Microwave Non-Destructive Testing Technique for Defect Detection of Composite Piles via Electromagnetic Waves with FDTD

Sener U. S., Eker S.

International Symposium of Applied-Computational-Electromagnetics-Society (ACES), Florida, United States Of America, 14 - 18 April 2019 identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
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  • City: Florida
  • Country: United States Of America
  • Yıldız Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Radar and microwave non-destructive testing (NDT) technique is used to simulate a concrete-filled Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) tubes and a concrete pile containing defects (delamination, crack, void). The delamination that occurs as a result of external factors is modeled as closest to the reality. Interaction of electromagnetic wave and the concrete pile is utilized for numerical simulation. A Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) method with Perfectly Matched Layer (PML) Absorbing Boundary Condition (ABC) is proposed to simulate electromagnetic wave propagation in FRP tube and composite pile. 2D simulation of a wave generated from a point source at microwave frequencies is obtained by using MATLAB (R).