Acoustic Emission and Related Non-destructive Evaluation Techniques in the Fracture Mechanics of Concrete: Fundamentals and Applications

With the move towards a more sustainable society and the need to extend the long-term service life of infrastructure and damage due to recent earthquakes, Acoustic Emission (AE) and related NDE (non-destructive evaluation) techniques have been extensively used to determine crack detection and damage evaluation in concrete.  The 2nd edition of Acoustic Emission (AE) and Related Non-destructive Evaluation (NDE) Techniques in the Fracture Mechanics of Concrete: Fundamentals and Applications continues to present innovative Acoustic Emission (AE) and related non-destructive evaluation (NDE) techniques, used for damage detection and inspection of aged and deteriorated concrete structures.  The new edition includes the addition of multi-modal applications such as DIC, thermography and X-ray as well as in-situ implementations, which are helpful in better understanding the level of feasibility and underlying challenges to be expected. This new edition is an essential resource for civil engineers, contractors working in construction and materials scientists working both in industry and academia. Completely updated with a new chapter on multi-technique damage monitoringPresents new applications and novel technologies on AE and Related NDT in fracture mechanics of concreteFeatures contributions from recognized world-leaders in the application of acoustic emission (AE) and NDE techniques used for the damage assessment of concrete and concrete structures INDICE: 1. Damage Evaluation in Concrete Materials by AE2. Acoustic Emission wireless monitoring of structures and infrastructures3. Identification of the Fracture Process Zone in concrete materials by AE4. Corrosion-induced cracks in concrete and the Hybrid-NDE method for evaluation of Rebar Corrosion5. Seismology-based Acoustic Emission Techniques for Monitoring of Fracture Processes in Concrete Structures6. Acoustic Emission Monitoring and Quantitative Evaluation of Damage in Concrete Beams under Creep7. Laboratory Investigations on Concrete Fracture using Acoustic Emission Techniques8. Monitoring of Crack Propagation in Reinforced Concrete Beams Using Embedded Piezoelectric Transducers9. Prediction Method of Rebar Corrosion Degree in Reinforced Concrete by Thermography10. Estimation of Concrete Strength by the Contrast X-ray Method11. Low-level AE in the Long-term Monitoring of Concrete12. Artificial Neural Network Analysis of AE Data During Long time Corrosion Monitoring of a Post-tension Concrete Beam13. Continuous Acoustic Monitoring for the evaluation of Concrete Structures14. Multi-technique damage monitoring: Application to concrete beams

• ISBN: 978-0-12-822136-5
• Editorial: Woodhead Publishing
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 344
• Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2020
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés