Detecting Stress Changes and Damage in Full-Size Concrete T-Beam and Slab with Ultrasonic Coda Waves
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 147, Issue 9
Abstract
This article describes the use of coda wave measurements in a network of transducers for detecting stress changes and damage in large concrete structures. The applicability of the presented method is examined by performing four-point bending tests independently on two full-size concrete structures; i.e., a 6-m reinforced slab made in laboratory and a 30-m T-beam removed from a bridge after being in service for 15 years. The experiments demonstrate that stress changes and damage can be detected by coda waves for both laboratory and real-world concrete structures. The results also show that by setting up transducer networks appropriately, the tension and compression stress changes in concrete can be distinguished with a high degree of accuracy.
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Some or all data, models, or code generated or used during the study are available from the corresponding author by request (list items).
Acknowledgments
This research is based upon work supported by the WiSys Foundation under Grant Nos. AR-WiTAG T180044 and AR-WiTAG T190044.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 147 • Issue 9 • September 2021
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Received: Aug 5, 2019
Accepted: Apr 6, 2021
Published online: Jul 14, 2021
Published in print: Sep 1, 2021
Discussion open until: Dec 14, 2021
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