INSPIRE Archived Webinars
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Source Publication Title
INSPIRE-University Transportation Center Webinars
Webinar Date
12 Mar 2020, 11:00 am
Abstract
Elastic wave-based non-destructive testing (NDT) methods are commonly used for evaluation of civil engineering infrastructure, including bridges, dams and buildings. However, most of these methods require coupling (direct contact) between sensors and the test surface, which significantly restricts the testing speed and consistency, especially for large scale concrete structures in civil engineering. The air-coupled sensing technology was developed by Dr. Jinying Zhu as a solution for rapid scanning of concrete infrastructure. In this webinar, Dr. Zhu will review the development of air-coupled sensing technique for civil engineering applications, including fundamental theory and field application of air-coupled sensing on concrete structures. She will also present a recently developed automated acoustic scanning system for quick bridge deck evaluation and imaging.
Biography
Dr. Jinying Zhu joins University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 2014. She holds a B.S. in civil engineering from Zhejiang University in China and a Ph.D. in civil engineering from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Dr. Zhu's research focuses on non-destructive testing (NDT) and innovative sensing technologies of civil infrastructure and construction materials. These include developing rapid NDT techniques for concrete structures using air-coupled sensors, material characterization using ultrasonic waves, and analysis of wave propagation in heterogeneous materials.
Dr. Zhu and her students received the ACI James Instrument Award for research in nondestructive testing of concrete three times, in 2003, 2011 and 2012, respectively. She is the recipient of 2012 ASNT fellowship Award. She is an associate editor of ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering.
Recommended Citation
Zhu, Jinying, "Non-Contact Air-Coupled Sensing for Rapid Evaluation of Bridge Decks" (2020). INSPIRE Archived Webinars. 11.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/inspire_webinars/11
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Research Center/Lab(s)
INSPIRE - University Transportation Center
Document Type
Video - Presentation
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
movingimage
Language(s)
English
Rights
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