CrSNDT Journal, Vol. 3 No. 3, 2013.
Original scientific paper
Detecting Defects in Reinforced Concrete Using the Method of Infrared Thermography
Bojan Milovanović
Ivana Banjad Pečur
Abstract
This paper presents a method for detecting defects in reinforced concrete structures by using the method of active infrared (IR) thermography. Non-destructive testing using infrared (IR) thermography consists of thermal stimulation of the object of interest
and monitoring of the surface temperature variation during the transient cooling or heating process. The paper includes short descriptions of the post-processing methods used for
detection of defects, together with the results of the research conducted on reinforced concrete samples. It was concluded that the method of IR thermography can be used for the detection and quantification of defects in reinforced concrete structures.
Keywords
non-destructive testing; IR thermography; reinforced concrete; step heating thermography
Hrčak ID:
148791
URI
Publication date:
2.9.2013.
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