• 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.

• 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 the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.33-42
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• 2006

Eighteen biotite granites on Andong area and twenty seven igneous rocks(diorite, granite, andesite, rhyolite) on Yeosu area were tested to evaluate the correlations between the uniaxial compressive strength values, as determined by the standard uniaxial compression test, and the corresponding results of the ultrasonic velocity. The variability of test results for each test was evaluated by calculating the coefficient of determination or variation. Results indicate that strong correlations exist between the results of uniaxial compression vs the point load, Schmidt hammer and ultrasonic velocity test. The correlation equations for predicting compressive strength using different methods are presented along with their confidence limits. Ultrasonic velocity test used provide reliable estimates of compressive strength.

• 전기의세계
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.5-14
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• 1979

비파괴검사방법에는 여러가지가 있는데 과거에는 주로 방사건 유도시험이 주역을 이루어 왔다고 볼수 있다. 그런데 최근에는 초음파를 이용한 탐상장치의 성능이 향상하였고 초음파를 이용하지 않으면 검사할수 없는 대상물의 검사가 필요하게 되었다는 점에 의하여 초음파의 이용이 상당히 급속하게 확대되어 그 응용범위도 수도관에서 원자연료까지 이루게 되었다. 그러나 방사선 투과식 시험에서는 검출곤란한 균열을 검출할 수 있는 기술적 특성및 고가인 소모품이 필요치 않고 또한 검사속도도 빠르다는 경제성에 주목하여 방사투과시험이 가능한 대상물에 대해서도 이용하게끔 되었다. 초음파에 의한 비파괴시험을 이용목적에 따라 분류하면 탐상과 계측으로 대별할 수 있다. 이하 이들의 각종방법에 대하여 순차적으로 그 개요를 설명하겠다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.40-45
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• 2008

Immersion ultrasonic testing (UT) was used to determine elastic moduli of solid materials instead of the widely-used contact UT method. Conventionally, immersion UT is only used for determining the longitudinal wave speed. However, in this research, transverse wave speed was measured through finding transverse wave echoes caused by mode-conversion at material's boundary. Also, even in the cases when wave speeds could not be determined due to unknown thickness, Poisson's ratio was able to be calculated from the ratio of longitudinal and transverse wave speeds. This technique was verified for several materials, and it was found that higher accuracy was obtained by immersion UT method for materials either with relatively high wave speed or with relatively small Poisson's ratio. This technique thus will be suitable fur ceramics or high strength materials.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.53-58
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• 2014

The uniaxial compressive strength and Young's modulus of intact rocks are the most important analytical parameters for design of rock mass structures. But the preparation of the samples for uniaxial compressive test is a hard and time consuming task. By using ultrasonic test, engineers can predict the analytical parameters that is the uniaxial compressive strength and Young's modulus. The uniaxial compressive test and ultrasonic test were carried out 115 samples of igneous rocks, 74 samples of metamorphic rocks and 55 samples of sedimentary rocks and, after regression analysis of the test results, best fit equations for predicting the uniaxial compressive strength and Young's modulus are proposed. In order to obtain a better correlations coefficient between uniaxial compressive strength and P-wave velocity, the P-wave velocity were multiplied by density values. The proposed equations for predicting uniaxial compressive strength and Young's modulus using ultrasonic test provide reliable results.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.1-6
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• 1998

손가락결합부재에 대한 정적휨시험 및 초음파 비파괴시험을 실시하였다. 발신 및 수신 변환기의 상대 위치와 두 변환기 사이의 거리에 따른 음전달속도의 변화를 분석하였으며 정적 휨시험으로 부터 구한 MOE 및 MOR과 비교하였다. MOR과 음전달속도는 손가락의 경사가 증가할수록 감소하였다. MOR은 음전달속도와 매우 밀접한 상관관계를 보였으나 MOE는 손가락의 경사도나 음전달속도에 큰 영향을 받지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 음전달속도는 섬유방향이 방사방향이나 접선방향에 비하여 더 높은 값을 나타내었다. 발신 및 수선 변환기를 동일면에 부착한 경우에 직각면 또는 반대면에 부착한 경우보다 더 높은 음전달속도를 나타내었다. 변환기 사이의 거리가 증가할수록 음전달속도는 양끝면에 변환기를 부착한 경우의 속도에 수렴하는 경향을 나타내었다.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.74-81
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• 2004

The ultrasonic non-destructive method was used for wood decay test. The temperature change and moisture contents of wood were estimated how the ultrasonic wave velocity changes. The relationship between weight loss of wood decayed by T. palustris and ultrasonic wave velocity was investigated. The non-destructive methods of different condition of logwood were estimated. Decay map of old wood was made by non destructive methods. Through these tests, we can accumulate the data to judge the degree of wood decay. The decay map of wood could be used for the analysis of old wood.

• 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.

• 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.