Detection of damage locations and damage steps in pile foundations using acoustic emissions with deep learning technology

Abstract

The aim of this study is to propose a new detection method for determining the damage locations in pile foundations based on deep learning using acoustic emission data. First, the damage location is simulated using a back propagation neural network deep learning model with an acoustic emission data set acquired from pile hit experiments. In particular, the damage location is identified using two parameters: the pile location (P_L) and the distance from the pile cap (D_S). This study investigates the influences of various acoustic emission parameters, numbers of sensors, sensor installation locations, and the time difference on the prediction accuracy of P_L and D_S. In addition, correlations between the damage location and acoustic emission parameters are investigated. Second, the damage step condition is determined using a classification model with an acoustic emission data set acquired from uniaxial compressive strength experiments. Finally, a new damage detection and evaluation method for pile foundations is proposed. This new method is capable of continuously detecting and evaluating the damage of pile foundations in service.

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Keywords

pile foundations / damage location / acoustic emission / deep learning / damage step

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by a National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean Government (MSIT) (No. NRF-2019R1G1A1100517), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (N170108029), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. U1602232 and 51474050), and China Government Scholarship (201806080061); all of the above-mentioned funding sources and kind help are gratefully acknowledged.

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