Acoustic Emission Analysis of Prestressed Concrete Structures

Evaluation of Acoustic Emission Monitoring of Existing Concrete Structures

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Assessment of Crack Activity by Acoustic Emission in Concrete Structures

Concrete and steel are the most widely used major materials for constructing civil structures such as bridges, dam, and buildings. From the acoustic emission (AE) point of view, contrary to steel itself, a lot of AE signals are acquired in concrete itself under service loads whether the crack is active or not. This paper aims to identify the differences of AE event patterns caused by developing...

Prestressed Concrete Piles

A state of the art presentation on prestressed piling as used throughout the world is discussed in this General Report to the FIP Symposium on Mass-Produced Prestressed Precast Elements in Madrid, Spain, May 1968. Historical information, design data and notes along with manufacturing techniques, installation practices, discussion of problems and failures and a complete bibliography are all cove...

Ductility of Prestressed and Partially Prestressed Concrete Beam Sections

D analyses of structures responding elastically to ground motions recorded during severe earthquakes have shown that the theoretical response inertia loads are generally significantly greater than the static design lateral loads recommended by codes. Hence, structures designed for the lateral earthquake loads recommended by codes can only survive severe earthquakes if they have sufficient ducti...

Cracking of Prestressed Concrete Containments