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  • Materials Science
  • Structural Engineering
  • Non-Destructive Testing

Background:

  • Concrete-filled steel tubes (CFSTs) are vital structural components.
  • Internal defects like air voids can compromise CFST integrity.
  • These defects are often undetectable by visual inspection.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the efficacy of ultrasound techniques for detecting internal air voids in CFSTs.
  • To apply Broadband Ultrasound Attenuation (BUA) for void localization.
  • To correlate ultrasound signal characteristics with defect percentages.

Main Methods:

  • Ultrasound scanning of CFST samples with varying air void percentages using an immersion tank.
  • Analysis of ultrasound signal amplitude, fundamental frequency, and Broadband Ultrasound Attenuation (BUA).
  • Application of Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) and Short-Time Fourier Transform (STFT) for frequency domain analysis.

Main Results:

  • A strong linear relationship was found between BUA averages and the percentage of air voids (r = 0.9873).
  • Higher air void percentages correlated with increased BUA values.
  • FFT and STFT analyses also demonstrated sensitivity to internal damage (r = -0.9799 and r = -0.9672, respectively).

Conclusions:

  • The BUA technique is effective for locating and quantifying air voids in CFSTs.
  • Ultrasound analysis, including BUA and frequency domain methods, significantly improves the detection of internal defects in CFSTs.
  • These findings enhance the non-destructive evaluation capabilities for CFST structural health monitoring.