Acoustic Emission Test of Marble Powder Concrete

Uniaxial compression tests were carried out based on acoustic emission technology to study the rule and process of the damage evolution of marble powder concrete (MPC) under compression. The fracture characteristics of MPC are examined by analyzing the variation characteristics of acoustic emission signal parameters. The damage evolution model of MPC is established based on the characteristic parameters. The results showed that the strength loss rate of MPC decreased with the curing time, and the maximum strength loss rate of 28 d was 6.2% when the substitution percentage was 15%. According to the analysis of acoustic emission parameters, the compression failure process of MPC can be divided into three stages, the acoustic emission activity is higher in the early stage of loading, the relative stress during critical instability failure is reduced, and the substitution percentage is reduced by 4.2% at 15%. MPC is mainly fractured by tensile failure. With the increase in marble powder substitution percentage, the proportion of tensile mode cracks in stages I and II decreased. The proportion in stage III showed an increasing trend, and the failure characteristics gradually changed from brittleness to ductility. The fluctuation amplitude of the b-value increased with the substitution percentage, and the highest volatility was 18.5% when the substitution percentage was 15%. The crack propagation behavior gradually changed from stable growth to unstable growth. When the substitution percentage is lower than 15%, the damage development of MPC in the middle of stress (relative stress 20 similar to 70%) is relatively slow, and the damage development is accelerated in the late stress stage.

Automated summary

Uniaxial compression tests were conducted using acoustic emission technology to investigate the damage evolution process of marble powder concrete (MPC) under compression. The analysis of acoustic emission signal parameters revealed the fracture characteristics of MPC. The results showed that the strength loss rate of MPC decreased with curing time, and the compression failure process could be divided into three stages. The percentage of tensile mode cracks decreased in stages I and II but increased in stage III, indicating a transition from brittleness to ductility. The fluctuation amplitude of the b-value also increased with the substitution percentage. The damage development of MPC was slower in the middle stress stage and accelerated in the late stress stage when the substitution percentage was less than 15%.