Experimental study for nondestructive evaluation of steel rods in ground anchor using an EMI sensor: optimal design of EMI sensor through finite element simulation

Dongyoung Ko; Jooyoung Park; Changjun Lee; Yuntae Jeon; Seunghee Park

doi:10.1117/12.3009973

9 May 2024 Experimental study for nondestructive evaluation of steel rods in ground anchor using an EMI sensor: optimal design of EMI sensor through finite element simulation

Dongyoung Ko, Jooyoung Park, Changjun Lee, Yuntae Jeon, Seunghee Park

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Proceedings Volume 12949, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2024; 129490B (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3009973
Event: SPIE Smart Structures + Nondestructive Evaluation, 2024, Long Beach, California, United States

Abstract

Tendon damage is a major risk of prestressed structures. Ground anchors are structural elements that introduce high levels of prestress, typically over 1000 kN. Tendon damage can threaten the stability of the structure they support. Particularly, visual inspection of buried ground anchor tendons is impossible. Thus, assessing tendon damage is essential during its service life. This study proposes an embedded tendon damage detection method based on the magnetic hysteresis change. Different damage degrees in tendons were measured at room temperature using the fabricated electromagnetic induction (EMI) sensor. Subsequently, the induced electromotive force (EMF) and magnetic flux density were obtained. The finite element simulation results showed a quadratic relationship between the effective cross-sectional area reduction ratio of the specimen due to damage and the peak of magnetic flux density. The experiment results were compared with the simulation results. This study introduces a promising nondestructive evaluation (NDE) method for detecting damage in the embedded tendon of ground anchors.

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Dongyoung Ko, Jooyoung Park, Changjun Lee, Yuntae Jeon, and Seunghee Park "Experimental study for nondestructive evaluation of steel rods in ground anchor using an EMI sensor: optimal design of EMI sensor through finite element simulation", Proc. SPIE 12949, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2024, 129490B (9 May 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3009973

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