The described method allows the precise analysis and elimination of motion artifacts in CLSM volume scans, in conjunction with the capability to reconstruct SNP structures even in the presence of severe ACM. The robustness and automation of the described algorithms require ongoing development, but this will provide a sound basis for extended studies of corneal nerve regeneration or degeneration and for use in clinical practice.
Concrete as strongly heterogeneous and highly-packed composite material represents a very important but also very difficult object for ultrasonic nondestructive testing (NDT). Due to the high scatterer density, ultrasonic wave propagation in this material consists of a complex mixture of multiple scattering, mode conversion and diffusive energy transport. In order to obtain a better understanding of the effect of aggregates and porosity on elastic wave propagation in concrete and to optimize imaging techniques, e.g. synthetic aperture focusing technique (SAFT),1 it is useful to model the wave propagation and scattering process explicitly in the time domain. In this paper, the three-dimensional EFIT-Code (EFIT: Elastodynamic Finite Integration Technique)2 with periodic boundary conditions is used to model attenuation and dispersion of a plane longitudinal wave propagating in a synthetic three-dimensional concrete plate. Systematic parameter studies are carried out in order to demonstrate the effect of porosity and that of different aggregates. Finally, the simulation results are compared with former plane strain simulations, revealing significant differences in attenuation and signal-to-noise ratio between the two-dimensional and the more realistic three-dimensional case.
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