In some applications of ultrasonic pulse-echo tomography, the achievable inspection range might be limited due to the presence of multi-layered reinforcement or coarse aggregates. Thus, the inspection range of commercially available UT instruments is limited to 2 meters.

ACS has set the goal to significantly extend the inspection range for applying ultrasonic testing on thick-walled objects with a thickness of up to 6 meters and more.

For this purpose, instead of a short monochromatic excitation sequence, a long-modulated excitation sequence is used to excite the ultrasonic waves, which is then extracted again in the received and digitized ultrasonic signal. As a result, a significant improvement in the signal-to-noise ratio and the temporal resolution can be achieved.

The “E-Boosting” function is a part of the delivery volume included in the standard set of A1040 MIRA 3D.

The E-Boosting technique is dedicated to applying for ultrasonic testing of

• Strongly reinforced concrete objects
• Dam walls
• Massive bridge pillars
• Constructions made of high degree attenuation cements
• Large retaining walls
• Thick concrete walls of radioactive waste disposal systems

E-Boosting technique for A1040 MIRA 3D