JP4074961B2 - Acoustic diagnosis / measurement apparatus using pulsed electromagnetic force and diagnosis / measurement method thereof - Google Patents

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  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an acoustic diagnosis / measurement device using a pulse electromagnetic force of a structure composed of a conductor and a non-conductive material covering the conductor, and a diagnosis / measurement method thereof, for example, corrosion and adhesion of reinforcing bars in reinforced concrete. Reinforcing bar position, reinforcing bar diameter, presence or absence of rebar breaking, tearing position, and method of diagnosing or measuring the position of a water pipe buried in the soil, and fixing of a conductor fixed with a fastener The present invention relates to a condition diagnosis method.

  In reinforced concrete structures such as tunnels, bridges, buildings, retaining walls, dams, civil engineering buildings, etc., for the purposes of strength evaluation, life evaluation, or determination of construction procedures, the location of the reinforcing bars, the diameter of the reinforcing bars, the reinforcing bars It is necessary to know the degree of corrosion of the steel and the adhesive strength of the reinforcing bars without destruction. For this reason, in order to determine the location, corrosion state, adhesion force, etc. of reinforced concrete reinforcing bars, for example, X-ray imaging method in which a structure is sandwiched between an X-ray generator and a film, Ultrasonic diagnostic method to detect and detect reflected ultrasonic waves by applying an ultrasonic generator, percussion method to judge from the reflected sound by hitting the surface with a hammer etc., infrared imaging method to irradiate the surface with infrared rays, microwave Various methods such as a microwave method for irradiating from the surface are used.

However, in such conventional position detection and corrosion diagnosis methods of reinforced concrete, for example, in X-ray imaging, it is necessary to sandwich the structure between the X-ray generator and the film, and the shape and size of the structure. In addition, there are various restrictions such as location, it is hardly usable in tunnels, dams and the like, and it is necessary to consider a serious danger to the human body, and it is difficult to use it simply.
In addition, the location of the reinforcing bar by the percussion method requires considerable experience to become proficient, and it is not reliable because it relies on intuition. Also, in corrosion diagnosis, it is difficult to understand unless the corrosion of the reinforcing bar progresses so much that a cavity is formed, and it requires considerable experience to master, and furthermore, the reliability is low because it depends on intuition, In order to confirm, after all, there is a problem that it must be partially peeled and confirmed.
In the ultrasonic exploration method, ultrasonic waves are irradiated from the surface of reinforced concrete, and the position of the reinforcing bar is probed from the ultrasonic waves reflected from the reinforcing bar. However, the concrete contains gravel and discontinuous layers due to air bubbles. Are densely packed, so that the ultrasonic waves are attenuated and scattered, which makes analysis very difficult.
Further, the infrared imaging method and the microwave method can measure only the relatively surface of the structure because infrared rays and microwaves are rapidly attenuated by the concrete.

  As a diagnostic method for corrosion, an acoustic diagnostic method is known in which acoustics generated by elastic energy released when a structure is deformed or broken are detected and analyzed to diagnose the degree of corrosion of the structure. Yes. For example, a method is known in which an AE (Acoustic Emission) sensor is attached to a structure, AE is measured for a long time, and acoustic (AE) generated suddenly or accidentally due to corrosion destruction is observed. It must be observed continuously for a long time, or it is necessary to apply an excessive load, which is not necessarily suitable for diagnosing structural corrosion.

  As described above, there is no reliable method for diagnosing or measuring the degree of corrosion of reinforcing steel in reinforced concrete, the adhesion between reinforcing steel and concrete, and the position and diameter of reinforcing steel in concrete. Life expectancy has gone crazy, causing unexpected disasters.

  Structures consisting of a conductor with tension and a non-conductor covering the conductor, such as prestressed concrete, that is, bridges using this method, concrete utility poles, and concrete sleepers, are elastic. Reinforcing bars with tension applied to increase force are embedded in the concrete, and the reinforcing bars may be broken by long-term use. Conventionally, however, there is no method of nondestructively diagnosing and measuring the presence or absence of tears, and there have been cases in which a new one is periodically replaced or an unexpected disaster is caused.

  In addition, the position of water pipes and gas pipes buried in the soil in civil engineering work and construction work where it is necessary to drive piles etc. into the soil, such as conductor pipes buried in non-conductors. Need to know. Conventionally, the embedded position is measured using a metal detector, an ultrasonic detector, etc., but these devices are complicated and require a high level of expertise in handling, and the embedded position can be easily and In many cases, there is no way to know for sure, and a time-consuming method of digging back and checking is adopted.

  In addition, in the case of a structure in which conductors and conductors are fixed with fasteners, such as a road bridge constructed by fixing iron plates and iron plates with bolts and nuts, tightening with bolts and nuts It is necessary to check the condition regularly to ensure safety. However, in the case of large structures such as bridges, the bolts and nuts are huge and the tightening force is huge, so the operator could not make a diagnosis manually using a torque wrench or the like. . For this reason, conventionally, a large dedicated machine for inspection was required, and the inspection had to be done with the bridge closed.

  In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention ensures non-destructiveness of the degree of corrosion, adhesion, depth of cover, and diameter of a conductor of a structure composed of a conductor and a non-conductor covering the conductor. It is a first object to provide an apparatus for diagnosing or measuring, for example, a non-destructive apparatus capable of diagnosing and measuring the degree of corrosion of reinforcing steel in reinforced concrete, the adhesion between reinforcing steel and concrete, and the depth and diameter of concrete cover of reinforcing steel in concrete. The purpose.

  In addition, a non-destructive and reliable device for measuring the position of a conductor composed of a conductor and a non-conductor covering the conductor in the non-conductor without fail, for example, the position of the reinforcing bar in reinforced concrete A second object is to provide an apparatus for measuring the above.

  Advanced diagnosis or measurement of the degree of corrosion, adhesion, and position of conductors in structures consisting of conductors and non-conductors covering conductors based on minute vibration distributions and vibration propagation modes on the entire surface It is a third object of the present invention to provide a device capable of highly diagnosing and measuring the degree of corrosion of the reinforcing bar in the reinforced concrete, the adhesion between the reinforcing bar and the concrete, and the position of the reinforcing bar.

  In addition, a method of reliably diagnosing or measuring the degree of corrosion and adhesion of a conductor composed of a conductor and a non-conductor covering the conductor, for example, non-destructive corrosion of reinforcing bars in reinforced concrete A fourth object is to provide a method for diagnosing and measuring the degree of adhesion and the adhesion between reinforcing bars and concrete.

  Also provided is a method for reliably measuring the position of a conductor of a structure composed of a conductor and a non-conductor covering the conductor, for example, a method capable of measuring the position of a reinforcing bar in reinforced concrete without destruction. This is the fifth purpose.

  Also, a method for reliably and highly measuring the position of the conductor of the structure composed of the conductor and the non-conductor covering the conductor, for example, the degree of corrosion of the reinforcing bar in the reinforced concrete, non-destructive, It is a sixth object of the present invention to provide a method capable of highly diagnosing and measuring the adhesion force of concrete and the position of a reinforcing bar from the minute vibration distribution and vibration propagation mode of the entire surface.

  Also provided is a method for measuring a conductor diameter or cover depth of a structure composed of a conductor and a non-conductor covering the conductor, for example, a method for measuring a reinforcing bar diameter or cover depth of reinforced concrete. The seventh purpose is to do this.

  Further, it is a first object of the present invention to provide a method for diagnosing or measuring the degree of tightening of a conductor coupled via a fastener, for example, a method for diagnosing and measuring the degree of tightening of an iron plate tightened with a bolt and nut. 8 objectives.

  Also provided is a method for reliably diagnosing and measuring the position of a conductor embedded in a non-conductor, such as a method for diagnosing and measuring the position of a water pipe or gas pipe embedded in the soil. This is the ninth purpose.

  In addition, a method for reliably diagnosing and measuring the presence or absence or position of a conductor in a structure composed of a conductor and a non-conductor covering the conductor, for example, prestressed concrete, that is, using this method. It is a tenth object of the present invention to provide a method for measuring the presence or position of a broken bridge, a concrete utility pole, or a concrete sleeper.

In order to achieve the above object, an acoustic diagnosis / measurement apparatus using pulsed electromagnetic force according to the present invention supplies a coil disposed immediately above a coupling portion of conductors coupled to each other via a fastener, and supplies a current pulse to the coil. A power supply unit that generates a magnetic field pulse, a transducer that converts vibration generated on the surface of the conductor by the magnetic field pulse into an electric signal, a converter that is attached to the conductor facing the coil, and a converter that is attached to another conductor, It comprises a measuring unit for comparing the output waveforms of the converter, and is characterized by diagnosing and measuring the degree of fastening of the fastener.
According to this apparatus, for example, when the structure to be measured is reinforced concrete, the reinforcing bar is directly excited by the magnetic field pulse, so that the sound having the position of the reinforcing bar as a sound source is generated and propagated to the surface of the structure. At this time, the acoustic waveform propagating to the surface of the structure changes according to the degree of corrosion of the reinforcing bars and the adhesion. For this reason, since the intensity | strength transmitted to the other conductor of the vibration of the conductor facing the coil changes according to the tightening condition of the fastener, the diagnosis and measurement of the tightening condition can be performed.
Since the rebar is directly excited by the magnetic field pulse, the acoustic waveform is extremely large compared to a conventional device that reflects and measures the sound wave from the ultrasonic source to the rebar, and is extremely reliable compared to the conventional percussion method. High, non-destructive and reliable diagnosis and measurement of fastener tightening.

In the above configuration, the transducer is preferably an acoustic emission sensor, an acceleration sensor, a microphone, or a displacement detector that measures vibration of the surface of the conductor as an optical displacement.
Preferably, the displacement detector that measures the optical displacement is a laser that irradiates the surface of the conductor with coherent laser light and detects a phase difference depending on the vibration of the conductor surface of the reflected light as an interference fringe. It is an interferometer.

In addition, the coil is composed of a single coil or a plurality of coils, the plurality of coils are configured to align and closely contact the axis of the coil, the power supply unit is connected to each of the plurality of coils in series, A power source is formed by connecting a plurality of series circuits composed of a coil and a capacitor in parallel via a common switch. The common switch is turned on to apply a current pulse to the coil to generate a magnetic field pulse.
In the case of a plurality of coils, since it is divided into a plurality of coils, the inductance of each coil can be reduced, and the capacity of each storage capacitor can be reduced, so that each coil when a common switch is turned on. The time constant of the current pulse flowing in the can be reduced. Since the magnetic field pulses generated by the individual coils are superimposed, a magnetic field pulse having a high peak value and a narrow pulse width can be generated. A magnetic pulse with a high peak value and a narrow pulse width can be generated, so that the rebar can be excited strongly and can be reliably diagnosed and measured nondestructively.

Furthermore, it is preferable to add a magnet for generating a static magnetic field to the coil.
According to this configuration, since the force for exciting the reinforcing bar is further increased, it is possible to diagnose and measure the reinforcing bar at a deeper position from the surface of the structure.

The acoustic diagnosis / measurement method using pulsed electromagnetic force according to the present invention includes a coil disposed immediately above a coupling portion of a plurality of conductors coupled to each other via a fastener, and a current pulse is applied to the coil to generate a magnetic field pulse. Eddy current is induced in the conductor facing the coil by the magnetic field pulse, and the conductor is excited and vibrated by the interaction force between the eddy current and the magnetic field pulse. Is converted into an electric signal by a converter that converts the vibration attached to the electric signal and a converter that is attached to another conductor other than the conductor, and the electric power generated by the converter that is attached to the conductor facing the coil. It is characterized by comparing the waveform of the signal with the waveform of an electric signal from a transducer attached to another conductor, and diagnosing and measuring the degree of tightening of the fastener.
In the above configuration, the fastener is preferably a bolt and a nut.
According to this method, for example, when the structure to be measured is reinforced concrete, the reinforcing bar is directly excited by the magnetic field pulse, so that sound having the position of the reinforcing bar as a sound source is generated and propagated to the surface of the structure. At this time, the acoustic waveform propagating to the surface of the structure changes according to the degree of corrosion of the reinforcing bars and the adhesion. For this reason, since the intensity | strength transmitted to the other conductor of the vibration of the conductor facing the coil changes according to the tightening condition, the diagnosis / measurement of the tightening condition can be performed. Moreover, if a fastener is a volt | bolt and a nut, it can apply suitably.
Since the reinforcing bar is directly excited by the magnetic field pulse, the acoustic waveform is much larger than that of a device that reflects and measures the sound wave from a conventional ultrasonic source to the reinforcing bar. Can do.

  As described above, according to the present invention, for example, in a reinforced concrete structure such as a tunnel, a bridge, a building, a retaining wall, a dam, and a civil construction, not only the position of an internal reinforcing bar but also a tightening condition of a bolt and a nut can be easily performed. Can be inspected. In addition, because it can detect adhesion of reinforcing bars, corrosion of fine reinforcing bars, rust and concrete peeling, cracks, etc., it is possible to prevent destruction of reinforced concrete structures and peeling of concrete pieces. . Since it is possible to accurately estimate the remaining life of a reinforced concrete structure, the maintenance and management of the reinforced concrete structure can be performed reliably.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
First, an embodiment of an acoustic diagnosis / measurement apparatus and diagnosis / measurement method using pulsed electromagnetic force according to the present invention for diagnosing or measuring corrosion, adhesion, cover depth or diameter of a conductor will be described.
An example in which the structure composed of a conductor and a non-conductor covering the conductor is a reinforced concrete composed of a reinforcing bar and concrete will be described.
According to this apparatus, it is possible to diagnose or measure the corrosion / adhesion force, cover depth or diameter of a reinforcing bar. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment of an acoustic diagnosis / measurement apparatus and diagnosis / measurement method using pulsed electromagnetic force according to the present invention. FIG. 1 (a) shows a case where an acoustic transducer is attached to a concrete surface for measurement. FIG.1 (b) shows the case where it measures by attaching an acoustic transducer to the exposed reinforcing bar.
In FIG. 1 (a), an acoustic diagnosis / measurement apparatus 10 using a pulse electromagnetic force includes a coil 12 composed of electric wires attached to the surface of a reinforced concrete block 11 which is a structure under test, and a current pulse applied to the coil 12. Power supply unit 13, acoustic transducer 14 attached to the surface of reinforced concrete block 11, and measurement unit 15 connected to acoustic transducer 14 by signal cable 17.

The coil 12 is configured by, for example, four coils each having a φ1.6 mm conducting wire wound around a 50 × 30 mm rectangular frame for seven turns with the axes aligned and in close contact with each other. The coil 12 is attached to the surface of a reinforced concrete block 11 as a test body. The power supply unit 13 applies a current pulse to the coil 12 via the power cable 16. The power supply unit 13 is not limited to the above-described configuration, and can be configured to generate a desired drive pulse in accordance with the size of the reinforced concrete block 11, the position and thickness of the reinforcing bar 11a, and the like. .
The acoustic transducer 14 is a known acoustic transducer, detects weak vibrations, converts them into electrical signals, and inputs the electrical signals to the measurement unit 15 via the signal cable 17.
The measurement unit 15 has a known configuration that is commercially available as an acoustic analysis device, for example, and amplifies the detection signal from the acoustic transducer 14 with an amplifier or the like, and after removing unnecessary signals with a filter or the like, Acoustic analysis is performed. Note that the measurement unit 15 is not limited to this, and when only the measurement of the waveform of the detection signal from the acoustic transducer 14 is sufficient, for example, an oscilloscope or the like may be used.

The acoustic diagnostic apparatus 10 using the pulse electromagnetic force of the present invention is configured as described above. When a current pulse is applied to the coil 12, a magnetic field pulse is generated in the internal direction of the reinforced concrete 11, and this magnetic field pulse is a conductor. An eddy current is induced in the reinforcing bar 11a. The reinforcing bar 11a is excited by the interaction force between the magnetic field accompanying this eddy current and the magnetic field of the magnetic field pulse. In this case, if the conductor 11a is a magnetic body, the force accompanying magnetic energy is also added to the excitation force and strengthened.
When the reinforcing bar 11a is excited, sound is generated using the reinforcing bar 11a as a sound source, and this sound is transmitted to the surface. The acoustic transducer 14 converts the acoustic signal into an electrical signal, and the electrical signal is measured via the signal cable 17. Input to the unit 15. The measuring unit 15 analyzes the waveform of the electric signal to determine the degree of corrosion of the reinforcing bar 11a or the crack of the concrete 11b. For example, if the reinforcing bar 11a is corroded, the sound using the reinforcing bar 11a as a sound source is absorbed and attenuated by the corroded part, and the waveform observed by the measuring unit 15 has a low intensity. In addition, when the adhesive strength of the reinforcing bars to the concrete is weak, the waveform observed by the measuring unit 15 is similarly weak. Further, if cracks exist in the concrete, the sound is attenuated, and the waveform observed by the measurement unit 15 has a low strength. Thus, the degree of damage of the reinforced concrete 11 can be measured by comparing the intensity of the acoustic waveform.
Further, as shown in FIG. 1B, even when the acoustic transducer 14 is attached to the exposed portion of the reinforcing bar and the vibration of the reinforcing bar is directly observed, the corrosion and adhesion of the reinforcing bar can be diagnosed and measured.

Next, Example 1 is shown.
Example 1 shows an example of measurement by an acoustic diagnosis / measurement apparatus using pulsed electromagnetic force according to the present invention for diagnosing / measuring corrosion and adhesion of reinforcing bars.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the shape of a test reinforced concrete used in Example 1 and a measurement system, where (a) is a plan view and (b) is a side view.
As shown in FIG. 2, the test reinforced concrete 11 has a rectangular 200 × 150 × 100 mm concrete 11b and a distance from the top surface of the concrete 11b, that is, a cover depth d is 30 mm and the distance from the bottom surface is 57 mm. It consists of a buried reinforcing bar 11a with a diameter of 13 mm. The coil 12 is disposed right above the reinforcing bar 11 a on the surface of the reinforced concrete 11. The acoustic transducers 14 a and 14 b are arranged at symmetrical positions with the reinforcing bar 11 a on the surface of the reinforced concrete 11 interposed therebetween.
In this embodiment, a test reinforced concrete (normal test block) without cracks in the concrete 11b and a test reinforced concrete (crack test block) in which cracks reaching the reinforcing bar 11a exist in the concrete 11b are produced, and the same. Excitation was performed under conditions, and the acoustic waveforms observed by the acoustic transducers 14a and 14b were compared.
The coil 12 has a winding diameter of 30 × 70 mm obtained by winding 25 turns of a conductive wire having a wire diameter of 1.0 mm and an internal resistance of 0.2Ω, and a current pulse having a current peak value of 1000 A and a pulse width of 1.5 ms is applied. The reinforcing bar 11a was excited.

3A and 3B are diagrams showing acoustic waveforms of a normal test block and a crack test block, where FIG. 3A shows the acoustic waveform of the normal block and FIG. 3B shows the acoustic waveform of the crack block.
3A and 3B, CH1 and CH2 are output waveforms of the acoustic transducers 14a and 14b, respectively, and CH3 is a waveform of a current pulse. The horizontal axis is the time axis displayed at 0.5 ms / div, the vertical axis is the voltage axis indicating the intensity of the acoustic waveforms of CH1 and CH2, and CH1 and CH2 are displayed with the zero point shifted.
As is clear from FIGS. 3A and 3B, it can be seen that the sound generated by exciting the reinforcing bar 11a with a current pulse is significantly attenuated if there is a crack.
In this way, the presence or absence of cracks in the concrete can be diagnosed.

Next, the best mode for carrying out the acoustic diagnosis / measurement apparatus using pulse electromagnetic force and the acoustic diagnosis / measurement method using pulse electromagnetic force according to the present invention for measuring the position of the conductor will be described.
According to this apparatus, the position of the reinforcing bar in the reinforced concrete can be measured.
FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing the configuration and measurement method of the acoustic diagnosis / measurement apparatus using the pulse electromagnetic force of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 4, the acoustic position exploration device 20 includes a coil 12 composed of electric wires attached to the surface of a reinforced concrete block 11, and a power supply unit 13 that applies a current pulse to the coil 12 (because it is equivalent to FIG. 1. (Not shown), a plurality of acoustic transducers 14 (14a, 14b, 14c) attached to the surface of the reinforced concrete 11, and the acoustic transducers 14 and signal cables 17 (not shown because they are equivalent to FIG. 1). It comprises a measuring unit 15 (not shown because it is equivalent to FIG. 1).
A plurality of acoustic transducers 14 are arranged around the coil 12, and a current pulse is applied to the coil 12 to excite the reinforcing bar 11a, thereby generating sound using the reinforcing bar 11a as a sound source. The sound is converted into an electrical signal by each acoustic transducer 14 and the respective electrical signals are measured by the measuring unit 15, so that the time required for the sound to reach each acoustic transducer 14 from the sound source, that is, a propagation delay. Measure time.

Since the propagation velocity v of the sound wave in the concrete 11b is substantially constant, the distance r between each acoustic transducer 14 and the sound source, that is, each acoustic transducer 14 and the reinforcing bar, using the propagation velocity v and the delay time t. The distance to 11a can be obtained. From these distances, the sound source position, that is, the location of the reinforcing bar 11a can be obtained.
For example, as shown in FIG. 4, if the reinforcing bar 11a has a rod shape, the distance between each sound source and the reinforcing bar 11a based on the delay times ta, tb, and tc of the acoustic transducers 14a, 14b, and 14c, respectively. ra, rb, rc (= v · ta, v · tb, v · tc) are obtained, and spheres with radii ra, rb, rc are drawn around the positions where the respective acoustic transducers 14 are arranged. If the common tangent is obtained, this tangent becomes the location of the reinforcing bar 11a.
In the above configuration, a plurality of acoustic transducers 14 are arranged on the surface of the concrete 11, and a single acoustic signal is generated to measure the propagation delay time at each acoustic transducer 14 at the same time. The transducer 14 may be moved on the surface of the concrete 11 and an acoustic signal may be generated at each moving position to measure the propagation delay time individually.

Next, Example 2 is shown.
Example 2 shows a measurement example by an acoustic diagnosis / measurement apparatus using a pulse electromagnetic force of the present invention for measuring the position of a conductor.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the surface shape of the reinforced concrete used in this example and the method for producing the reinforced concrete. (A) is a reinforced concrete surface shape, (b) is an outer frame for producing reinforced concrete, and (c) is a diagram showing the appearance of the produced reinforced concrete. As shown in FIG. 5 (b), the reinforced concrete used in this example was covered with an elastic vinyl sheet except for the center of the reinforcing bar 11a, and the concrete was poured into the outer frame. Therefore, in this reinforced concrete, only the center of the reinforcing bar 11a is in contact with the concrete 11b, and the other part of the reinforcing bar 11a is not in contact with the concrete 11b. For this reason, since the excited sound is transmitted to the concrete only from the central portion of the reinforcing bar 11a, the sound source can be regarded as a point sound source.
As shown in FIG. 5 (a), the center of the reinforced concrete 11 is the origin, the horizontal and vertical directions are the x-axis and y-axis, respectively, the coil is placed at the origin, and the sound is converted to various coordinate (x, y) points. The sound propagation delay time was measured by placing the instrument. The exciting coil, acoustic transducer, and current pulse are the same as in the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the measurement result of the acoustic propagation delay time due to the difference in distance from the sound source in reinforced concrete.
In FIG. 6, CH1 and CH2 indicate acoustic waveforms when acoustic transducers are arranged at the coordinates (-1, 0) and (3, 2) shown in FIG. 5A, respectively, and CH3 indicates the waveform of the current pulse. It is. The horizontal axis is the time axis displayed at 0.1 ms / div, the vertical axis is the voltage axis indicating the intensity of the acoustic waveforms of CH1 and CH2, and CH1 and CH2 are displayed with the zero point shifted.
As apparent from FIG. 6, the CH1 acoustic waveform close to the sound source rises almost simultaneously with the rise of the current pulse waveform, but the CH2 acoustic waveform far from the sound source rises considerably later than the rise of the current pulse waveform. Yes.
Thus, the distance from the sound source can be detected as the propagation delay time.

FIG. 7 is a diagram in which the sound speed in concrete is measured from the measurement of various distances from the sound source and the propagation delay time.
In FIG. 7, the distance from the sound source indicates the distance between each coordinate point in FIG. 6A and the sound source. The measurement of the propagation delay time is equivalent to the method described in FIG.
As is clear from FIG. 7, it can be seen that the speed of sound in the concrete is substantially constant. Therefore, the distance to the sound source can be found from the propagation delay time described in FIG. 6 and the sound speed described in FIG. If the number of measurement points is increased, the distance from each measurement point to the sound source is obtained, and the position in the reinforced concrete satisfying all these distances is obtained, the position of the reinforcing bar is obtained.
In this manner, according to the acoustic position search apparatus using the pulse electromagnetic force of the present invention, the position of the reinforcing bar can be searched for by being broken.

Next, the acoustic diagnosis / measurement apparatus of the present invention using a displacement detector that measures the vibration of the structure surface as an optical displacement will be described.
The acoustic diagnosis / measurement apparatus of the present invention is provided with a surface displacement detector instead of the acoustic transducer 14 and reads vibrations on the surface of the structure under test 11 instead of the acoustic. The configuration is the same.
As the surface displacement detector used here, any type can be used as long as it is a detector capable of measuring a minute displacement, and in particular, the entire surface of the structure under test 11 is irradiated with a coherent laser beam, If a laser interferometer that detects the phase difference of reflected light accompanying the vibration of the surface of the structure under test 11 as an interference fringe is used, a more precise and advanced diagnosis can be performed.

Next, the configuration of the coil and the power supply unit used in the acoustic diagnosis / measurement apparatus of the present invention will be described.
8A and 8B are diagrams showing the configuration of the coil and the power supply unit. FIG. 8A shows a conventional configuration example, and FIG. 8B shows the configuration of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 2 (a), the conventional configuration is composed of a single coil, and the capacitor C is charged by the AC voltage V from the commercial power source AC, and the charge of the charged capacitor C is mechanical or semiconductor switch. When the switch SW is turned on, the current pulse is applied to the coil 12 as a current pulse.
As shown in FIG. 2 (b), the coil and power supply unit of the present invention are divided into a plurality of coils 12 having small inductances, and each coil is superposed with a magnetic field generated by each coil. The shafts are arranged in close contact with each other, and a capacitance C is connected to each coil in series. Four series circuits comprising the coil 12 and the capacitance C are connected to a common power source V as a mechanical switch or a semiconductor switch. Are connected in parallel via a common switch SW.

According to this configuration, the inductance of the individual series circuit is small, and the capacitance of the individual capacitor C is also small. Therefore, the time constant of the current pulse when the SW is turned on can be reduced, and the individual coils are generated. Since the magnetic field pulses are superimposed, a magnetic field pulse having a short pulse width and a large peak value can be obtained.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a measurement example of the current pulse waveform by the coil and the power supply unit of the present invention and the acoustic signal generated thereby, FIG. 9A is based on the conventional configuration, and FIG. The thing by the structure of this invention is shown. The acoustic signal was measured by the acoustic diagnosis / measurement apparatus using the pulse electromagnetic force of the present invention. Further, a reinforced concrete having a cover depth d of 30 mm and a reinforcing bar 13D (deformed reinforcing bar 13 mmφ) was used. As can be seen from FIG. 9, according to the configuration of the coil and the power supply unit of the present invention, the current pulse width is much narrower and larger than the conventional configuration.
Also, it can be seen that the received waveform of the AE (Acoustic Emission) sensor, that is, the output waveform of the acoustic transducer, is much larger than the conventional configuration according to the configuration of the coil and the power supply unit of the present invention. .
That is, according to the configuration of the coil and the power supply unit of the present invention, a magnetic field pulse having a narrow pulse width and a large peak value can be generated, and as a result, the reinforcing bar can be excited strongly.

Next, the measurement unit used in the apparatus of the present invention will be described.
The measurement unit samples the output waveform of the acoustic transducer, performs A / D conversion on the sampled value, stores the A / D converted digital data in a memory, and processes the digital data through a CPU with a predetermined signal processing procedure. A predetermined calculation is performed in accordance with a program having the following, and the result is stored in a memory or displayed via a display device. The predetermined signal processing procedure program is a program for displaying the time domain waveform of the output waveform, a program for calculating and displaying a frequency domain waveform consisting of the Fourier transform spectrum of the output waveform based on the time domain waveform of the output waveform, and Are various signal processing programs described below. As the sampling device, A / D converter, memory, CPU, and display device, commercially available general-purpose devices can be used.
With this configuration, time-domain waveforms can be measured and displayed, and information regarding corrosion and adhesion can be displayed. It also extracts and displays the characteristics related to corrosion / adhesion from the time domain waveform, or calculates and displays the frequency domain waveform consisting of the Fourier transform spectrum of the output waveform, and also corrosive / adhesive force from the frequency domain waveform. It is possible to extract and display the characteristics related to corrosion and adhesion information.

Next, Example 3 is shown.
Example 3 shows that characteristics relating to corrosion and adhesion can be extracted from a waveform in the time domain.
The following three types of reinforced concrete test blocks were prepared and compared.
(A) Normal reinforced concrete.
(B) Normal reinforced concrete is fatigued using a fatigue tester and concrete cracks generated from the reinforcing bars are slightly generated.
(C) The test block of (B) is further fatigued, and the adhesion between the reinforcing bar and concrete is lost.
All of the above test blocks were 13D (deformed bar 13 mφ), cover depth d was 30 mm, and 200 × 150 × 100 mm.
The coil 12 and the acoustic transducer 14 were attached to the surface of the test block, and a current pulse having a peak current value of 2000 A and a pulse width of 350 μs was applied to the coil 12 to excite the rebar.

10 (a), (b), and (c), the output waveforms from the acoustic transducers of the respective test blocks (A), (B), and (C) are displayed as waveforms in the time domain by this measurement unit. FIG.
As can be seen from the figure, in normal reinforced concrete (A), a waveform close to a triangular shape having an axis of symmetry and a vertex in the time axis direction is shown.
It can be seen that the cracked test block (B) shows a waveform close to a square shape having an axis of symmetry and a vertex in the time axis direction.
It can be seen that the output block hardly appears in the test block (C) having no adhesion between the reinforcing bar and the concrete.
As described above, when the waveform in the time domain is displayed by the measurement unit of the apparatus of the present invention, it can be seen that the difference in corrosion and adhesion of the reinforcing bars appears in the waveform shape.

Next, Example 4 is shown.
In the fourth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1B, even when the acoustic transducer (AE sensor) is attached to the reinforcing bar exposed from the reinforced concrete, it is possible to extract the characteristics relating to the corrosion / adhesion force from the waveform in the time domain. Is shown.
The same test block as in Example 3 is used, and the experimental conditions are the same as in Example 3 except for the mounting position of the acoustic transducer.
11 (a), 11 (b), and 11 (c) show output waveforms measured by attaching an acoustic transducer directly to the reinforcing bars of the test blocks (A), (B), and (C), respectively. It is the figure displayed as a waveform of a time domain.
As can be seen from the figure, in normal reinforced concrete (A), almost no output waveform appears. This is because the adhesion between the reinforcing bar and the concrete is high, so that even if the reinforcing bar is excited, the damping force is strong and the vibration is immediately attenuated.
It can be seen that the cracked test block (B) shows a waveform close to a triangular shape having an axis of symmetry and a vertex in the time axis direction.
The test block (C) having no adhesion between the reinforcing bar and the concrete shows a waveform close to a triangular shape having a symmetrical axis and a vertex in the time axis direction, but it can be seen that the test block (C) has a long tail in the time axis direction. This is because there is no adhesion between the reinforcing bar and the concrete, that is, a gap is formed between the reinforcing bar and the concrete, so that the damping force of the reinforcing bar vibration is small and the vibration continues for a long time.
Thus, when the time domain waveform is displayed by the measurement unit of the apparatus of the present invention, it can be seen that even if the acoustic transducer is directly attached to the reinforcing bar, the difference in the adhesive strength of the reinforcing bar appears in the waveform shape.

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波形率ＳＦは次式で定義する。

波高率ＣＦは次式で定義する。

Next, a description will be given of the extraction of characteristics related to corrosion / adhesion force based on the waveform rate of the time domain, the crest factor, and the display of good / bad information by the measurement unit.
First, calculation formulas for deriving the waveform rate and the crest factor used in the signal processing procedure program of the measurement unit will be shown.
Each data value of the waveform in the time domain is set to x _i and the total number of data is set to N.
The average value x _av is defined by the following equation.

The effective value x _rms is defined by the following equation.

The peak value x _p is defined by the following equation.

The waveform rate SF is defined by the following equation.

The crest factor CF is defined by the following equation.

Next, Example 5 is shown.
In the fifth embodiment, the waveform rate SF and the crest factor CF are calculated from the time domain waveforms of the test blocks (A), (B), and (C) measured in the third embodiment, based on the above formulas (1) to (5). Is a comparison.
FIG. 12 is a diagram comparing the waveform rate SF and the crest factor CF of the test blocks (A), (B), and (C).
As is apparent from the figure, it can be seen that the waveform rate SF and the crest factor CF are clearly different depending on the test block, that is, the adhesion force of the reinforcing bars.
In this way, the measurement unit calculates the waveform rate SF and the crest factor CF of the measurement object by a predetermined signal processing procedure program. For example, the threshold value of the waveform rate in FIG. When the threshold value of the rate is set to 5.50, it is determined whether the waveform rate or the crest factor of the measurement object is less than or greater than these threshold values, and information on good or bad is displayed.

対象測定物の初期状態の確率Ｐ（ｙ_i ）をＰ_a （ｙ_i ）、 対象測定物の一定時間使用後の確率Ｐ（ｙ_i ）をＰ_b （ｙ_i ）として、情報量ＩＦ（ｙ_i ）を次式で定義する。

過酷度ＳＦを次式で定義する。

Next, extraction of characteristics and display of information on corrosion / adhesion force according to severity extracted from the shape of the envelope of the waveform in the time domain by the measurement unit will be described.
First, a calculation formula for deriving the severity used in the signal processing procedure program of the measurement unit will be shown.
First, the absolute value of the data value x _i of the waveform in the time domain is taken, and an envelope waveform smoothed by arranging in order of sampling time is calculated. Each data value of the envelope waveform is assumed to be y _i . The probability P (y _i ) is defined by the following equation.

Probability of the initial state of P (y _i) P _a of the object measured (y _i), a predetermined time after use probability P (y _i) of the target measurement object as P _b (y _i), the amount of information IF (y _i ) is defined by the following equation.

The severity SF is defined by the following equation.

Next, Example 6 is shown.
In the sixth embodiment, envelopes are obtained from the time domain waveforms of the test blocks (A), (B), and (C) obtained in the third embodiment, and the severity is compared.
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating the envelope (a) and the reciprocal logarithmic envelope (b) of each of the test blocks (A), (B), and (C). The reciprocal logarithmic envelope is an envelope with a value obtained by taking the logarithm of the reciprocal of the probability P (y _i ).
As is clear from (a), it can be seen that the envelopes of the test blocks (B) and (C) are considerably deviated from the envelope of the test block (A). In this way, if the envelope of the test block (A) is the initial envelope, and the envelopes of the test blocks (B) and (C) are envelopes after use for a certain period of time, then by comparing the envelopes It is possible to diagnose the occurrence of corrosion or the decrease in adhesion force.
As is clear from (b), a clear difference appears between the reciprocal logarithmic envelope and the initial state, and corrosion / adhesion can be diagnosed by the severity obtained by adding this difference on the time axis. . In this way, the measurement unit calculates the envelope of the measurement target, the reciprocal logarithmic envelope, and the severity by a predetermined signal processing procedure program, and compares it with a predetermined threshold value of the severity. Judge whether it is less than or equal to the threshold value and display good / bad information.

Next, extraction of features related to corrosion / adhesion by using a standardized waveform obtained by dividing each value of the time-domain waveform by the effective value of the time-domain waveform, or a waveform obtained by raising the normalized waveform to the power Will be described.
The normalized waveform is a waveform obtained by dividing the data value x _i of the waveform in the time domain by the effective value x _rms represented by the equation (2).
Next, Example 7 is shown.
In the seventh embodiment, the normalized waveforms of the test blocks (A), (B), and (C) are obtained from the time domain waveforms of the test blocks (A), (B), and (C) measured in the third embodiment. This is a comparison of the calculated power waveforms.
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a time domain waveform (a), a normalized waveform (b), and a square waveform (c) of the normalized waveform of the test block (A).
FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a cubed waveform (a) of the normalized waveform of the test block (A) and a cubed waveform (b) of the normalized waveform.
FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a time domain waveform (a), a normalized waveform (b), and a square waveform (c) of the normalized waveform of the test block (B).
FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating the cubed waveform (a) of the normalized waveform of the test block (B) and the cubed waveform (b) of the normalized waveform.
FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a time domain waveform (a), a normalized waveform (b), and a square waveform (c) of the normalized waveform of the test block (C).
FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating the cubed waveform (a) of the normalized waveform of the test block (C) and the cubed waveform (b) of the normalized waveform.
As can be seen from FIG. 14 to FIG. 19, the normalized waveform and the power waveform of the normalized waveform differ from the time domain waveform by the test blocks (A), (B), and (C), that is, corrosion / It can be seen that there is a large difference depending on the degree of adhesion, and in particular, the difference in the high-order power waveform is remarkably large.
Thus, by comparing the normalized waveform and the power waveform of the normalized waveform, the degree of corrosion / adhesion can be diagnosed with high sensitivity.
In this way, the measurement unit calculates a normalized waveform and a power waveform of the normalized waveform from the time domain waveform by a predetermined signal processing procedure program, extracts the features, and compares them with the threshold values. It is judged whether it is less than the threshold value or more, and the information of good or bad is displayed.

Next, the extraction of features related to corrosion / adhesion by the waveform in the frequency domain and the display of good / bad information by the measurement unit will be described.
The frequency domain waveform is obtained by Fourier transforming the time domain waveform by the signal processing procedure program of this measurement unit.
Next, Example 8 is shown.
In the eighth embodiment, the time domain waveforms of the test blocks (A), (B), and (C) obtained in the third and fourth embodiments are Fourier transformed to obtain the frequency domain waveform, and the test blocks (A), (B ) And (C) waveforms in the frequency domain are compared.
FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a frequency domain waveform obtained from the time domain waveforms of the test blocks (A), (B), and (C) obtained in the third embodiment, and (a) shows the test block (A). (B) is a figure which shows the waveform of a test block (B), (c) is a waveform of the frequency domain of a test block (C).
As can be seen from (a), in the case of the test block (A) which is a normal reinforcing bar, there are frequency components randomly and almost continuously in the frequency region from 20 kHz to 80 kHz.
As can be seen from (b), in the case of the test block (B), which is a cracked reinforcing bar, specific frequency components appear at specific intervals.
As can be seen from (c), in the case of the test block (C), which is a reinforcing bar that has lost its adhesion, it is not as noticeable as in the case of the test block (B), but specific frequency components appear at specific intervals. In addition, the frequency component around 150 kHz is large.
The difference between (a) and (b), that is, the difference between the test block (A) and the test block (B) is extremely significant, and even when it is difficult to distinguish the difference from the time domain waveform, the frequency domain waveform The difference can be clearly identified by using.

FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating a frequency domain waveform obtained from the time domain waveforms of the test blocks (A), (B), and (C) measured in Example 4 by directly attaching an acoustic transducer to a reinforcing bar. (A) shows the waveform of the test block (A), (b) shows the test block (B), and (c) shows the frequency domain waveform of the test block (C).
As can be seen from these figures, even when the acoustic transducer is attached directly to the reinforcing bar, as in FIG. 20, it can be seen that the specific frequency components tend to appear at specific intervals as the adhesive force decreases.
In this way, the measurement unit calculates the frequency domain waveform from the time domain waveform using a predetermined signal processing procedure program, compares it with the reference pattern, calculates the degree of coincidence, and determines the coincidence threshold value. Compared with, it is judged whether it is less than or equal to the threshold value, and information on good and bad is displayed.

  In addition, the measurement unit obtains a normalized waveform or a power waveform of the normalized waveform from the frequency domain waveform by the same means as described in the sixth and seventh embodiments, and the normalized waveform or the normalized waveform. It is possible to extract features relating to corrosion / adhesion with extremely high sensitivity using a power waveform. In addition, the severity is calculated from the normalized waveform or a power waveform of the normalized waveform, and compared with a predetermined threshold value of the severity level, it is extremely sensitive whether the severity level of the measurement object is below or below the threshold value. It is possible to display good / bad information.

Next, a method for measuring the covering depth or the reinforcing bar diameter of the reinforced concrete of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a method for measuring a reinforcing bar diameter or a cover depth and a measurement example according to the present invention, (a) is a measurement method, and (b) is a diagram showing a measurement result.
As shown in (a), a coil 12 is attached directly above the reinforcing bar 11a of the reinforced concrete 11, an acoustic transducer 14 is attached to the surface of the reinforced concrete 11, and a magnetic field pulse is applied from the coil 12 to excite the reinforcing bar 11a. The acoustic signal having the reinforcing bar 11a as a sound source is converted into an electrical signal by the acoustic converter 14, and the measurement unit 15 measures the characteristic value such as the peak-to-peak value of the peak value of the acoustic signal. When the cover depth d is known, the correspondence between the reinforcing bar diameter, the cover depth, and the feature value prepared in advance is used to obtain the reinforcing bar diameter corresponding to the measured feature value and the cover depth. When the cover depth d is unknown, the cover depth d is measured by the method for measuring the position of the conductor described above.
If the rebar diameter is known and the cover depth d is not known, use the measured feature value and the correspondence between the rebar diameter, the cover depth and the feature value prepared in advance to correspond to the measured feature value and the rebar diameter. The fogging depth d is determined.
The vertical axis of (b) is a feature value, and in this example, the peak-to-peak value of the peak value is used. The horizontal axis is the cover depth d. As shown in the inset in the figure, the dependency of the depth of the reinforcing bars 10d, 13d, 16d, 19d, 25d (different shaped reinforcing bars 10mmφ, 13mmφ, 16mmφ, 19mmφ, 25mmφ) on the depth of d is measured. did.
As can be seen from the figure, the feature value depends on both the reinforcing bar diameter and the cover depth d. Therefore, the cover depth d or the reinforcing bar diameter can be measured based on the correspondence prepared in advance.

Next, a method for diagnosing and measuring the tightness of the fastener of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a method for diagnosing and measuring the tightening degree of the fastener of the present invention. FIG. 23A shows a state in which the conductor 21 and the conductor 22 are fastened and fixed via bolts 23 and nuts 24. Is a diagram seen from the side, and (b) is a diagram seen from directly above.
The coil 12 is disposed immediately above the bolt 22 of the conductor 21 and the acoustic transducers 14R and 14L are attached to the surfaces of the conductor 21 and the conductor 22, respectively. When a magnetic field pulse is applied by the coil 12, an eddy current is induced on the surface of the conductor 21, and the conductor 21 is excited by an interaction force between the magnetic field of the eddy current and the magnetic field of the magnetic field pulse. If the bolt 23 and the nut 24 are firmly tightened, the acoustic signal generated by the conductor 21 is well transmitted to the conductor 22, and the acoustic signals of the acoustic transducer 14R and the acoustic transducer 14L are substantially equal. . If the bolt 23 and the nut 24 are loose, the acoustic signal generated by the conductor 21 is difficult to be transmitted to the conductor 22, and a difference occurs between the acoustic signals of the acoustic transducer 14R and the acoustic transducer 14L.
In this way, the tightening degree of the fastener can be diagnosed and measured.

Next, Example 9 is shown.
Example 9 shows that the tightening degree of the fastener can be diagnosed and measured by the method of diagnosing and measuring the tightening degree of the fastener of the present invention.
Two aluminum plates (200 × 300 × 3t) were fixed with six stainless steel bolts and nuts (M10 × 15). The current pulse applied to the coil has a peak value of 2000 A and a pulse width of 350 μs.
FIGS. 24A and 24B are diagrams showing measurement results when the bolts and nuts are firmly tightened. FIGS. 24A and 24B are output waveforms of the acoustic transducer 14R attached to the conductor 21 on the side facing the coil. (C) and (d) show the output waveforms of the acoustic transducer 14L on the conductor 22 side that is fastened and fixed to the conductor 21 with bolts and nuts.
(A) and (c) are output waveforms measured by passing a BP (bandpass filter: passband 20 kHz to 500 kHz) and cutting a frequency component of 20 kHz or less, and (b) and (d) ) Is an output waveform with all frequency components up to 500 kHz.
As can be seen from the figure, when tightened tightly, the output waveform of the acoustic transducer 14L is equivalent to the output waveform of the acoustic transducer 14R.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing measurement results when the bolts and nuts are loosened. FIGS. 25A and 25B show output waveforms of the acoustic transducer 14R attached to the conductor 21 on the side facing the coil. (C) and (d) show the output waveform of the acoustic transducer 14L on the conductor 22 side fixed to the conductor 21 with bolts and nuts. (A) and (c) are output waveforms measured by passing a BP (bandpass filter: passband 20 kHz to 500 kHz) and cutting a frequency component of 20 kHz or less, and (b) and (d). Is an output waveform with all frequency components up to 500 kHz.
As can be seen from the figure, when the signal is loose, the output waveform of the acoustic transducer 14L has a smaller amplitude than the output waveform of the acoustic transducer 14R.
Thus, if the method of this invention is used, the tightness of a fastener can be diagnosed and measured.
Further, the present method can be used in the same manner for detecting cracks in honeycomb structures used for bridges and the like and for determining whether or not the welded portion is welded.

Next, a method for measuring the position of the conductor embedded in the non-conductor of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a method for measuring the position of a conductor embedded in a non-conductor of the present invention, and FIG. 26 (a) is a water supply that is a conductor embedded in soil 31 that is a non-conductor. It is the figure which looked at the state which attached the acoustic transducer 14 to the exposed part 33 of the pipe | tube 32, and has arrange | positioned the coil 12 on the surface 34 of the soil 31, from the side, (b) is the figure seen from right above.
When a magnetic field pulse is applied by the coil 12, an eddy current is induced on the surface of the water pipe 32, and the water pipe 32 is excited by an interaction force between the magnetic field of the eddy current and the magnetic field of the magnetic field pulse. Sound generated when the water pipe 32 is excited is transmitted to the exposed portion 33 of the water pipe 32 and detected by the acoustic transducer 14. The intensity of the acoustic signal is greatest when the coil 12 is disposed directly above the water pipe 32. The buried position of the water pipe 32 can be measured by changing the position where the coil 12 is arranged and searching for a position where the intensity of the acoustic signal is the highest.

Next, Example 10 is shown.
Example 10 shows that the position of the conductor embedded in the non-conductor can be measured by the method of measuring the position of the conductor embedded in the non-conductor of the present invention.
FIG. 27 is a diagram showing the results of measuring the position of a water pipe embedded in the soil, where (a) shows the case where the coil is directly above the water pipe, and (b) shows the water pipe on the surface of the soil. (C) shows the acoustic signal waveform when it is 180 mm away from the position directly above the water pipe on the soil surface.
As can be seen from the figure, the acoustic signal intensity is greatest when the coil is directly above, and the acoustic signal intensity decreases as the position of the coil moves away from directly above. In this way, if the position of the coil is changed to find the position where the acoustic signal becomes the largest, it can be seen that there is a pipe immediately below.

Next, a method for measuring the presence / absence of breakage of the conductor embedded in the non-conductor of the present invention and the position of the line break will be described.
FIG. 28 is a diagram showing a method for diagnosing presence / absence of rupture of a conductor embedded in a non-conductor of the present invention and measuring a rupture position.
The acoustic transducer 14 is attached to the exposed portion 43 of the rebar 42 embedded in the long reinforced concrete 41 that is prestressed concrete, the coil 12 is attached to the surface of the long reinforced concrete 41, and a magnetic field pulse is applied from the coil 12 Thus, an eddy current is induced on the surface of the reinforcing bar, and the reinforcing bar 42 is excited by the interaction force between the magnetic field and the magnetic field pulse caused by the eddy current. The sound generated when the reinforcing bar 42 is excited is transmitted through the reinforcing bar 42 and detected by the acoustic transducer 14 attached to the exposed portion 43 of the reinforcing bar 42. If the reinforcing bar 42 is torn halfway 44, the intensity of the detected acoustic signal is small, and the presence or absence of tearing can be diagnosed. Moreover, if the position of the coil 12 is changed on the surface of the long reinforced concrete 41 and measured, the tearing position 44 can be measured from the position where the presence or absence of an acoustic signal occurs.
Thus, according to the present invention, it is possible to diagnose the presence or absence of a rupture of a reinforcing bar and to measure the rupture position.
The present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, and various modifications, omissions, and additions in the embodiments can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments, but should be understood as including the scope defined by the elements recited in the claims and the scope of the scope.

As understood from the above description, according to the present invention, in a structure composed of a conductor and a non-conductor covering the conductor, the conductor can be directly and strongly excited by a pulse electromagnetic force. Reinforcement of reinforced concrete rebars can be used to obtain extremely large acoustic signals that reflect the corrosion and adhesion of the rebars. The position of the reinforcing bars, corrosion, adhesion, rust, as well as the state of concrete peeling and cracking, etc. Regardless of the thickness of concrete and the degree of deterioration, non-destructive and reliable diagnosis and measurement can be performed.
Therefore, for example, diagnosis and measurement of reinforced concrete structures such as tunnels, bridges, buildings, retaining walls, dams, civil engineering buildings, etc. are extremely easy and reliable, and maintenance and management of reinforced concrete structures can be performed reliably.
Furthermore, according to the diagnosis / measurement method using pulsed electromagnetic force of the present invention, the measurement of the depth and diameter of the reinforcing bar, the measurement of the tightening degree of bolts and nuts, the water pipes and gas pipes buried in the ground, etc. Diagnosis and measurement such as measurement of position and rupture of reinforcing bars can be performed easily and reliably.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment of an acoustic diagnosis / measurement apparatus and diagnosis / measurement method using pulsed electromagnetic force according to the present invention. FIG. 1 (a) shows a case where an acoustic transducer is attached to a concrete surface for measurement. (B) shows the case where it measures by attaching an acoustic transducer to the exposed reinforcing bar. It is a figure which shows the shape of the test reinforced concrete used in Example 1, and a measurement system, (a) is a top view, (b) is a side view. It is a figure which shows the acoustic waveform of a normal test block and a crack test block, (a) is an acoustic waveform of a normal block, (b) is an acoustic waveform of a crack block. It is a figure which shows the structure of the acoustic diagnosis and measurement apparatus by the pulse electromagnetic force of this invention. It is a figure which shows the surface shape of the reinforced concrete used for the present Example, and the preparation method of reinforced concrete. (A) is a reinforced concrete surface shape, (b) is an outer frame for producing reinforced concrete, and (c) is a diagram showing the appearance of reinforced concrete. It is a figure which shows the measurement result of the propagation delay time of the sound by the difference in the distance from the sound source in reinforced concrete. It is the figure which measured the sound speed in concrete from the measurement of various distance from a sound source, and propagation delay time. It is a figure which shows the structure of a coil and a power supply part, (a) shows the example of a conventional structure, (b) shows the structure of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a measurement of the electric current pulse waveform by the coil of this invention and a power supply part, and the acoustic signal generated by it, (a) is based on the conventional structure, (b) shows what is based on the structure of this invention. . The output waveforms from the acoustic transducers of the test blocks (A), (B), and (C) are displayed in (a), (b), and (c), respectively, as waveforms in the time domain by this measurement unit. is there. Each of the test blocks (A), (B), and (C) has an output waveform measured by directly attaching an acoustic transducer to a reinforcing bar as a time domain waveform in this measurement unit, and (a), (b), ( It is the figure respectively displayed on c). It is the figure which compared the waveform rate SF and the crest factor CF of test block (A), (B), (C). It is a figure which shows each envelope (a) of a test block (A), (B), (C), and a reciprocal logarithm envelope (b). It is a figure which shows the time-domain waveform (a) of a test block (A), the normalized waveform (b), and the square waveform (c) of the normalized waveform. It is a figure which shows the 3rd power waveform (a) of the normalized waveform of a test block (A), and the 4th power waveform (b) of the normalized waveform. It is a figure which shows the time-domain waveform (a) of a test block (B), the normalized waveform (b), and the square waveform (c) of the normalized waveform. It is a figure which shows the 3rd power waveform (a) of the normalized waveform of a test block (B), and the 4th power waveform (b) of the normalized waveform. It is a figure which shows the time-domain waveform (a) of a test block (C), the normalized waveform (b), and the square waveform (c) of the normalized waveform. It is a figure which shows the 3rd power waveform (a) of the normalized waveform of a test block (C), and the 4th power waveform (b) of the normalized waveform. It is a figure which shows the waveform of the frequency domain calculated | required from the waveform of the time domain of test block (A), (B), (C) calculated | required in Example 3, (a) is (b) of test block (A). ) Shows the waveform in the frequency domain of the test block (B), and (c) shows the waveform in the frequency domain of the test block (C). It is a figure which shows the waveform of the frequency domain calculated | required from the waveform of the time domain of the test block (A), (B), (C) calculated | required in Example 4, (a) is (b) of a test block (A). ) Is a diagram showing the waveform of the test block (B), and (c) is a diagram showing the frequency domain waveform of the test block (C). It is a figure which shows the method of a rebar diameter or the cover depth of this invention, and a measurement example, (a) is a measuring method, (b) is a figure which shows a measurement result. It is a figure which shows the method of diagnosing and measuring the fastening condition of the fastener of this invention, (a) sees the state which clamped and fixed the conductor 21 and the conductor 22 via the volt | bolt 22 and the nut 23 from the side. (B) is a view as seen from directly above. It is a figure which shows the measurement result when the volt | bolt nut is tightened firmly, (a) And (b) shows the output waveform of the acoustic transducer 14R attached to the conductor 21 on the side facing the coil. c) and (d) show output waveforms of the acoustic transducer 14L on the conductor 22 side, which is fastened and fixed to the conductor 21 with bolts and nuts. It is a figure which shows the measurement result in the state where the volt | bolt nut is loosened, (a) And (b) shows the output waveform of the acoustic transducer 14R attached to the conductor 21 on the side facing the coil. ) And (d) show output waveforms of the acoustic transducer 14L on the conductor 22 side fixed to the conductor 21 with bolts and nuts. It is a figure which shows the method to measure the position of the conductor embedded in the nonconductor of this invention, (a) is the exposed part of the water pipe 32 which is the conductor buried in the soil 31 which is a nonconductor 33 is a view of the state where the acoustic transducer 14 is attached to 33 and the coil 12 is disposed on the surface 34 of the soil 31 as viewed from the side, and (b) is a view as viewed from directly above. It is a figure which shows the result of having measured the position of the water pipe embedded in the soil, (a) is right above the water pipe on the surface of the soil when (a) is right above the water pipe and (b) is the water pipe. When it is 60 mm away from the position, (c) shows the acoustic signal waveform when it is 180 mm away from the position just above the water pipe on the surface of the soil. It is a figure which shows the method of diagnosing the presence or absence of the tearing of the conductor embedded in the nonconductor of this invention, and measuring a tearing position.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Acoustic diagnostic / measurement apparatus by pulse electromagnetic force 11, 41 Reinforced concrete 11a, 42 Reinforcing bar 11b Concrete 12 Coil 13 Power supply unit 14 Acoustic transducer 15 Measurement unit 16 Power cable 17 Signal cable 20 Acoustic position exploration device 21 by pulse electromagnetic force Conductor 23 Bolt 24 Nut 31 Soil 32 Water pipe 33 Exposed portion of water pipe 34 Surface of soil 43 Exposed portion of reinforcing bar 44 Rupture position

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  A coil disposed immediately above a coupling portion of conductors coupled to each other via a fastener, a power source section that supplies a current pulse to the coil to generate a magnetic field pulse, and is generated on the surface of the conductor by the magnetic field pulse. A converter for attaching to the conductor on the side facing the coil, a converter for attaching to the other conductor, and a measurement unit for comparing the output waveform of the converter, An acoustic diagnosis / apparatus using pulsed electromagnetic force characterized by diagnosing / measuring the degree of tightening of the fastener.   2. The acoustic by pulse electromagnetic force according to claim 1, wherein the transducer is an acoustic emission sensor, an acceleration sensor, a microphone, or a displacement detector that measures vibration of the conductor surface as an optical displacement. Diagnostic / measuring device.   The displacement detector that measures the optical displacement is a laser interferometer that irradiates the surface of the conductor with a coherent laser beam and detects a phase difference depending on the vibration of the conductor surface of reflected light as an interference fringe. The acoustic diagnosis / measurement device using pulsed electromagnetic force according to claim 2, wherein the device is provided.   The coil is composed of a plurality of coils, the plurality of coils are configured by aligning and closely contacting the axes of the coils, and the power supply unit includes a storage capacitor connected in series to each of the plurality of coils, the coil and the capacitor A plurality of series circuits composed of a power source connected in parallel via a common switch, wherein the common switch is turned on to apply a current pulse to the coil to generate a magnetic field pulse, The acoustic diagnostic / measurement apparatus by the pulse electromagnetic force in any one of Claims 1-3.   The acoustic diagnosis / measurement apparatus using pulsed electromagnetic force according to claim 1, wherein a magnet for generating a static magnetic field is added to the coil.   A coil is disposed immediately above a coupling portion of a plurality of conductors coupled to each other via a fastener, and a current pulse is applied to the coil to generate a magnetic field pulse. An eddy current is induced in the conductor, the conductor is excited and vibrated by the interaction force between the eddy current and the magnetic field pulse, and the vibration attached to the conductor facing the coil is converted into an electric signal. The electrical signal is converted into an electrical signal by the converter to be converted and the converter attached to another conductor other than the conductor, and the waveform of the electrical signal by the converter attached to the conductor on the side facing the coil An acoustic diagnosis / measurement method using a pulsed electromagnetic force, characterized by comparing a waveform of an electric signal from a transducer attached to another conductor and diagnosing / measuring the tightness of the fastener.   The acoustic diagnosis / measurement method using pulsed electromagnetic force according to claim 6, wherein the fastener is a bolt and a nut.

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