Scanning Scheme for Underwater High-Rise Pile Cap Foundation Based on Imaging Sonar

Sheng Shen (), Zheng Cao and Changqin Lai
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Sheng Shen: College of Civil Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
Zheng Cao: College of Civil Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
Changqin Lai: College of Civil Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 8, 1-25

Abstract: This study developed a sonar scanning scheme for underwater high-rise pile cap foundations (HRPCFs) to improve the efficiency of bridge inspection and prolong structural durability. First, two key factors in the measurement point arrangement that significantly affect the accuracy of sonar measurement—the appropriate range of measurement distance and the pitch angle—were determined experimentally. Subsequently, an assembled platform was designed to firmly hold the sonar and conveniently move it under strong currents to effectively provide clear images of the pile. A strategy was developed to determine the appropriate number and horizontal and vertical positions of the measurement points around each pile in the pile group, particularly to avoid the obstruction of signal propagation caused by adjacent piles and pile caps. The method was applied to the scanning of an underwater high-rise pile cap foundation of a bridge, and the results showed that the scanning ranges of the imaging sonar at all arranged measurement points were not affected by adjacent piles. The imaging sonar carried by the proposed platform could obtain clear images stably at a water speed of ~2.0 m/s and obtain all surface data of the pile quickly and completely.

Keywords: bridge pile; imaging sonar; inspection; measuring point arrangement; sonar-carried platform (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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