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Kaiser and Felicity effects and their application for evaluation of concrete by acoustic emission method

Conference ·
OSTI ID:550044
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  1. Federal Univ. of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)

Concrete as one of the main construction materials, which is used for building of industrial and civil structures, highways, bridges, etc. requires periodical evaluation of its properties by different nondestructive methods. Application of acoustic emission (AE) for these purposes occupies a modest place among other nondestructive methods. But the AE methods proved to be very effective for testing of concrete and reinforced concrete elements and structures under load. This work is devoted to an important, from methodological point of view, problem connected with two opposite effects: of Kaiser and of Felicity, and their application for evaluation of concrete by the AE method.

OSTI ID:
550044
Report Number(s):
CONF-9610109--; ISBN 1-57117-053-7
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English