Journal
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
Volume 187, Issue -, Pages 487-500Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.07.217
Keywords
Acoustic Emission; Cyclic loading; Concrete; Damage variable; Index damage; Kaiser's effect; Calm and Load ratio; Cross-correlation; Spectral analysis
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This paper aims to improve knowledge on the degradation mechanisms of concrete beams subjected to flexural loading by using the Acoustic Emission Technique (AET). A strong correlation between damage evolution and acoustic emission activities was highlighted. Damage severity was also assessed by means of the Calm and Load ratio classification and the results obtained were in good agreement with those of mechanical testing. Empirical laws describing the relationship between damage evolution and acoustic emission activities were proposed in order to predict the degradation state of the material from AE activities and it seems that these laws depend only on the type of material tested. Finally, an analysis of the waveforms associated with one event (namely the same source) was carried out. The results show the difficulty of identifying a specific source from the AE signature. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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