Non-Destructive Assessment of Planarly Layered Concrete Structures Using Electromagnetic Waves Düzlemsel Katmanli Beton Yapilarin Elektromanyetik Dalgalar Kullanilarak Tahribatsiz Incelenmesi

Sahin Sener U., Eker S.

30th Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference, SIU 2022, Safranbolu, Turkey, 15 - 18 May 2022 identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • Doi Number: 10.1109/siu55565.2022.9864809
  • City: Safranbolu
  • Country: Turkey
  • Keywords: concrete, electromagnetic waves, FDTD, layered media, microwave
  • Istanbul Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

© 2022 IEEE.Although concrete has a heterogeneous structure due to the material components it contains, it can also be a structural component such as a cable or rebar in the examined part due to being a component of any structure or infrastructure, and the concrete sample to be examined may also have a layered structure. In this study, non-destructive testing of a layered and cable-containing concrete structure is simulated by microwave radar non-destructive testing technique, which uses microwave and material interaction to determine material characterization and internal components of structures. A two-dimensional simulation setup of the examined structure is prepared, and the results are discussed by comparing the simulation results obtained at different frequencies and different modes.