Impact of climate conditions on the use of infrared thermography for the inspection of coated and uncoated unreinforced concrete samples

This project´s fundamental objective is to evaluate the ability of the infrared thermography technique under different climate conditions to detect and recognize anomalies, delamination and defects that cause deterioration on concrete surfaces both coated and uncoated. The use of concrete as a const...

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Autor: Hernández Alonso, Aitor
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
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Palabra clave:infrared thermography
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spelling Impact of climate conditions on the use of infrared thermography for the inspection of coated and uncoated unreinforced concrete samplesHernández Alonso, Aitorinfrared thermographyThis project´s fundamental objective is to evaluate the ability of the infrared thermography technique under different climate conditions to detect and recognize anomalies, delamination and defects that cause deterioration on concrete surfaces both coated and uncoated. The use of concrete as a construction material is very extended in today´s world and it is all-important the use of inspection techniques that allow proper monitoring and maintenance of concrete infrastructure in order to manage and administrate it´s useful life, through prevention and repair of damages. With the passage of time deterioration of this material exists, especially when their surfaces are visibly exposed to the actions of the environment and inclement weather. Therefore, Infrared Thermography has been presented as attractive alternative, facing other traditional methods. However, its range of application on concrete elements has been focused from the beginning to the detection of very specific type of defects, except for recent years where it has been possible to observe some interesting developments. For this reason, it has become necessary to test IRT seeking its real potential under the conditions and situations more similar to those found in a field inspection. In order to achieve this, the method of active infrared thermography has been used to test in our laboratory different cracked concrete samples during different climate conditions. This test recreates the different weather conditions that can occur in the field by developing a climate controlled system in the lab. Finally, the analysis of the results has revealed that different climate conditions affect the reliability and performance of IRT for detecting surface defects on concrete structures. In addition, the fulfilment of concrete coatings´ function during different climate conditions was also studied. Large amount of test results have been collected and will be used in the future for improving the accuracy of the IRT technique.Pinto Cámara, Charles RichardMaster de Ingeniería (Ind902)Ingeniariako Master (Ind902)2019201920192019info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10810/34836reponame:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigacióninstname:Universidad del País VascoInglésEspañolinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess© 2019, el autoroai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/348362026-06-18T09:23:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Impact of climate conditions on the use of infrared thermography for the inspection of coated and uncoated unreinforced concrete samples
title Impact of climate conditions on the use of infrared thermography for the inspection of coated and uncoated unreinforced concrete samples
spellingShingle Impact of climate conditions on the use of infrared thermography for the inspection of coated and uncoated unreinforced concrete samples
Hernández Alonso, Aitor
infrared thermography
title_short Impact of climate conditions on the use of infrared thermography for the inspection of coated and uncoated unreinforced concrete samples
title_full Impact of climate conditions on the use of infrared thermography for the inspection of coated and uncoated unreinforced concrete samples
title_fullStr Impact of climate conditions on the use of infrared thermography for the inspection of coated and uncoated unreinforced concrete samples
title_full_unstemmed Impact of climate conditions on the use of infrared thermography for the inspection of coated and uncoated unreinforced concrete samples
title_sort Impact of climate conditions on the use of infrared thermography for the inspection of coated and uncoated unreinforced concrete samples
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Hernández Alonso, Aitor
author Hernández Alonso, Aitor
author_facet Hernández Alonso, Aitor
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Pinto Cámara, Charles Richard
Master de Ingeniería (Ind902)
Ingeniariako Master (Ind902)
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv infrared thermography
topic infrared thermography
description This project´s fundamental objective is to evaluate the ability of the infrared thermography technique under different climate conditions to detect and recognize anomalies, delamination and defects that cause deterioration on concrete surfaces both coated and uncoated. The use of concrete as a construction material is very extended in today´s world and it is all-important the use of inspection techniques that allow proper monitoring and maintenance of concrete infrastructure in order to manage and administrate it´s useful life, through prevention and repair of damages. With the passage of time deterioration of this material exists, especially when their surfaces are visibly exposed to the actions of the environment and inclement weather. Therefore, Infrared Thermography has been presented as attractive alternative, facing other traditional methods. However, its range of application on concrete elements has been focused from the beginning to the detection of very specific type of defects, except for recent years where it has been possible to observe some interesting developments. For this reason, it has become necessary to test IRT seeking its real potential under the conditions and situations more similar to those found in a field inspection. In order to achieve this, the method of active infrared thermography has been used to test in our laboratory different cracked concrete samples during different climate conditions. This test recreates the different weather conditions that can occur in the field by developing a climate controlled system in the lab. Finally, the analysis of the results has revealed that different climate conditions affect the reliability and performance of IRT for detecting surface defects on concrete structures. In addition, the fulfilment of concrete coatings´ function during different climate conditions was also studied. Large amount of test results have been collected and will be used in the future for improving the accuracy of the IRT technique.
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