• Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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• 제1권4호
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• pp.411-425
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• 2014

A relatively low frequency Lamb wave-based damage identification method called damage imaging method for rectangular composite plate is presented. A damage index (DI) is generated from the delay matrix of the Lamb wave response signals, and it is used to indicate the location and approximate area of the damage. The viability of this method is demonstrated by analyzing the numerical and experimental Lamb wave response signals from rectangular composite plates. The technique only requires the response signals from the plate after damage, and it is capable of performing near real time damage identification. This study sheds some light on the application of Lamb wave-based damage detection algorithm for plate-type structures by using the relatively low frequency (e.g., in the neighborhood of 100 kHz, more suitable for the best capability of the existing fiber optic sensor interrogator system with the sampling frequency of 500 kHz) Lamb wave response and a reference-free damage detection technique.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.232-240
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• 2013

This paper presents recent advances in damage visualization algorithms of laser generated ultrasonic propagation imaging(UPI) system. An effective damage evaluation method is required to extract correct information from raw data to properly characterize anomalies present in structure. A temporal-reference free imaging system provides easy and rapid defect inspection capability with less computational complexity. In this paper a number of methods such as ultrasonic wave propagation imaging(UWPI), anomalous wave propagation imaging(AWPI), ultrasonic spectral imaging(USI), wavelet ultrasonic propagation imaging(WUPI), variable time window amplitude mapping(VTWAM), time point adjustment(TPA), time of flight and amplitude mapping(ToF&Amp) and ultrasonic wavenumber imaging(UWI) are discussed with instances of successful implementation on various structures.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.98-104
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• 2003

Various nondestructive evaluation (NDE) techniques have been studied to locate steel rebars of dowel, and to detect invisible damage such as voids and cracks inside concrete and debonding between rebars and concrete caused by corrosions and earthquakes. In this study, the aurhors developed 3-dimensional (3D) electromagnetic (EM) imaging technology to detect such damage and to identify exact location of steel rebars of dowel. The authors have developed sub-surface two-dimensional (2D) imaging technique using tomographic antenna array in previous works. In this study, extending the earlier analytical and experimental works on 2D image reconstruction, a 3D microwave imaging system using tomographic antenna array was developed, and multi-frequency technique was applied to improve quality of the reconstructed image and to reduce background noises. This paper presents the analytical expressions of numerical focusing procedures for 3D image reconstruction and numerical simulation to study the resolution of the system and the effectiveness of multi-frequency technique. Also, the design of 4?4 antenna array with switching devices is introduced as a preliminary study for the final design of whole array.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.821-841
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• 2015

This paper proposes a two-stage imaging approach for quantitative inspection of damages in metallic plates using the fundamental anti-symmetric mode of ($A_0$) Lamb wave. The proposed approach employs a number of transducers to transmit and receive $A_0$ Lamb wave pulses, and hence, to sequentially scan the plate structures before and after the presence of damage. The approach is applied to image the corrosion damages, which are simplified as a reduction of plate thickness in this study. In stage-one of the proposed approach a damage location image is reconstructed by analyzing the cross-correlation of the wavelet coefficient calculated from the excitation pulse and scattered wave signals for each transducer pairs to determine the damage location. In stage-two the Lamb wave diffraction tomography is then used to reconstruct a thickness reduction image for evaluating the size and depth of the damage. Finite element simulations are carried out to provide a comprehensive verification of the proposed imaging approach. A number of numerical case studies considering a circular transducer network with eight transducers are used to identify the damages with different locations, sizes and thicknesses. The results show that the proposed methodology is able to accurately identify the damage locations with inaccuracy of the order of few millimeters of a circular inspection area of $100mm^2$ and provide a reasonable estimation of the size and depth of the damages.

• 한국철도학회논문집
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.320-326
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 Lamb파에 대한 시간-반전과정과 이미지기법을 기반으로 하여 기준 데이터를 사용하지 않는 구조물 건전성 모니터링(SHM) 기술을 제안하였다. 제안된 기술이 갖는 주요 세가지 특징은 다음과 같다: (1) 제안된 기술에서는 귀환신호를 직접 손상진단에 사용하기 때문에 귀환신호와 초기 입력신호의 차이로부터 손상신호를 구할 필요가 없다; (2) 기존의 기술에서 널리 사용되는 형상비교법을 사용하지 않고 귀환신호에서 얻는 비시간 정보를 활용하는 이미지기법을 사용하였다; (3) 손상 이미지를 보다 뚜렷하게 얻기 위하여 이미지에 대한 개선된 수학적 정의를 사용하였다. 본 연구에서 제안한 SHM기술은 손상을 평판의 몇몇 위치에 부가한 경우에 대한 손상탐지 실험을 수행함으로써 검증하였다.

• Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.215-232
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• 2016

This paper presents a multi helical ultrasonic imaging approach for quantitative corrosion damage monitoring of cylindrical structures. The approach consists of two stages. First a multi helical ultrasonic imaging (MHUI) algorithm is used to provide qualitative images of the structure of interest. Then, an optimization problem is solved in order to obtain quantitative damage information, such as thickness map. Experimental tests are carried out on a steel pipe instrumented with six piezoelectric transducers to validate the proposed approach. Three thickness recesses are considered to simulate corrosion damage. The results show the efficiency of the proposed approach for quantifying corrosion location, area and remnant thickness.

• 대한디지털의료영상학회논문지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.39-44
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• 2005

Purpose of this research is that if Radiographer has focused on Radiation exposure research until now, he should realize that always exposed by Electro Magnetic Wave at given working environment And also, another purpose is that to minimize damage with measuring Electro Magnetic Wave which is happened area and distance of Radiation Control System and High Voltage Equipment, check occurrence rate and minimize damage from it.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.439-454
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• 2007

In this paper a damage imaging technique using pre-stack migration is developed using Lamb (guided) wave propagation in composite structures for imaging multi damages by both numerical simulations and experimental studies. In particular, the paper focuses on the experimental study using a finite number of sensors for future practical applications. A composite laminate with a surface-mounted linear piezoelectric ceramic (PZT) disk array is illustrated as an example. Two types of damages, one straight-crack damage and two simulated circular-shaped delamination damage, have been studied. First, Mindlin plate theory is used to model Lamb waves propagating in laminates. The group velocities of flexural waves in the composite laminate are also derived from dispersion relations and validated by experiments. Then the pre-stack migration technique is performed by using a two-dimensional explicit finite difference algorithm to back-propagate the scattered energy to the damages and damages are imaged together with the excitation-time imaging conditions. Stacking these images together deduces the resulting image of damages. Both simulations and experimental results show that the pre-stack migration method is a promising method for damage identification in composite structures.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.338-343
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• 2009

토모그래피는 다중 빔을 이용하여 단면을 영상화하는 기법으로서 주로 의료진단 분야에서 인체의 단면 영상획득을 위해 응용되어지는 기법이다. 비파괴검사 분야에서도 단순한 시간영역 신호의 제시에서 탈피하여 검사자에게 영상을 제공함으로써 진단의 효율성을 높이고자 하는 추세이므로 이 기법은 많은 의미를 갖는다. 최근, 유도초음파를 이용한 평판 구조물의 진단 기법이 많은 주목을 받고 있어, 본 논문에서는 컴퓨터 기반 유도초음파 해석 기법과 토모그래피 영상화 기법을 기반으로 2차원 평판에 존재하는 결함 위치를 영상화하는 연구를 수행하였다. 이를 위해 경계요소법을 이용하여 판 구조물에 존재하는 결함이 유도초음파의 전파 양상에 미치는 영향을 해석하고 그 결과를 토모그래피 영상화 기법에 적용하여 평판의 결함 위치를 판별하고자 하였다. 그 결과, 토모그래피를 위해 사용되는 센서의 개수가 결함 검출 성능에 많은 영향을 미침을 확인할 수 있다.

• 한국방재학회 논문집
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2005

콘크리트 구조물 내부 결함이나 철근 위치를 탐지하기 위하여 초단파를 이용하는 비파괴 시험방법이 구조물 안전진단 분야에서도 최근 관심을 불러일으키고 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 기 개발된 2차원 영상화 방법을 확장하여 3차원 영상처리방법을 개발하는 것이다. 그 방법으로 콘크리트 구조물 내의 결함을 탐지하기 위한 안테나를 구성, 수치적 초점조절시스템을 이용하여 송신부와 수신부의 초점을 동시 조절하여 구조물 내부의 모든 부분을 검색하였다. 또한 다중주파수 방식을 이용, 데이터의 오류를 제거하고 해상도를 향상시켜 구조물 내부의 결함이나 내부모습을 탐지할 수 있는 3차원 영상장치를 개발하고자 하였다. 실험 결과, 데이터 오류를 줄이는 다중주파수방식에 의하여 재현된 영상의 정확성을 검증하고, 주파수 조절방법에 의하여 $4{\times}4$ 안테나배열을 설계함으로써 5.2 GHz에서 주파수대역의 우수한 투과성능을 입증하였다. 즉 본 연구에서 개발된 슬롯안테나는 파동의 방사기능과 주파수대역의 넓이 등에서 구조부재의 결함탐지에 이용될 수 있음을 검증하였다.