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<doi>/ISEC.res.2017.121</doi>
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<article-title>APPLICABILITY OF WIDE-RANGE ULTRASONIC<br/>
TESTING TO NON-DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION OF<br/>
GROUT CONDITION IN PRESTRESSED<br/>
CONCRETE BRIDGES</article-title>
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<author>KUNIHARU FUKUSHIMA<sup>1</sup>, KIMIHIKO AMAYA<sup>2</sup>, TAKANORI KINOSHITA<sup>3</sup>,<br/>
and ISAMU YOSHITAKE<sup>4</sup></author>

<aff><sup>1</sup>Nippon PS Co, Ltd., Fukuoka, Japan<br/>
<sup>2</sup>Nippon PS Co, Ltd., Tsuruga, Japan<br/>
<sup>3</sup>H and B System Co, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan<br/>
<sup>4</sup>Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Japan</aff>


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<p>Complete grouting of tendon ducts is important for durability of post-tensioned
prestressed concrete (PC) bridges. Voids in the ducts may induce failure of PC
tendons, possibly causing a reduction in load capacity and collapse of the bridge. The
wide-range ultrasonic testing (WUT) is one of the non-destructive inspection
techniques. The focus of this study is to examine the applicability of the WUT to grout
inspection. This paper summarizes the characteristics of the non-destructive methods
available for the PC grout inspection and outlines the sensing and analyzing techniques
of the WUT method performed in practice in PC bridge construction. The inspection
accuracy of the WUT method was examined by comparison to a sensor-based
inspection method. This paper also reports comparative investigation and discusses the
advantages of the WUT method including inspection accuracy, cost performance, time
efficiency and safety. It was confirmed in on-site application that the WUT method
was capable of determining grout condition at a concrete cover depth of 250 mm.</p>
<p><italic>Keywords: </italic>Incomplete grouting, Concrete cover, Measurement, XRT, IE.</p>
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