The objective of this study was to examine the potential of ultrasonic velocity as a rapid and nondestructive method to predict the dimensional stability of oak (Quercus petraea (Mattuschka) Lieblein) and chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) that are commonly used in flooring industry. Ultrasonic velocity, specific gravity, and radial, tangential and volumetric shrinkages were measured on seventy-f...

In this research, the performance of ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV) in concrete is examined as a nondestructive experiment in order to estimate mechanical (compressive and tensile strength) and durability (water absorption) properties of fiber-reinforced self-compacted concrete For this purpose 11 mixture designs containing 3 types of fibers (steel: 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.4 percent by volume, Pol...

non-destructive ultrasonic testing is one of the methods utilized to evaluate quality of agricultural produce. transducers used in this method are made for basically industrial applications. since ultrasonic attenuation of waves in agricultural produce is very high, industrial transducers cannot be used in agriculture and needs to be modified. this is done with horns that concentrate energy on ...

Ultrasonic propagation velocity across wood fiber direction was measured in wooden bridges in order to investigate the possibility of nondestructive deterioration diagnosis of wooden bridges. The measurements were carried out for three different types of wooden bridges. The periodical measurement was also made for one of them to investigate its secular change. The results were : (1) The histogr...

In this article, embedded ultrasonic sensors were prepared using 1–3-type piezoelectric composite and piezoelectric ceramic as the piezoelectric elements, respectively. The frequency bandwidth of the novel embedded ultrasonic sensors was investigated. To obtain the relationship between the receiving ultrasonic velocity and compressive strength, as well as their response signals to crack damage,...

The process of cast explosive solidification molding has been dynamic monitored by multi-channel ultrasonic transmission method. It presents the regular pattern of ultrasonic attenuation, velocity and waveform in this process. The results show that velocity values and waveform are relative to solidification speed and physical characterization on the phase border, and ultrasonic attenuation is r...

Pulsed Ultrasonic Velocimetry, commonly referred to as Ultrasonic Velocity Profiling (UVP) in research and engineering applications, is both a method and a device to measure an instantaneous one-dimensional velocity profile in opaque fluids along a measurement axis by using Doppler echography. Studies have suggested that the accuracy of the measured velocity gradient close to wall interfaces ne...

Due to the important relationship between ultrasonic velocity and some properties of sample, the measurement of velocity of ultrasound is widely needed in various fields. In this paper, based on phase-locked loop technique, a new hybrid circuit is designed for ultrasonic velocity measurement and named as UV-PLL. In order to improve the stability of phase and achieve the ability of fast locking,...

In order to evaluate the uniform of SiCp reinforced aluminum metal-matrix composites (MMC) fabricated by powder metallurgy, the ultrasonic velocity imaging was carried out with the method of thickness independent reflector plate (TIRP). Ultrasonic velocity in MMC can be used to calculate the stiffness constants and Yang’s modulus, which are influenced by the volume percentage of SiCp. The TIRP ...

In tire industry, it is very crucial to evaluate physical and mechanical properties of the rubber which is used for production of the tire, to ensure the quality of the final product. Resilience is an important property of a rubber, which cannot be evaluated through direct measurement in production cycle in this industry. Therefore, non-destructive ultrasonic testing, which has been used in man...