A Portable Scanning Device for Local Vibration Testing of Concrete Structures

Tatsuro Murakawa, Hideki Naito, Yusuke Fujisaku, Kohko Inaba, Takatada Takahashi

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Abstract

In this study, the effectiveness of local vibration testing using a portable scanner and machine learning for non-destructive inspection of concrete structures was examined. Using a portable vibrator and laser vibrometer, local through-thickness vibration tests were conducted on specimens of concrete beams and a railway track containing voids. Comparisons between frequency response functions measured over intact and void regions within structural concrete showed wave damping around the void. Moreover, a large amount of frequency response functions was obtained with the laser vibrometer in the scanning testing. With the measured data, Support Vector Machine (Kernel method) was used for detecting voids within the beams and beneath the railway track slab. Through its analysis of frequency response functions, the measured data of the intact or void condition was classified with a percent accuracy of 70%. This result indicates promising usage of the proposed method: utilizing a portable vibrator, laser vibrometer, and machine learning for non-destructive inspection of concrete structures.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Structural Damage Modelling and Assessment - SDMA 2021
EditorsMagd Abdel Wahab
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages71-82
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9789811672156
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Event2nd International Conference on Structural Damage Modelling and Assessment, SDMA 2021 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 2021 Aug 42021 Aug 5

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Volume204
ISSN (Print)2366-2557
ISSN (Electronic)2366-2565

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Structural Damage Modelling and Assessment, SDMA 2021
CityVirtual, Online
Period21/8/421/8/5

Keywords

  • Damage Detection
  • Machine Learning
  • Non-Destructive Testing
  • RC Structures

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering

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