The development of NDT (non-destructive testing) techniques used for the inspection of concrete structures is currently in high demand, because many existing structures have become aged and deteriorated in service. In order to formulate predictions on their stability and to estimate their safety, it is necessary to identify damage signals and to determine their causes. In this regard, the development and establishment of innovative and highly advanced non-destructive methods are required. Acoustic Emission (AE) and related NDE (non-destructive evaluation) techniques have been extensively used to determine crack detection and damage evaluation in concrete.
With the move towards a more sustainable society, and the need to extend the long-term service life of infrastructure and aging and disastrous damage due to recent earthquakes, Acoustic Emission (AE) and Related Non-destructive Evaluation (NDE) Techniques in the Fracture Mechanics of Concrete: Fundamentals and Applications is a critical reference source for civil engineers, contractors working in construction and materials scientists working both in industry and academia.
Edited by:
Masayasu Ohtsu (Adjunct Professor Laboratory on Innovative Techniques for Infrastructures Kyoto University Japan; Emeritus Professor Kumamoto University Japan),
Masayasu Ohtsu (Kumamoto University,
Japan),
Masayasu Ohtsu (Kumamoto University,
Japan),
Masayasu Ohtsu (Kumamoto University,
Japan)
Imprint: Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 151mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 600g
ISBN: 9781782423270
ISBN 10: 1782423273
Series: Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering
Pages: 318
Publication Date: 01 April 2015
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Undergraduate
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Further / Higher Education
Replaced By: 9780128221365
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface Introduction M. Ohtsu 1. Damage Evaluation in Concrete Materials by AE T. Suzuki 2. Acoustic Emission wireless monitoring of structures and infrastructures G. Lacidogna and A. Carpinteri 3. Identification of the Fracture Process Zone in concrete materials by AE K. Ohno 4. Corrosion-induced cracks in concrete and the Hybrid-NDE method for evaluation of Rebar Corrosion Y. Kawasaki, T. Okamoto and K. Izuno 5. Seismology-based Acoustic Emission Techniques for Monitoring of Fracture Processes in Concrete Structures T. Schumacher, L. Mhamdi and L. Linzer 6. Acoustic Emission Monitoring and Quantitative Evaluation of Damage in Concrete Beams under Creep J. Saliba, A. Loukili, F. Grondin and J.P. Regoin 7. Laboratory Investigations on Concrete Fracture using Acoustic Emission Techniques R. Vidya Sagar, B.K. Raghu Prasad and R.K. Singh 8. Monitoring of Crack Propagation in Reinforced Concrete Beams Using Embedded Piezoelectric Transducers C. Dumoulin, G. Karaiskos and A. Deraemaeker 9. Prediction Method of Rebar Corrosion Degree in Reinforced Concrete by Thermography T. Imai and H. Oshita 10. Estimation of Concrete Strength by the Contrast X-ray Method M. Takeda and K. Otsuka 11. Low-level AE in the Long-term Monitoring of Concrete P. Ziehl 12. Artificial Neural Network Analysis of AE Data During Long time Corrosion Monitoring of a Post-tension Concrete Beam E. Proverbio 13. Continuous Acoustic Monitoring for the evaluation of Concrete Structures D.G. Aggelis
Dr. Masayasu Ohtsu is an adjunct professor at the Laboratory on Innovative Techniques for Infrastructures, Kyoto University, Japan and an emeritus professor of the Kumamoto University, Japan. His major research field contains applications of acoustic emission to concrete, nondestructive evaluation of concrete structures and numerical analysis of composite structures.
