Evaluation of the depth of a surface-breaking crack in concrete slabs using airborne surface-wave measurement
The depth of a surface-breaking crack in a concrete slab is characterized by using airborne surface wave transmission measurements. Two air-coupled sensors are used to measure surface waves across surface-breaking cracks with varying depths from 0 mm to 100 mm in a concrete slab (1500 X 1500 X 180 mm3). Resulting transmission coefficient and crack depth relation from a series of experimental studies shows a good agreement with theoretical results previously obtained by the author.