Inspection of radiant heating floor applying non-destructive testing techniques: GPR and IRT

The inspection of radiant heating floors requires the use of non-destructive techniques, trying to minimize inspection impact, time and cost, and maximize the information acquired so that the best possible diagnosis is given. With this goal, we propose the application of infrared thermography (IRT)...

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Autores:
Lagüela Lopez, Susana
Solla Carracelas, Mercedes
Díaz Vilariño, Lucía
Armesto González, Julia
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2015
Institución:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/60751
Acceso en línea:
https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/60751
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/59083/
Palabra clave:
62 Ingeniería y operaciones afines / Engineering
NDT
infrared thermography
ground penetrating radar
radiant heating floor
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openAccess
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Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
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Summary:The inspection of radiant heating floors requires the use of non-destructive techniques, trying to minimize inspection impact, time and cost, and maximize the information acquired so that the best possible diagnosis is given. With this goal, we propose the application of infrared thermography (IRT) and ground penetrating radar (GPR) for the inspection of radiant heating floors with different floor coatings, in order to evaluate the capabilities and information acquirable with each technique. Specifically, two common floor coatings have been inspected: ceramic tiles and parquet flooring. Results show that each technique provides different information: condition of the pipelines (IRT), geometry and configuration (GPR), concluding that the optimal inspection is constituted by the combination of the two techniques.