Acoustic Emission use for prestressing strands corrosion assessment
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Acoustic emission (AE) is studied to monitor stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of prestressing strands. This nondestructive method seems particularly recommended because it has the capacity to realize a real time and a remote detection of active defects. In this study corrosion mechanisms are generated in an accelerated way. A particular attention has been made on hydrogen embrittlement process by using ammonium thiocyanate solution. A first study has shown the capacity of AE to detect four damage stages during corrosion test. Each stage can be characterized with two AE parameters: counts and duration. This second work proposes to analyze AE waves propagation in a real-like prestressed structure. A special focus has been made on sensor location. Results show the difficulty for waves to propagate inside cement grout but some sensors have promising results. Résumé La technique d’émission acoustique est étudiée dans le cadre de l’auscultation de la corrosion sous contrainte des câbles de précontrainte. Cette méthode de contrôle non destructive semble particulièrement adaptée puisqu’elle permet de détecter des défauts actifs en temps réel et à distance. Dans cette étude, les mécanismes de corrosion sont reproduits de manière accélérée. Une attention particulière a été faite au mécanisme de fragilisation par l’hydrogène en utilisant une solution corrosive de thiocyanate d’ammonium. Une première étude avait démontré la capacité de l’EA à détecter quatre phases d’endommagement pendant un essai de corrosion. Chaque phase peut être caractérisée par deux paramètres d’EA : le nombre d’alternances et la durée. Ce second travail propose d’analyser la propagation des ondes d’émission acoustique dans une mini structure. Un accent particulier a été mis sur le positionnement des capteurs. Les résultats montrent la difficulté des ondes à se propager dans le coulis de ciment mais certains capteurs ont des résultats encourageants.
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