Infrared thermography (IRT) to detect internal defects caused by xylophagous insects in bamboo culms

A. Jaramillo; Valle Do Valle; L. Librelotto

doi:10.4067/S0718-50732019000300278

Infrared thermography (IRT) to detect internal defects caused by xylophagous insects in bamboo culms

A. Jaramillo^*
, Valle Do Valle
, L. Librelotto

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Infrared Thermography (IRT) is a technique used in the inspection of constructive elements in buildings. It has a great potential for the investigation of pathological manifestations because it is a strictly non-destructive procedure that could be rapidly applied in fieldwork. This research analyzes the possibility of using active IRT to detect internal defects caused by xylophagous insects in bamboo culms, in order to apply it in the fieldwork for the inspection of pathological manifestations in buildings. In laboratory, samples of bamboo culms of Bambusa tuldoides and Phyllostachys bambusoides species were submitted to a thermographic experiment using a thermographic camera and FLIR B400 software. Subsequently, the potential for using this technique in the fieldwork was evaluated. The results point the limitations of both, technique and method used, to identify perforations of diameter less than or equal to 3 mm located in the inner wall of the bamboo culms.

Translated title of the contribution	Termografía infrarroja (TI) para detectar los defectos internos causados por los insectos xilófagos en los culmos de bambú
Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	278-287
Number of pages	10
Journal	Revista Ingenieria de Construccion
Volume	34
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-50732019000300278
State	Published - 2019
Externally published	Yes

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However, the existent relation between material density and temperature in the thermograms show the potential of the technique regarding the defect detection. It is necessary to continue with more specific and in-depth research on this topic, changing some variables. In the future, it is suggested to extend the tests to a bigger quantity of This research was supported by the scholarships offered by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçõamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES (Brazil) and the Secretaria Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación – SENESCYT (Ecuador).

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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
Secretaría de Educación Superior, Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación
Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación

Keywords

Bamboo
Detection of internal defects
Infrared thermography
Insect decay
Non-destructive testing

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Infrared thermography (IRT) to detect internal defects caused by xylophagous insects in bamboo culms

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