 이와 같은 조건으로 결정된 지반의 파동 특성치와 배관의 물성치를 바탕으로 유도초음파 종파 모드의 감쇠 곡선을 계산하고, 특성을 분석하였다. 결과적으로 포화도가 증가할수록 종파 모드의 감쇠는 감소하는 경향을 나타내었고, 다짐이 증가할 경우 감쇠는 전반적으로 증가하는 경향을 나타냄을 알 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.195-198
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• 2008

Ultrasonic method is applied for measuring burning rates of the solid propellants, since it can measure burning rates as a function of pressure in a single test performed. However, to replace the stand burner method by the ultrasonic method, it is necessary to verify of its accuracy and reliability. In this study, we investigated the performance of the ultrasonic method for burning rate measurements by comparison to the strand burner results. Furthermore, we investigated the relation between the attenuations of solid propellants and data scattering in the measured burning rates.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.415-426
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• 2015

For a long time, evaluation of soundness and strength in concrete has been performed through ultrasonic velocity(UV), which is essential work in field assessment. Porosity in concrete is a major parameter indicating durability and strength, and UV passing concrete depends on porosity variation. In this paper, a modeling on UV through concrete is carried out considering porosity and the results are verified with those from test. Additionally UV in concrete under compression/tension loading condition is measured and UV modeling with loading condition is performed. Up to 50% of loading ratio, UV slightly increases and greatly drops at peak load in compression region, however it fluctuates in tensile region due to micro cracking in matrix. The proposed model shows a reasonable agreement with test results in control and compression region, and needs modification for tensile region considering micro cracks and local aggregate interlocking.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.12 no.6
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• pp.173-179
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• 2008

This paper aims to calculate age coefficient of ultrasonic pulse velocity by non-destructive test. When concrete compressive strength is measured by non-destructive test, rebound test hammer method is applied to estimate age coefficient depending on the course of time after concrete casting, but ultrasonic pulse velocity method is not applied in the process. Although it is necessary to consider age coefficient with change of ultrasonic pulse velocity of concrete depending on aging, there have been little attempts to apply that method. The experiments were conducted to calculate aging effects which will be applied to establish the formula of measuring concrete strength. As a result of experiments, it was found that ultrasonic pulse velocity showed radical changes depending on concrete hardening in comparison with initial standard values. So, it was concluded that age coefficient must be applied to calculate strength. In conclusion, age coefficient of ultrasonic pulse velocity of concrete was suggested on the basis of experimental results.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 1998.06a
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• pp.255-258
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• 1998

이동로봇이 움직이는 물체를 추적하는 기능을 갖도록 하기 위해서는 움직이는 물체의 존재를 판단하고 위치 및 속도벡터를 측정해야 한다. 본 논문은 단시간에 이동 물체의 위치와 속도벡터 추정하여 실시간 추적이 가능하도록 하기 위해 초음파센서를 이용한 가상의 초음파영상 해석방법을 제안한다. 초음파 영상은 초음파센서의 매회 측정값을 누적하여 구성하며 거리축과 시간축을 갖는 2차원 영상으로 표현된다. 영상에서 측정된 물체가 만드는 선분의 기울기에 따라 이동하는 물체와 정지한 물체를 분리하고 속도를 측정한다. 제안된 방법은 시뮬레이션을 통해 타당성을 입증하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.292-303
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• 2002

This paper presents experimental results for early-age properties of concrete such as the setting time and strength, evaluated via the ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV). Developing and using an automatically-recording monitoring system, the UPV's of mortar and concrete with various water to binder ratios (W/B) were measured during the first 24 hours. In addition, probe penetration and compression tests were conducted to measure the setting time and compressive strength, respectively. It was observed that the UPV's of mortar with high W/B remained constant during the first 6.5 hours and then abruptly began to increase at constant rates. On the other hand, the UPV of mortar with low W/B increased relatively slowly and gradually due to the setting retardation caused by the use of high range water reducing agent (HRWR). It was found that setting of concrete occurs when the UPV reaches a certain value. Moreover, it was concluded that the estimation formulas should incorporate the effects of W/B to more accurately estimate the early-age strength of concrete from the UPV.

• Journal of the Korean Recycled Construction Resources Institute
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• v.3 no.4
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• pp.320-327
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• 2015

This study implicates a quality evaluation technique for lining concrete using the ultra-sonic technique and proposed a classification for quality evaluation. From the comparison of test results, an improved result comparable to the results by destructive test can be obtained by using averaged transmission velocity of velocities obtained at pure space and central space between two sensors of ultrasonic tester. It is also shown that strength evaluation by ultra-sonic method is not reliable and an evaluation according to the transmission velocities can be improved method for the strength evaluation of concrete.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.193-202
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• 2024

This research delves into the evaluation of the suitability of ultrasonic pulse velocity as a diagnostic tool for early detection of frost damage in concrete. The investigation involves the measurement of compressive strength and ultrasonic pulse velocity concerning the depth of freezing for individual mortar specimens, followed by an analysis of their microstructure and their interrelation. The findings indicate a consistent decrease in both compressive strength and ultrasonic pulse velocity with increasing freezing depth. Furthermore, a correlation between compressive strength and ultrasonic pulse velocity concerning the depth of early frost damage is established. Consequently, the study asserts the potential of utilizing the ultrasonic pulse velocity method for early detection of frost damage in concrete, with prospects for quantifying the depth of damage through further research endeavors.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.197-206
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• 2006

This study evaluated the effect of ultrasonic irradiation on improving the flux and cleaning efficiency in membrane process which is widely applied for the treatment of landfill leachate. The experiments on improvement of membrane flux according to the types of membranes(hallowfiber microfiltration, MF and tubular ultrafiltration, UF) were performed with changing frequency($40{\sim}120$ kHz), intensity ($200{\sim}500$ W) and irradiation time of ultrasound as well us operation pressure($0.1{\sim}2.3kg/cm^2$). Membrane was fouled for the first 50 min with primary treated leachate and then the change in flux according to ultrasonic irradiation period was observed for 70 min. Parameters influenced to the recovery ratio corresponding the net flux on pure water and to the enhancement ratio applied after ultrasonic irradiation on the flux were analyzed. In same condition, the flux was improved in proportion to ultrasonic intensity while the improvement of flux was inversely proportional to ultrasonic frequency. The cleaning effect of membrane was delayed and reduced when operation pressure of membrane was high. The recovery ratio and enhancement ratio for $0.1{\mu}m$ MF membrane were 10% and 500%, respectively while those were maximized at $75{\sim}98%\;and\;40{\sim}50%$ for UF membrane for 10,000 and 100,000 MWCO, respectively. In conclusion, it was confirmed that ultrasonic cleaning using mechanical vibration is alternative to water or chemical cleaning for improving membrane flux.