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- Title
Evaluation of shrinkage and cracking in concrete of ring test by acoustic emission method.
- Authors
Watanabe, Takeshi; Hashimoto, Chikanori
- Abstract
Drying shrinkage of concrete is one of the typical problems related to reduce durability and defilation of concrete structures. Lime stone, expansive additive and low-heat Portland cement are used to reduce drying shrinkage in Japan. Drying shrinkage is commonly evaluated by methods of measurement for length change of mortar and concrete. In these methods, there is detected strain due to drying shrinkage of free body, although visible cracking does not occur. In this study, the ring test was employed to detect strain and age cracking of concrete. The acoustic emission (AE) method was adopted to detect micro cracking due to shrinkage. It was recognized that in concrete using lime stone, expansive additive and low-heat Portland cement are effective to decrease drying shrinkage and visible cracking. Micro cracking due to shrinkage of this concrete was detected and evaluated by the AE method.
- Subjects
ACOUSTIC emission testing; DRYING; FRACTURE mechanics; PORTLAND cement; MICROCRACKS; STRAINS &; stresses (Mechanics)
- Publication
Modern Physics Letters B, 2015, Vol 29, Issue 6/7, p-1
- ISSN
0217-9849
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1142/S0217984915400333