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Ultrasonic Inspection of Bridges


About the Researchers

  1. Jan D. Achenbach (principal investigator), Professor of Civil Engineering, Northwestern University
  2. Igor N. Komsky, Research Engineer, Center for Quality Engineering and Failure Prevention

Project Description(s)

  1. NDE of pin and hangar assemblies proposal
  2. Flaw detection for steel structures
  3. X-ray backscattering for corrosion detection
  4. Bridge inspection project update (April, 1994)
  5. Ultrasonic inspection of pin-hangar connections (September, 1997)

Full-text Articles or Reports about the Project (most recent listed first)

February, 1996 A computerized imaging system for ultrasonic inspection of steel bridge structures, in Structural Materials Technology--an NDT Conference, February 20-23, 1996, San Diego, CA (Lancaster : Technomic Publishing Co., 1996). Igor Komsky, Jan D. Achenbach  
1995 Depth determination of surface-breaking cracks in concrete slabs using a self-compensating ultrasonic technique, in Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, 1995 in press. Jan D. Achenbach, A. C. Cheng HTML
1995 A roller device to scan for surface-breaking cracks and to determine crack depth by a self-compensating technique, in Research in Nondestructive Evaluation v. 7, (1995) in press. Jan D. Achenbach, A. C. Cheng  
October, 1995 Researchers keep bridges from falling down, in The Daily Northwestern v. 117, no. 32 (Oct. 30, 1995), p. 3-4. Tomoko Hosaka HTML
1994 A modified self-compensating ultrasonic technique for flaw characterization in steel bridge structures, in Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation / edited by D.O. Thompson and D.E. Chimenti. New York : Plenum Press, 1994. v. 13B, p. 2107-2113. Igor Komsky, Jan D. Achenbach  
February, 1994 A self-compensating ultrasonic system for flaw characterization in steel bridge structures, in Structural Materials Technology--an NDT Conference : February 23-25, 1994, Atlantic City, New Jersey / edited by Robert J. Scancella, Mary Ellen Callahan. Lancaster, Pa. ; Basel : Technomic Publishing Co., Inc., c1994. Igor Komsky, Jan D. Achenbach, P. J. Stolarski HTML
November, 1993 Building the the perfect bridge: NU researchers investigate links that keep bridges from collapsing, in The Daily Northwestern November 22, 1993. Anand Vaishnav HTML
 

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