Nondestructive Evaluation of Concrete Compressive Strength Using Shear-Horizontal Waves
Publication: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 37, Issue 1
Abstract
Longitudinal (P) waves have been widely employed for estimating concrete compressive strength based on correlation models between wave velocity and strength. However, P-wave based methods show high uncertainty because of the challenge of identifying the weak first arrival of P waves and the sensitivity of P waves to air voids and moisture. Shear-horizontal (SH) waves are superior to P waves because of their velocity stability in concrete at various air void and moisture levels. Moreover, SH waves exhibit a high signal-to-noise ratio without mode conversion after reflection and refraction. In this study, an SH-wave based method was developed to measure the shear-wave velocity () of concrete directly using SH-wave transducers and then establish a correlation between and compressive strength. The proposed method was verified using concrete specimens produced with four water-to-cement ratios and different strength grades. The results indicate that the proposed method can significantly improve the accuracy of first arrival identification and enhance the preciseness of strength evaluation.
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Data Availability Statement
Some or all data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
The authors gratefully acknowledge the sponsorships from the National Science Foundation of China (51908104 and 52008072), the Cooperative Project from Chinese Academy of Engineering and Local Institute (HB2022B18), the Scientific Research Fund of Institute of Engineering Mechanics, China Earthquake Administration (2020D08), and the Scientific Research Funds of the Education Department of Liaoning Province (QL202011).
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Volume 37 • Issue 1 • February 2023
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Received: Jun 27, 2022
Accepted: Oct 24, 2022
Published online: Dec 14, 2022
Published in print: Feb 1, 2023
Discussion open until: May 14, 2023
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Compressive strength
- Concrete
- Continuum mechanics
- Correlation
- Dynamics (solid mechanics)
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering materials (by type)
- Engineering mechanics
- Flow (fluid dynamics)
- Fluid dynamics
- Fluid mechanics
- Fluid velocity
- Hydrologic engineering
- Long waves
- Material mechanics
- Material properties
- Materials engineering
- Mathematics
- Seismic waves
- Shear stress
- Shear waves
- Solid mechanics
- Statistics
- Strength of materials
- Stress (by type)
- Structural analysis
- Structural engineering
- Water and water resources
- Wave velocity
- Waves (fluid mechanics)
- Waves (mechanics)
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