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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2014
Applicant:
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (US);
Inventors:
Brian A. Mazzeo, Provo, UT (US);
William S. Guthrie, Provo, UT (US);
Anjali N. Patil, Orem, UT (US);
Assignee:
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 3/08 (2006.01); G01N 29/04 (2006.01); G01N 29/14 (2006.01); G01N 29/38 (2006.01); G01N 29/44 (2006.01); G01N 29/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/045 (2013.01); G01N 29/14 (2013.01); G01N 29/38 (2013.01); G01N 29/4472 (2013.01); G01N 29/46 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0232 (2013.01); G01N 2291/044 (2013.01);
Abstract
The method includes dispensing an object at a portion of concrete, determining an impact time of the object on the portion of concrete, detecting at least one acoustic wave reflected from the portion of concrete, filtering the at least one acoustic wave, and identifying a defect in the portion of concrete based on the filtering.