CD-Proceedings
7th International Symposium on
Nondestructive Testing in Civil Engineering
30 June - 3 July 2009, Nantes, France
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1. SESSION:
 
1L. Binda, A. Saisi
Politecnico di Milano, Milano [Italy]		Application of NDTs to the diagnosis of historic structures
2P. Côte
Nantes Angers le Mans University, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées (LCPC), Bouguenais [France]		NDT – Geophysics: continuum of techniques and applications
3J. Popovics
University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, [USA]		Recent developments in NDT and SHM in the United States
4H. Wiggenhauser
Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin [Germany]		Advanced NDT methods for quality assurance of concrete structures
2. SESSION:
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5A. Hasenstab1, K. Osterloh2
1Remmers Baustofftechnik, Löningen [Germany]
2Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin [Germany]		Defects in wood non destructive locating with low frequency ultrasonic echo technique
6T. Martin
Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin [Germany]		Complex resistivity (CR) of wood and standing trees
7J. Machado1, J. Machado2, P. Palma1, J. Ma3, S. Simões1
1National Laboratory of Civil Engineering, Lisbon [Portugal]
2Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro [Brazil]
3Imperial College , London [United Kingdom]		Ultrasonic indirect method for measuring clear wood strength and stiffness
8T. Tannert, A. Müller, M. Vogel
Bern University of Applied Sciences, Biel [Switzerland]		Applications and limitations of NDT : a timber bridge case study
9J. Suonketo, M. Korpi, A. Aaltonen
Tampere University of Technology, Tampere [Finland]		Discovering the points of unintentional ventilation
3. SESSION:
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10C. Fauchard1, B. Li1, E. Ferrari1, L. Laguerre2, X. Dérobert2, N. Benjelloun3, B. Mazari3
1CETE Normandie Centre, Rouen [France]
2Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées (LCPC), Nantes [France]
3IRSEEM, Rouen [France]		Influence of compaction on bituminous mixtures at microwaves frequencies
11A. Houel1, L. Arnaud2,3
1Centre dÉtudes Techniquees de Lyon (CETE), Lyon [France]
2National School of Public Works- ENTPE, Lyon [France]
3Ecole Nationale des Travaux Publics de l’Etat, Vaulx-en-Velin cedex [France]		Damage characterization of asphalt in laboratory by ultrasonic wave propagation
12N. Ryden
Lund University, Lund [Sweden]		Determining the asphalt mastercurve from free-free resonant testing on cylindrical samples
4. SESSION:
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13M. Schickert, U. Tümmler
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Weimar [Germany]		Initial measurement results of an automated ultrasonic scanning and imaging system
14K. Reichling1, M. Raupach1, H. Wiggenhauser2, M. Stoppel2, G. Dobmann3, J. Kurz3
1RWTH Aachen University, Aachen [Germany]
2Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin [Germany]
3Fraunhofer-Institute for Non-Destructive Testing, IZFP, Saarbrücken [Germany]		BETOSCAN - Robot controlled non-destructive diagnosis of reinforced concrete decks
15J. Kurz1, H. Rieder2, M. Stoppel3, A. Taffe3
1Fraunhofer-Institute for Non-Destructive Testing, IZFP, Saarbrücken [Germany]
2Fraunhofer ITWM, Kaiserslautern [Germany]
3Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin [Germany]		Control and data acquisition of automated multi-sensor systems in civil engineering
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16J. Balayssac1, S. Laurens1, G. Arliguie1, M. Ploix2, D. Breysse3, X. Dérobert4, B. Piwakowski5
1University of Toulouse, Toulouse [France]
2Université de la Méditerranée, Aix en Provence [France]
3Université Bordeaux, Talence [France]
4Nantes Angers le Mans University, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées (LCPC), Bouguenais [France]
5Ecole Centrale de Lille, Villeneuve d'Ascq [France]		Evaluation of concrete structures by combining non destructive testing methods (SENSO project)
17R. Felicetti
Politecnico di Milano, Milano [Italy]		Combined while-drilling techniques for the assessment of deteriorated concrete cover
18S. Parthasarathy1, S. Murthy1, B. Sangoju1, H. Wiggenhauser2, K. Ravisankar1, N. Iyer1, N. Lakshmanan1
1Structural Engineering Research Centre (SERC) , Chennai [India]
2Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin [Germany]		Application of radar and ultrasonic pulse echo for testing concrete structures
19G. Villain, X. Dérobert, O. Abraham, O. Coffec, O. Durand, L. Laguerre, V. Baltazart
Nantes Angers le Mans University, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées (LCPC), Bouguenais [France]		Use of ultrasonic and electromagnetic NDT to evaluate durability monitoring parameters of concrete
20F. Taillade1, M. Quiertant1, K. Benzarti1, C. Aubagnac2
1Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées (LCPC), Paris [France]
2Laboratoire Régional des Ponts et Chaussées d’Autun, Autun [France]		Evaluation of bonded FRP strengthening systems for concrete structures using infrared thermography and shearography
21D. Breysse1, M. Soutsos2, R. Felicetti3, M. Krause4, J. Lataste1, A. Moczko5
1Université Bordeaux, Talence [France]
2University of Liverpool, Liverpool [United Kingdom]
3Politecnico di Milano, Milano [Italy]
4Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin [Germany]
5Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw [Poland]		How to improve the quality of concrete assessment by combining several NDT measurements
22D. Breysse1, M. Larget1, Z. Sbartai1, J. Lataste1, J. Balayssac2
1Université Bordeaux, Talence [France]
2Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse [France]		Quality of NDT measurements and accuracy of concrete physical properties
23J. Lataste1, D. Breysse1, Z. Sbartai1, S. Laurens2
1Université Bordeaux, Talence [France]
2Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse [France]		Combination of electrical and radar measurements for an improved assessment of concrete properties
24K. Maser
Infrasense, Inc., Arlington, MA [USA]		Integration of ground penetrating radar and infrared thermography for bridge deck condition evaluation
25A. Lorenzi, L. Caetano, J. Campagnolo, L. Pinto da Silva Filho
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre [Brazil]		An investigation of the suitability of different NDT test methods to detected voids of concrete elements
26M. Ploix1, V. Garnier1, D. Breysse2, J. Moysan1
1Université de la Méditerranée, Aix en Provence [France]
2Université Bordeaux, Talence [France]		Possibilistic NDT data fusion for evaluation concrete structures
6. SESSION:
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27M. Molero Armenta1, I. Segura1, M. Hernández1, M. Garcia Izquierdo2, J. Anaya 1
1Instituto de Automática Industrial (CSIC), Madrid [Spain]
2ETSI de Telecomunicación (UPM), Madrid [Spain]		Ultrasonic characterization of cementitious materials using frequency-dependent velocity and attenuation
28M. Chekroun1, L. Le Marrec2, O. Abraham1, G. Villain1, O. Durand1
1Nantes Angers le Mans University, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées (LCPC), Bouguenais [France]
2University Rennes, Rennes [France]		Analysis of coherent surface wave dispersion and damping for non destructive testing of concrete
29G. Ribay1, O. Paris1, J. Rambach2
1Commissariat Energie Atomique (CEA), Gif-Sur-Yvette [France]
2Institut de Radioprotection et de Sureté Nucléaire (IRSN), Fontenay aux Roses [France]		Ultrasonic imaging in thick reinforced concrete with a matrix transducer phased array
30F. Soltani, Z. Lafhaj, M. Goueygou
Ecole Centrale de Lille, Villeneuve d'Ascq [France]		Experimental determination of the relationship between porosity and surface wave parameters of fully and partially saturated cement paste
31J. Lataste1, S. Barnett2, T. Parry3, M. Soutsos2
1Université Bordeaux, Talence [France]
2University of Liverpool, Liverpool [United Kingdom]
3University of Nottingham, Nottingham [United Kingdom]		Determination of fibres orientation in UHPFRC and evaluation of their effect on mechanical properties
32M. Takeda, K. Otsuka
Tohoku-Gakuin University, Tagajo [Japan]		Presumption of deterioration concrete strenght by small size core and X-ray technique with contrast medium
33L. Le Marrec1, M. Chekroun3, G. Villain3, O. Abraham3, L. Rakotomanana1
1University Rennes, Rennes [France]
2Electricité de France (EDF) R&D, Chatou [France]
3Nantes Angers le Mans University, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées (LCPC), Bouguenais [France]		Analytical study of the sensitivity of Rayleigh wave for the non-destructive evaluation of cover-concrete
34G. Villain1, O. Abraham1, L. Le Marrec2, L. Rakotomanana2
1Nantes Angers le Mans University, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées (LCPC), Bouguenais [France]
2University Rennes, Rennes [France]		Determination of the bulk elastic moduli of various concrete by resonance frequency analysis of slabs submitted to degradations
35M. Goueygou, F. Soltani, Z. Lafhaj, B. Piwakowski
Ecole Centrale de Lille, Villeneuve d'Ascq [France]		Effect of geometrical diffraction on non-contact measurements of ultrasonic attenuation in cement-based materials
36A. Benouis, A. Grini
University of Guelma, Guelma [Algeria]		Relationship between ultrasonic velocity, mixtures and porosity of concretes (effect of transducers dimensions)
7. SESSION:
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37E. Moreno, R. Solis-Carcano
Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Merida [Mexico]		Ultrasonic pulse velocity - compressive strength correlation of concrete made with crushed limestone aggregate
38A. Monteiro, A. GonÇalves
National Laboratory of Civil Engineering, Lisbon [Portugal]		Assessment of characteristic compressive strength in structures by the rebound hammer test accordingly to EN 13791 : 2007
39M. Celaya, S. Nazarian, D. Yuan
The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso [USA]		Comparison of field and laboratory strengths of concrete slabs
40M. Soutsos1, J. Bungey1, A. Long 2, G. Tickell1
1University of Liverpool, Liverpool [United Kingdom]
2Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast [United Kingdom]		Interpretation of in-situ concrete strength test results
8. SESSION:
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41Q. Huang, P. Gardoni, S. Hurlebaus
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX [USA]		Updating structural properties using vibrations-based non-destructive techniques with models parameters
42V. Pakrashi1, B. Ghosh2
1Roughan & O'Donovan, Sandyford, Dublin [Ireland]
2Trinity College Dublin, Dublin [Ireland]		Application of S transform in structural health monitoring
43A. González, D. Hester
University College Dublin (UCD) , Dublin [Ireland]		The use of wavelets on the response of a beam to a calibrated vehicle for damage detection
44M. Usai, M. Camplani, B. Cannas, G. Concu
University of Cagliari, Cagliari [Italy]		Ultrasonic NDT of building materials based on wave features analysis
45P. Shokouhi1,2
1The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso [USA]
2Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin [Germany]		Two-channel impact echo
46R. Gamache1, E. Santini-Bell2
1TransTech Systems, Inc. , Schenectady, NY [USA]
2University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH [USA]		Non-intrusive digital optical means to develop bridge performance information
47R. Livingston, N. McMorris, C. Lijeron, A. Amde
University of Maryland, College Park, MD [USA]		Non-linear frequency domain techniques for processing impact-echo signals for disturbed damage in concrete
9. SESSION:
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48M. Skazlic1, C. Petersen2, Z. Krnjak3
1University of Zagreb, Zagreb [Croatia]
2Germann Instruments, Copenhagen [Denmark]
3Segrad, Djurdjevac [Croatia]		Early age strength assessment for high rise buildings
49M. Grimes, A. Khebli, S. Haddad, T. Benkedidah, A. Bouhadjera
Jijel University, Jijel [Algeria]		Ultrasonic wave dispersion and attenuation in fresh cementitious materials
50S. Staquet1, A. Darquennes1, B. Espion1, O. Germain2, C. Pierre2
1Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussel [Belgium]
2Research Centre of the Belgian Cement Industry (CRIC-OCCN), Brussel [Belgium]		Comparison between different techniques for monitoring setting and hardening of concrete
51O. Kroggel, H. Garrecht
Technische Hochschule Darmstadt, Darmstadt [Germany]		Optimization of concrete wall formwork using ultrasonic techniques
52M. Khokhar1,2, S. Staquet1, E. Roziere2, A. Loukili2
1Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussel [Belgium]
2Université de Nantes, Nantes [France]		Ultrasonic monitoring of setting of green concrete containing high cement substitution by mineral additions
53N. Robeyst, N. De Belie
Ghent University, Gent [Belgium]		Monitoring the setting of concrete by measuring the change in ultrasonic p-wave energy
10. SESSION:
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54C. Andrade, R. D’Andréa, A. Castillo, M. Castellote
Eduardo Torroja Institute for Construction Science (IETcc-CSIC), Madrid [Spain]		The use of electrical resistivity as NDT method for specification the durability of reinforced concrete
55J. Lataste1, S. Laurens2, A. Moczko3
1Université Bordeaux, Talence [France]
2University of Toulouse, Toulouse [France]
3Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw [Poland]		Some elements for improving interpretation of concrete electrical resistivity
56M. Ormellese1, L. Lazzari1, P. Pedeferri1, B. Bazzoni2
1Politecnico di Milano, Milano [Italy]
2CESCOR srl, Milano [Italy]		Multi-linear reference electrode for localized corrosion monitoring of reinforced prestressed concrete structures
57A. Clement, S. Laurens, G. Arliguie
University of Toulouse, Toulouse [France]		Analysis of a LPR on-site device based on FEM simulations
11. SESSION:
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58L. Laguerre
Nantes Angers le Mans University, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées (LCPC), Bouguenais [France]		Non-destructive evaluation of seven wire strands using ultrasonic guided waves
59K. Jezzine, A. Lhemery, O. Paris
Commissariat Energie Atomique (CEA), Gif-Sur-Yvette [France]		Inspection of cables in concrete using guided waves
60F. Benmeddour, F. Treyssede, L. Laguerre
Nantes Angers le Mans University, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées (LCPC), Bouguenais [France]		Numerical prediction of guided waves interaction with non-axisymmetric cracks in elastic cylinders
61S. Chaki, G. Bourse
Ecole des Mines de Douai, Douai [France]		Non-destructive evaluation of the stress levels in prestressed steel strands using accoustoelastic effect
12. SESSION:
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62N. Gucunski1, Z. Wang2, T. Fang2, A. Maher1
1Rutgers University, Piscataway [USA]
2Siemens Corporate Research, Princeton [USA]		Rapid bridge deck condition assessment using three-dimensional visualization of impact echo data
63S. Bedaoui1,2, P. Argoul1, O. Abraham3, N. Point1
1Université Paris-Est, Marne la Vallée [France]
2Université M’hamed Bougara, Boumerdès [Algeria]
3Nantes Angers le Mans University, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées (LCPC), Bouguenais [France]		Extracting the S1 lamb mode from the impact echo signal
64M. Tokai1, T. Ohkubo2, M. Ohtsu2
1Matsue College of Technology, Matsue [Japan]
2Kumamoto University, Kumamoto [Japan]		Estimation of surface-crack depth in concrete by scanning SIBIE procedure
13. SESSION:
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65D. Arosio1, F. Da Porto2, F. Mosele2, S. Munda1, L. Zanzi1
1Politecnico di Milano, Milano [Italy]
2University of Padova, Padova [Italy]		Calibration and on-site application of radar and sonic methods for quality control of reinforced masonry
66S. Kruschwitz, E. Niederleithinger
Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin [Germany]		Complex resistivity tomography in laboratory and field studies - a promising NDT tool
67M. Valluzzi, F. Da Porto, F. Casarin, N. Monteforte, C. Modena
University of Padova, Padova [Italy]		A contribution to the characterization of masonry typologies by using sonic waves investigations
68M. Valluzzi, N. Mazzon, M. Munari, F. Casarin, C. Modena
University of Padova, Padova [Italy]		Effectiveness of injections evaluated by sonic tests on reduced scale multi-leaf masonry building subjected to seismic actions
69C. Modena, F. Mosele, F. Da Porto
University of Padova, Padova [Italy]		Damage identification applied to reinforced masonry structures
70C. Maierhofer, M. Roellig
Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin [Germany]		Active thermography for the characterization of surfaces and interfaces of historic masonry structures
71E. Vintzileou1, I. Konteas1, A. Manoledaki1, V. Palieraki1, A. Miltiadou-Fezans2
1National Technical University of Athen (NTUA), Athens [Greece]
2Hellenic Ministry of Culture, Athens [Greece]		The katholikon of osios loucas monastery : in situ investigations
14. SESSION:
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72O. Abraham, G. Villain, L. Lu, L. Cottineau, O. Durand
Nantes Angers le Mans University, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées (LCPC), Bouguenais [France]		A laser interferometer robot for the study of surface wave sensitivity to various concrete mixes
73B. Piwakowski1, P. Safinowski2,1
1Ecole Centrale de Lille, Villeneuve d'Ascq [France]
2Kazimierz Wielki University, Bydgoszcz [Poland]		Non destructive non contact air-coupled concrete evaluation by ultrasound using an automated device
74J. Popovics1, A. Gibson2, K. Hall1, . Shin3
1University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, [USA]
2Chased Technologies, Perth [Australia]
3Pukyong National University, Busan [Korea]		Developments in air-coupled contactless sensing for concrete
75L. Lu1, M. Chekroun1, O. Abraham1, G. Villain1, V. Maupin2
1Nantes Angers le Mans University, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées (LCPC), Bouguenais [France]
2University of Oslo, Oslo [Norway]		Inverse parameters estimation of the functionally graded materials using surface waves measured with a laser interferometer
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76N. Kim1, H. Nah2, Y. Cho3
1Korea University of Technology and Education, Cheonan [Korea]
2Korea Electric Power Research Institute, Daejeon [Korea]
3Pusan National University, Pusan [Korea]		Hysteretic nonlinear response of contacting interface to harmonic acoustic waves
77V. Garnier, J. Chaix, C. Payan
Université de la Méditerranée, Aix en Provence [France]		Improvement of new wave propagation techniques to characterize concrete
78C. Payan1, V. Garnier1, J. Moysan1, P. Johnson2
1Université de la Méditerranée, Aix en Provence [France]
2Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico [USA]		Determination of nonlinear elastic constants and stress monitoring in concrete by coda waves analysis
16. SESSION:
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79D. Mikulic, I. Gabrijel, B. Milovanovic
University of Zagreb, Zagreb [Croatia]		Testing of compressive and bending strength of concrete and monitoring acoustic emission parameters
80A. Marec, R. Berbaoui, J. Thomas, A. El Mahi, R. El Guerjouma
Université du Maine, Le Mans [France]		Investigation of damage mechanisms of polymer concrete : multivariable analysis based on temporal features extracted from acoustic emission signals
81S. Kacimi, S. Laurens
University of Toulouse, Toulouse [France]		Phase space reconstruction for the classification of acoustic emission waveforms
82V. Mishakin, A. Gonchar, N. Kassina, V. Klyushnikov
Blagonravov Institute of Engineering Science, Nizhny Novgorod [Russia]		The weld destruction study by non destructive control methods
83E. Proverbio1, V. Venturi2, G. Campanella1
1University of Messina, Messina [Italy]
2Sidercem srl, Misterbianco [Italy]		Damage assessment in post-tensioned concrete viaduct by b- and ib-value analysis of AE signal
84E. Verstrynge, L. Schueremans, D. Van Gemert, M. Wevers
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Heverlee [Belgium]		Application of the acoustic emission technique to assess damage in masonry under increasing and sustained axial loading
85M. Perrin1,2, L. Gaillet2, C. Tessier2, H. Idrissi1
1Laboratoire MATEIS-CNRS, VILLEURBANNE Cedex [France]
2Nantes Angers le Mans University, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées (LCPC), Bouguenais [France]		Acoustic emission use for prestressing strands corrosion assessment
86U. Grosse
University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart [Germany]		Acoustic emission localization methods for large structures based on beamforming and array techniques
87L. Gaillet1, H. Zejli1, A. Laksimi2, C. Tessier1, M. Drissi-Habti1, S. Benmedakhene2
1Nantes Angers le Mans University, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées (LCPC), Bouguenais [France]
2Université de Technologie de Compiègne, Compiègne [France]		Detection by acoustic emission of damage in cable anchorage
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88J. Dumoulin1, L. Ibos2, M. Marchetti3, S. Ludwig3, A. Mazioud2
1Nantes Angers le Mans University, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées (LCPC), Bouguenais [France]
2Université Paris, Créteil [France]
3Laboratoire Régional des Ponts et Chaussées de Nancy, Tomblaine [France]		Active infrared thermography applied to detection and characterization of non emergent defects on asphalt pavement
89A. El Ayadi, A. Phelipot-Mardelé, B. Picoux, A. Millien, C. Petit
Centre Universitaire de Génie Civil, Egletons [France]		Implementation of an experimental pavement for the study of non-destructive testing techniques
90O. Carpentier1, F. Brachelet1, D. Defer1, C. Aubagnac2, H. Cannard3
1Laboratoire Artois Mécanique et Habitat, Béthune [France]
2LRPC, Toulouse [France]
3Laboratoire Régional des Ponts et Chaussées, Strasbourg [France]		Characterization of defect under waterproofing layer by IR thermography and thermal impedance
91S. Alzate-Diaz1, J. Popovics2
1Roy D. McQueen and Associates, Sterling, Virginia [USA]
2University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, [USA]		Application of MASW to characterize pavement top layers
92N. Ryden1, M. Lowe2, P. Cawley2
1Lund University, Lund [Sweden]
2Imperial College , London [United Kingdom]		Non-contact surface wave testing of pavements using a rolling microphone array
93V. Muzet1, C. Heinkele1, Y. Guillard1, J. Simonin2
1Laboratoire Régional des Ponts et Chaussées, Strasbourg [France]
2Nantes Angers le Mans University, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées (LCPC), Bouguenais [France]		Surface deflection measurement using structured light
94J. Simonin1, J. Dargenton2, C. Heinkele3, D. Lievre1
1Nantes Angers le Mans University, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées (LCPC), Bouguenais [France]
2Centre d’Études et de Construction de Prototype, Angers [France]
3Laboratoire Régional des Ponts et Chaussées, Strasbourg [France]		Structural roadway assessment using the frequency response function
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95D. Cist
Geophysical Survey Systems, North Salem [USA]		Non-destructive evaluation after destruction : using ground penetrating radar for search and rescue
96R. Hamrouche1, G. Klysz1, J. Balayssac1, S. Laurens1, J. Rhazi2, G. Ballivy2, G. Arliguie1
1University of Toulouse, Toulouse [France]
2Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke [Canada]		Numerical modeling of ground penetrating radar (GPR) for investigation of jointing defects in brick masonry structures
97Z. Leng, I. Al-Qadi
University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, [USA]		Dielectric constant measurement of railroad ballast and application of STFT for GPR data analysis
98K. Chahine1, V. Baltazart1, Y. Wang2, X. Dérobert1
1Nantes Angers le Mans University, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées (LCPC), Bouguenais [France]
2Université de Nantes, Nantes [France]		Blind deconvolution via independent component analysis for thin-pavement thickness estimation using GPR
99X. Dérobert, G. Villain, R. Cortas, J. Chazelas
Nantes Angers le Mans University, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées (LCPC), Bouguenais [France]		EM characterization of hydraulic concretes in the GPR frequency-band using a quadratic experimental design
100Z. Sbartai1, S. Laurens2, D. Breysse1
1Université Bordeaux, Talence [France]
2University of Toulouse, Toulouse [France]		Concrete moisture assessment using radar NDT technique comparison between time and frequency domain analysis
101S. Laurens1, K. Viriyametanont1, Z. Sbartai2, J. Balayssac1
1University of Toulouse, Toulouse [France]
2Université Bordeaux, Talence [France]		Physical and geometrical characterization of reinforced concrete using radar and artificial neural networks
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102J. Boero1, F. Schoefs2, B. Capra1
1OXAND S.A., Avon [France]
2GeM, Nantes Atlantic University, Nantes [France]		Effect on risk based inspection of spatio-temporal dependence of ROC curves : study of the corrosion of steel harbour structures
103E. Niederleithinger, H. Wiggenhauser, A. Taffe
Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin [Germany]		The NDT-CE test and validation center in Horstwalde
104B. Sangoju1, S. Murthy1, S. Parthasarathy1, H. Wiggenhauser2, K. Ravisankar1, N. Iyer1, N. Lakshmanan1
1Structural Engineering Research Centre (SERC) , Chennai [India]
2Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin [Germany]		Reliability of the impact-echo method on thickness measurement of concrete elements
105A. Madambikatil1, N. Lakshmanan1, B. Raghuprasad2, K. Balaji Rao1, K. Ravisankar1
1Structural Engineering Research Centre (SERC) , Chennai [India]
2Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore [India]		Remaining life assessment of corrosion-affected RC bridge girders using on-life monitoring data
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106B. Lebental1,2,3, F. Bourquin1, J. Caussignac1, L. Acauan2, S. Sanaur4, A. Ghis2
1Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées (LCPC), Paris [France]
2CEA / CEREM, Grenoble [France]
3ENPC, Champs sur Marne, Marne [France]
4EMSE/CMP, Gardanne [France]		In-situ non-destructive testing of cementitious materials with embedded ultrasonic transducers made up of carbon nanotubes
107C. Andrade, I. Martinez
Eduardo Torroja Institute for Construction Science (IETcc-CSIC), Madrid [Spain]		Embedded sensors for the monitoring of corrosion parameters concrete structures
108V. Lamour1, A. Haouas1, J. Dubois2, R. Poisson2
1Cementys, Paris [France]
2ANDRA, Châtenay-Malabry [France]		Long term monitoring of large massive concrete structures : cumulative effects of thermal gradients
109H. Wichmann, A. Holst, H. Budelmann
TU Braunschweig, Braunschweig [Germany]		Magnetoelastic stress measurement and material defect detection in prestressed tendons using coil sensors
110K. Munakata, T. Kamada, S. Uchida, H. Mae, H. Minezawa
Osaka University, Osaka [Japan]		A nondestructive evaluation of deterioration around rebar based on elastic waves generated by electromagnetic force
111M. Miceli1, M. Moshier2
1MATECH Corp., Los Angeles [USA]
2Southern Utah Engineering Experts, St. George, UT [USA]		Nondestructive evaluation of steel superstructure fatigue crack growth activity with the electrochemical fatigue sensor system
112V. Le Cam, L. Gaillet, M. Perrin, C. Tessier, L. Cottineau
Nantes Angers le Mans University, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées (LCPC), Bouguenais [France]		A smart and wireless sensors network for cable health monitoring
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113C. Romanescu1, C. Ionescu2, R. Scinteie3
1Romanian National Company for Motorways and National, Bucharest [Romania]
2Gh Asachi Technical University , Iasi [Romania]
3Center for Technical Road Studies and Informatics (CESTRIN), Bucharest [Romania]		The Romanian road administration experience in the field of NDT for bridges
114A. Larkin, G. Hayhoe
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Atlantic City, NJ [USA]		Federal aviation administration airport pavement management and airport pavement roughness evaluation
115M. Schickert1, J. Neisecke2, W. Brameshuber3, C. Colla4, C. Flohrer5, A. Gardai6, U. Grosse7, M. Krause6, O. Kroggel8, M. Krüger7, M. Willmes9
1Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Weimar [Germany]
2Universität Dortmund, Dortmund [Germany]
3RWTH Aachen University, Aachen [Germany]
4University of Bologna, Bologna [Italy]
5HOCHTIEF Construction AG, Mörfelden-Walldorf [Germany]
6Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin [Germany]
7University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart [Germany]
8Technische Hochschule Darmstadt, Darmstadt [Germany]
9Bilfinger + Berger Bauaktiengesellschaft, Mannheim [Germany]		DGZfP Merkblatt B11 - A guideline describing fundamentals and applications of the impact-echo method
116I. Pepenar
INCERC- National Building Research Institute , Bucharest [Romania]		Damage evaluation of reinforced concrete structures in aggressive environments : investigation and diagnosis
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117S. Uchida, T. Kamada, H. Mae, H. Minezawa, K. Munakata
Osaka University, Osaka [Japan]		Nondestructive evaluation of deterioration around reinforcing bar due to corrosion in RC members
118R. Arndt, F. Jalinoos
Federal Highway Administration, [USA]		NDE for corrosion detection in reinforced concrete structures - a benchmark approach
119J. Popovics, G. Gallo, P. Chapman
University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, [USA]		Corrosion monitoring of metals through magnetic sensing
120S. Millard1, L. Sadowski2
1University of Liverpool, Liverpool [United Kingdom]
2Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw [Poland]		Novel method for linear polarisation resistance corrosion measurement
121A. Holst, H. Wichmann, H. Budelmann
TU Braunschweig, Braunschweig [Germany]		Novel NDT-techniques for corrosion monitoring and fracture detection of prestressed concrete structures
122J. Rhazi
Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke [Canada]		Half-cell potential test from the upper-side and the lower-side of reinforced concrete slabs : a comparative study
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123L. Francesca1, A. Del Grosso1, A. Mercalli2, D. Posenato3
1University of Genova, Genova [Italy]
2Autostrade per l’Italia S.p.A., [Italy]
3Smartec SA, [Switzerland]		Non-destructive methods using fiber optic deformation sensors for damage identification in prestressed concrete structures
124F. Pinto, C. Gerbaudo, C. Prato
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba [Argentina]		Small and large strain assessment of axial load deflection behavior of a as-built drilled shafts for a cable-stayed bridge
125A. Deif1, B. Martín-Pérez1, B. Cousin2, C. Zhang2, W. Li1, X. Bao1
1University of Ottawa, Ottawa [Canada]
2Université Montpellier, Montpellier [France]		A comparison of strains measured by optical fibres and strain gauges with theory for a loaded bridge deck
126M. Sargolzahi, P. Rivard, J. Rhazi
Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke [Canada]		Evaluation of residual reactivity of concrete cores from ASR-affected structures by non-destructive tests
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127A. Jüngert, U. Grosse
University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart [Germany]		Inspection techniques for wind turbine blades using ultrasound and sound wave
128F. Pinto, M. Ceballos, C. Prato
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba [Argentina]		Assessment of dynamic response of massive structure by means of nondestructive evaluation using vibrations from minor seismic event
129V. Perez-Gracia, D. Di Capua, R. Gonzalez-Drigo, L. Pujades
Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona [Spain]		GPR resolution in NDT studies of structural elements : experimental methodology and examples
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130M. Ceballos, C. Prato
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba [Argentina]		Experimental updating of soils profiles through the spatial phase dispersion of surface waves
131S. Kee, J. Zhu
Univ. of Texas Austin, Austin, TX [USA]		Evaluation of distributed surface-breaking cracks in concrete using surface wave transmission method
132V. Baltazart1, P. Côte1, J. Demand2
1Nantes Angers le Mans University, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées (LCPC), Bouguenais [France]
2University of Lausanne, Lausanne [Switzerland]		High-speed train motion-induced Rayleigh waves applied to the detection of subsurface cavities
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133M. Kaczmarek1, P. Safinowski1,2, B. Piwakowski2
1Kazimierz Wielki University, Bydgoszcz [Poland]
2Ecole Centrale de Lille, Villeneuve d'Ascq [France]		Non-contact ultrasonic porosimetry
134S. Nanukuttan, M. Basheer, D. Robinson
Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast [United Kingdom]		Development of a rapid in-situ ion migration test and comparison with the ASTM rapid chloride permeability test
135M. Khan
King Saud University, Riyadh [Saudi Arabia]		Sorptivity of concrete composite systems - a measure of non-destructive testing
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136M. Krause1, K. Mayer2, M. Friese1, B. Milmann1, F. Mielentz1, G. Ballier2
1Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin [Germany]
2University of Kassel, Kassel [Germany]		Progress in ultrasonic tendon duct imaging
137F. Brachelet, T. Du, D. Defer, E. Antczak
Laboratoire Artois Mécanique et Habitat, Béthune [France]		Detection of poor filling in prestressed beam specimen by inductive thermography and transfer function analysis
138O. Abraham1, L. Cottineau1, M. Valade2, S. Bedaoui3, P. Argoul3
1Nantes Angers le Mans University, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées (LCPC), Bouguenais [France]
2LRPC, Lyon [France]
3Université Paris-Est, Marne la Vallée [France]		Laser interferometer robot for the detection of voids in tendon ducts with the impact echo method
139M. Ohtsu1, M. Yamada1, Y. Nakai2
1Kumamoto University, Kumamoto [Japan]
2Associate Engineer, Nippon Expressway Company, Kyoto [Japan]		Identification of ungrouted tendon duct in prestressed concrete by SIBIE
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140R. Al Wardany1,2, G. Ballivy2, J. Gallias3, K. Saleh4
1National Research Council Canada (NRC), Regina, SK [Canada]
2Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke [Canada]
3University of Cergy-Pontoise, Cergy-Pontoise [France]
4IREQ - Research Institute of Hydro-Quebec, Varennes, Québec [Canada]		Evaluation of bonding quality between concrete layers using lamb waves
141L. Vasseur1, S. Matthys1, L. Taerwe1, D. Van Hemelrijck2
1Ghent University, Gent [Belgium]
2Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) , Brussel [Belgium]		Measuring of crack bridging of CFRP strengthened concrete by digital image correlation
142A. Taffe1, C. Gehlen2
1Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin [Germany]
2Technical University of Munich, Munich [Germany]		Methodology for the validation of NDT-CE methods using transit time measurement
143R. Munoz Ledo1, M. Gonzalez Nunez1, J. Malo1, J. Uruchurtu Chavarin2
1Instituto de Investigaciones Eléctricas, Cuernavaca [Mexico]
2UAEM – CIICAP, Cuernavaca, Morelos [Mexico]		Study of chloride ion diffusion in concrete exposed to a marine environment
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