Measurement of Abrasion on Concrete Surfaces with 3D Scanning Technology
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 31, Issue 10
Abstract
Hydraulic structures play an important role in regulation and transport of water in reservoirs and open channels. Examples of such structures include concrete spillways, stilling basins, flumes, weirs, dam, and culverts. Under the impact of water flow, the concrete surfaces suffer inevitably from abrasive erosion. Most existing standards for abrasion determine mass loss or discrete depth measurements. In this study, 3D laser scanning technology was used to determine abraded volume loss and surface topography in addition to mass loss. Surface scans were analyzed using commercial software. Assuming standard concrete density, it was generally found that mass measurements were higher than expected when compared with the calculated volume measurements, but the ranking of resistance is the same for both techniques. The scanning technology presents an alternative method to measure abrasion.
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Acknowledgments
The authors are thankful for materials donation obtained from King Packaged Material Products based in Ontario, Canada. Funding for the project was obtained through Fonds de recherche du Québec–Nature et technologies (FRQNT) and the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
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Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 31 • Issue 10 • October 2019
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Received: Oct 27, 2017
Accepted: Mar 27, 2019
Published online: Jul 16, 2019
Published in print: Oct 1, 2019
Discussion open until: Dec 16, 2019
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