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Proceq Pundit PL-200 Operating Instructions Manual

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  • Page 1 ® Operating Instructions Swiss Solutions since 1954 Design Patent Pending...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Operation ..............6 Viewing the Data ............46 Getting Started ..............6 Adjusting the Settings .............48 Main Menu .................8 Analysis of B-scans ............48 Pundit PL-200 ..............8 Exporting Data ..............49 Pundit PL-200PE .............22 Further Functions ............49 Pundit 250 Array ..............31 Conversion Curves ............50 Explorer Document Handling ........

  • Page 3: Safety And Liability

    All information contained in this documentation is presented in good faith and believed to be correct. Proceq SA makes no warranties and excludes all liability as to the completeness and/or accuracy of the information. © 2016 Proceq SA...

  • Page 4: Technical Specifications

    Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.” This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-0003. © 2016 Proceq SA...
  • Page 5 Pulse Voltage +/-150 V Installation Category Pulse Shape rectangle Pulse Delay 8 ms – 200 ms Pundit PL-200 and PL-200PE Range 0.1 – 7930 μs Power Supply Resolution 0.1 μs (< 793 μs), 1 μs (> 793 μs) Batteries 6 x NiMH, Size AA, 2300 mAh (can be...

  • Page 6: Operation

    • An optional quick charger (Part No. 327 01 053) can be used to charge a spare battery or to charge the battery outside of the instrument. In this case it takes approx. 4h for a complete charge. © 2016 Proceq SA...
  • Page 7 By pressing and holding the fuel gauge button, the actual toggle full screen view. charge statues can be seen. Each LED represents 20% charge, so all 5 LEDs lit indicates a charge of more than 80%. Back Button – returns to previous screen. © 2016 Proceq SA...

  • Page 8: Main Menu

    File manager functionality for reviewing mea- For increased accuracy or when working with different cable lengths, the surements saved on the instrument. Pundit PL-200 should be zeroed. System: For system settings, e.g. language, display op- Enter the expected calibration value as it is tions, power settings.
  • Page 9 For larger objects select the long range. In this case the measurement Unit resolution is 1 μs. Choose between pulse velocity or transmission time as the unit for the The measurement screen indicates (--- μs) if a measurement is out of graphical display of the results. range. © 2016 Proceq SA...
  • Page 10 Amplitude Analysis Marker When selected a marker is activated that can be used to record the am- plitude of the received signal (see”3.3.5 Measuring with Pundit PL-200”). Follow Trigger When selected, the point at which the trigger occurs is always displayed in the centre of the screen, irrespective of the measured transmission time.
  • Page 11 Averaging: Determines the number of readings to be taken and aver- aged at each interval measurement. Result: select transmission time or pulse velocity. Distance between transducers: This must be set if pulse velocity is selected as the test result unit. © 2016 Proceq SA...
  • Page 12 Records a measurement as soon as a stable signal is Dual cursor is selected automatically when measuring in detected. E-modulus mode. 11 Zoom: Settings: Enter the settings menu. Zoom in and out of the current measurement. Stop/Save: Stop the current measurement. Save the current measurement. © 2016 Proceq SA...
  • Page 13 Enter the distance between the trans- ducers. Crack Depth The crack depth measurement implemented in Pundit PL-200 is in ac- Result is the transmission time and cordance with the method described in BS 1881:Part 203. the pulse velocity of the material under Enter the distance ‘b’...
  • Page 14 Surface Velocity The dynamic E-modulus and the Poisson’s Ratio of a material (e.g. con- The surface velocity measurement implemented in Pundit PL-200 is in crete or rock) may be determined by measuring the P- and S-wave pulse accordance with the method described in BS 1881:Part 203.
  • Page 15 P-wave component that is detected by the automatic triggering. S-waves travel in a one-dimensional plane. The strongest signal appears when the transducers are correctly aligned. This property can be used to correctly detect the S-wave component of the received signal. When © 2016 Proceq SA...
  • Page 16 If the expected range is known, the color range may be defined by setting a maximum value and a minimum value. E.g. The Indian standard IS 13311 defines pulse velocity bands for concrete quality classification. © 2016 Proceq SA...
  • Page 17 #71 is indicated and may be de- leted or repeated. If the measurement is repeated by pressing the snapshot button, the previous value is overwritten. The black areas were excluded by drag- ging the cursor to the next position to be measured. © 2016 Proceq SA...
  • Page 18 3.3.5 Measuring with Pundit PL-200 Preparation Basic preparations are common to each application. The distance (path Three transducer arrangements are commonly used. length) between the transducers should be measured as accurately as possible (unless you are measuring in transmission time mode).
  • Page 19 High fine aggregate content. Low coarse aggregate content. 3.3.6 Transducer Selection Guideline Physical Influences on Transducer Selection The selection of the correct transducer for the application is largely de- pendent on the aggregate (grain) size and the dimensions of the test object. © 2016 Proceq SA...
  • Page 20 A 24 kHz signal has a wavelength of around 150 mm and is largely unaffected by scattering. The maximum transmission range may be several meters. © 2016 Proceq SA...
  • Page 21 S-wave Transducer 250 kHz ≈ 5 mm Greater than the thickness of Used for determination of elastic modulus, Concrete, wood, rock (small the object. samples only), Requires special shear wave couplant Part No. 325 40 049 © 2016 Proceq SA...

  • Page 22: Pundit Pl-200Pe

    The gate function is used to search for the correct echo in a specific sec- by setting the maximum value lower than the minimum. tion of the A-scan. It is used in the measurement modes Distance, Pulse Velocity and Area Scan. See chapter “3.4.2 Measurement Modes”. © 2016 Proceq SA...
  • Page 23 Envelope When this setting is activated it uses an envelope of the A-scan to gener- ate the B-scan image. This can also help to generate a clearer B-scan image. © 2016 Proceq SA...
  • Page 24 Measuring screen controls Filename: Enter the file name and press return. Saved measure- ments will be stored with this file name. If several measurements are made under the same file name, a suffix increments after each measurement. © 2016 Proceq SA...
  • Page 25 (e. g. void, delamination) that is the source of the echo. Pulse Velocity Enter the thickness of the object under test. The result is the transmission time and pulse velocity of the material un- der test. © 2016 Proceq SA...
  • Page 26 If the measurement is repeat- ed by pressing the snapshot button, the previous value is overwritten. The black areas were excluded by dragging the cursor to the next posi- tion to be measured. © 2016 Proceq SA...
  • Page 27 • Move the transducers to the next point of the scan. Make the second measurement and continue. • The current A-scan is shown on the right hand side of the screen. • The current status of the B-scan is shown on the main part of the screen. © 2016 Proceq SA...
  • Page 28 In the Distance and Pulse Velocity modes it is at the top of the measure- ment screen. In the Area Scan mode it is located in the A-scan window at the right side of the screen. Press and drag on either end of the gate to adjust the range. © 2016 Proceq SA...
  • Page 29 200 μs and 300 μs. In the distance mode, the gate can also be set using the distance scale at the top of the screen as an aid. © 2016 Proceq SA...
  • Page 30 • For Area Scans and B-scans a test grid should be drawn out on the of 50 kHz. surface. Alternatively Proceq provide a calibrated tape (Part No. 327 Assuming a typical pulse velocity of 2500 m/s, the wavelength is 50 mm.

  • Page 31: Pundit 250 Array

    • The color scheme may be adjusted. • Any modifications made to the scan may be saved. • All of these items may be adjusted later in PL-Link once the files have been downloaded to a PC. © 2016 Proceq SA...
  • Page 32 If one row fails the test, it may be repeated before continuing. If it contin- Normalizes the signal strength to compensate for variations in the pres- ues to fail the test, contact a Proceq service centre. sure applied to individual transducer elements. This allows a B-scan im- A-scan Analysis age to be obtained without having to press hard against the test object.
  • Page 33 This feature amplifies echoes that are further away from the transducer to provide a more balanced B-scan. The amount of amplification can be ad- justed by the user either here in the settings or directly on the transducer while carrying out a B-scan. (See Transducer Controls.) © 2016 Proceq SA...
  • Page 34 The outer buttons are used to adjust the gain. The functionality is sum- marized in the following table. Save the current measurement. Save the current series and continue the measurement. Start/Snapshot: Begin the measurement. Save the current measurement as displayed on the screen and continue measuring. © 2016 Proceq SA...
  • Page 35 NOTE! Gain adjustment is blocked once a panorama B-scan a measurement. A number of measurements can be made using the has been started. snapshot key at different locations and an average value is calculated. to apply the pulse velocity setting. © 2016 Proceq SA...
  • Page 36 The offset is shown in the very top right of the measurement screen (23us in this example). This value can be entered in Signal Zero Offset setting, allowing the user to work with the envelope peak for depth measurements. © 2016 Proceq SA...
  • Page 37 When using the procedure “Estimate by echo”, it simply shows the pulse velocity calculated from the echo and the object thickness input by the user. © 2016 Proceq SA...
  • Page 38 A-scans have been collected. The width of the B-scan corresponds to the width of the aperture, i.e., width = (number of channels-1) x 3 cm. A complete cycle consists of 56 individual A-scans. These are used to © 2016 Proceq SA...
  • Page 39 Correct depth indication depends on the accuracy of the pulse velocity setting. The pulse velocity (e.g. 2357 m/s in this example) can be entered manually if known, or it can be estimated automatically as described in the previous chapter. © 2016 Proceq SA...
  • Page 40 B-scans in order to reduce the effort. This can be achieved by setting a negative overlap as seen in the diagram below. © 2016 Proceq SA...
  • Page 41 The A-scan is blended out of the screen in order to provide more space scans are saved. for the image. In order to see the A-scan, tap on the double arrow symbol “<<” in the upper right hand corner of the screen. © 2016 Proceq SA...

  • Page 42: Explorer Document Handling

    • Pundit Array Transducer Extension Kit (Part No. 376 30 377) • Dual Handle Kit (Part No. 327 30 370) Changing from one model to another can be carried out simply on site. The instructions on how to do this are provided with the extension kits. © 2016 Proceq SA...

  • Page 43: Ordering Information

    • Connect the USB-stick to the USB Device plug on the left side of 327 10 001 Pundit PL-200 consisting of Pundit Touchscreen, 2 the Profometer Touchscreen Transducers 54 kHz, 2 BNC cables 1.5 m, couplant, calibration rod, BNC adapter cable, power supply,...

  • Page 44: Transducers

    327 01 033 Battery complete documentation 327 01 053 Quick charger 710 10 028 Calibration rod 25 μs for Pundit PL-200 Pundit Array Transducer Parts and Accessories 710 10 029 Calibration rod 100 μs for Pundit PL-200 PART NO. DESCRIPTION...

  • Page 45: Maintenance And Support

    It is recommended that the user register the product on www.proceq.com to obtain the latest on available updates. Warranty Information Each instrument is backed by the standard Proceq warranty and extend- ed warranty options. Application settings •...

  • Page 46: Viewing The Data

    Measurement files stored on the device will be displayed in the following window: Select one or more measurements and click “Download”. The selected measurements on your Pundit Touchscreen Unit will be dis- played on the screen: © 2016 Proceq SA...
  • Page 47 Scroll in the table either using the scroll bar or the mouse wheel. Click on a measurement to select it and highlight it on the measurement plot. Click on the Symbol to obtain a larger graphical display of the scan in a separate window. © 2016 Proceq SA...

  • Page 48: Adjusting The Settings

    The original transmission time can be reset by clicking on [Reset Time1] Analysis of B-scans The time will be adjusted for the selected series only. In “Data Logging” mode it is the date and time at which the measurement was made. © 2016 Proceq SA...

  • Page 49: Exporting Data

    Clicking “Auto Scale” adjusts the zoom parameters of the waveform display to an optimum setting. © 2016 Proceq SA...

  • Page 50: Conversion Curves

    Create new curve. Enter the P- and S-wave pulse velocities to calculate the Poisson’s ratio. Enter the curve parameters and click Additionally enter the density of the material to calculate the E-modulus. on “Create”. © 2016 Proceq SA...
  • Page 51 Ul. Optikov 4 korp. 2, lit. A, Office 410 197374 St. Petersburg Russia Phone/Fax + 7 812 448 35 00 info-russia@proceq.com Subject to change. Copyright © 2016 by Proceq SA, Schwerzenbach. All rights reserved. 82032701E ver 12 2016 Made in Switzerland...

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