Rayleigh surface waves for characterization of the air void system in fresh concrete

Cliff J. Lissenden; Ronald B. Then; Sheng Li; Chao Xiao; Maria Lopez de Murphy; Joseph L. Rose

doi:10.1117/12.847684

8 April 2010 Rayleigh surface waves for characterization of the air void system in fresh concrete

Cliff J. Lissenden, Ronald B. Then, Sheng Li, Chao Xiao, Maria Lopez de Murphy, Joseph L. Rose

Proceedings Volume 7650, Health Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems 2010; 76500V (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.847684
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The durability of concrete pavement to freeze/thaw cycles is mainly dependent on the air void system. Air entraining admixtures are used to provide a beneficial air void system. Large entrapped air voids reduce strength and make it insufficient to simply characterize the porosity by the air content; void spacing and specific surface parameters are also important. Ability to perform quality assurance testing - nondestructive evaluation - of concrete pavement soon after placement is highly desirable. Thus, laboratory experiments have been conducted to investigate Rayleigh surface waves for characterization of porosity in fresh concrete. A mediator mounted onto a Plexiglas wedge is used to introduce waves from an ultrasonic transducer onto the surface of the concrete. The challenges are that fresh concrete is highly attenuative and that the material properties evolve as the concrete sets. Rayleigh wave speed is shown to be sensitive to porosity by simple micromechanical modeling, and results are presented for normal concrete with large aggregate, sieved concrete, and mortar. Wave speeds are significantly less (10-22% depending on time after placement) for concrete with approximately 5% porosity relative to concrete with no air entrainment admixture.

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Cliff J. Lissenden, Ronald B. Then, Sheng Li, Chao Xiao, Maria Lopez de Murphy, and Joseph L. Rose "Rayleigh surface waves for characterization of the air void system in fresh concrete", Proc. SPIE 7650, Health Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems 2010, 76500V (8 April 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.847684

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