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Abstract
A laser Doppler vibrometer (LDV) is a noncontact optical measurement device to measure the vibration velocities of particular points on the surface of an object. Even though LDV has become more popular in road engineering in recent years, their signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is strongly dependent on light scattering properties of the surface which, in some cases, needs to be properly conditioned. SNR is the main limitation in LDV instrumentation when measuring on low diffusive surfaces like pavements; therefore, an investigation on the SNR of different LDV devices on different surface conditions is of great importance. The objective of this research is to investigate the quality of two types of commercially available LDV systems—helium–neon (He–Ne)-based vibrometers and recently developed infrared vibrometers—on different surface conditions, i.e., retroreflective tape, white tape, black tape, and asphalt concrete. Both noise floor and modal analysis experiments are carried out on these surface conditions. It is shown that the noise floor of the He–Ne LDV is higher when dealing with a noncooperative dark surface, such as asphalt concrete, and it can be improved by improving the surface quality or by using an infrared LDV, which consequently improves the modal analysis experiments performed on pavement materials.
Highlights
Nondestructive testing (NDT) is an important part of optimizing any pavement management system
Even though laser Doppler vibrometer (LDV) has become more popular in road engineering in recent years, their signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is strongly dependent on light scattering properties of the surface which, in some cases, needs to be properly conditioned
SNR is the main limitation in LDV instrumentation when measuring on low diffusive surfaces like pavements; an investigation on the SNR of different LDV devices on different surface conditions is of great importance
Summary
Nondestructive testing (NDT) is an important part of optimizing any pavement management system. LDV can significantly extend measurement capabilities compared to traditional vibration sensors, such as accelerometers, because the results will not be affected by errors due to mass loading of accelerometers This is relevant for modal parameter estimation, especially when testing light or small structures or highly damped nonlinear materials [7]. Using an SLDV, it is possible to perform modal analysis on targets and evaluate the natural frequencies, modal damping, and modal shapes of a structure [9,10] This method can be used for pavement materials in order to conduct a modal analysis experiment and determine the mechanical properties of different types of asphalt concretes using a back-calculation technique [11]
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