Application of Electromagnetic Wave for Evaluating Necking Defects in Bored Piles

Jong-Sub Lee; Jung Wook Song; Jung-Doung Yu

doi:10.7843/kgs.2018.34.4.27

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Application of Electromagnetic Wave for Evaluating Necking Defects in Bored Piles 현장타설말뚝의 네킹 결함 평가를 위한 전자기파의 적용성 연구

30 April 2018. pp. 27-35

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Abstract

The objective of this study is to demonstrate the suitability of electromagnetic waves for evaluating necking defects in bored piles using electromagnetic waves. Experiments are conducted with small-scaled defective model pile with diameter of 150 mm and length of 270 mm. Two necking defects are generated at the upper and lower positions on two different sides of the model pile, respectively. The other two necking defects are generated at the upper and lower positions on the same side of the model pile. Electrical wires are installed alongside the stainless steel wire of a steel cage to configure a two-conductor transmission line. A time-domain reflectometer is used to generate and defect electromagnetic waves. The experimental results show that electromagnetic waves are reflected at the necking defects and the end of the model pile. In addition, calculated defect locations are almost the same as actual defect locations. This study demonstrates that electromagnetic waves can be effective tool for evaluating necking defects in bored piles.

Keywords

Electromagnetic wave

Necking defect

Nondestructive evaluation

Time-domain reflectometer

Pile integrity

본 연구의 목적은 현장타설말뚝에 발생한 네킹 결함을 평가하기 위해 전자기파의 적용성을 검증하는데 있다. 본 연구에서는 네킹 결함이 있는 직경 150mm, 길이 270mm의 소형 모형 말뚝에 대해 실험을 수행하였다. 말뚝에 모사된 결함은 총 4개이며, 이 중 두 개의 결함은 모형 말뚝의 서로 다른 면의 상부와 하부에 각각 모사되었으며, 나머지 두 개의 결함은 같은 면의 상부와 하부에 모사되었다. 전선을 철망을 이루고 있는 스테인리스 재질의 철사를 따라 설치하여 두개의 도체로 구성된 전송선로를 구성하였으며, time-domain reflectometer를 이용하여 전자기파를 송·수신하였다. 실험 결과, 모형 말뚝의 결함부와 선단부에서 전자기파의 반사 신호가 나타났다. 측정된 반사 신호로부터 결함의 위치를 산정한 결과, 실제의 결함 위치와 거의 같게 산정되었다. 본 연구의 결과는 전자기파가 현장타설말뚝의 네킹 결함을 평가하는데 있어 유용한 기법이 될 수 있음을 보여준다.

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Publisher :The Korean Geotechnical Society
Publisher(Ko) :한국지반공학회
Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
Journal Title(Ko) :한국지반공학회 논문집
Volume : 34
No :4
Pages :27-35
Received Date : 2018-03-22
Revised Date : 2018-04-09
Accepted Date : 2018-04-11
DOI :https://doi.org/10.7843/kgs.2018.34.4.27

Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society ISSN:1229-2427(Print) 2288-646X(Online) 한국지반공학회 논문집

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