A Solitary Wave-Based Sensor to Monitor the Setting of Fresh Concrete
We present a proof-of-principle study about the use of a sensor for the nondestructive monitoring of strength development in hydrating concrete. The nondestructive evaluation technique is based on the propagation of highly nonlinear solitary waves (HNSWs), which are non-dispersive mechanical waves t...
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| author | Piervincenzo Rizzo Xianglei Ni Somayeh Nassiri Julie Vandenbossche |
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| description | We present a proof-of-principle study about the use of a sensor for the nondestructive monitoring of strength development in hydrating concrete. The nondestructive evaluation technique is based on the propagation of highly nonlinear solitary waves (HNSWs), which are non-dispersive mechanical waves that can form and travel in highly nonlinear systems, such as one-dimensional particle chains. A built-in transducer is adopted to excite and detect the HNSWs. The waves are partially reflected at the transducer/concrete interface and partially transmitted into the concrete. The time-of-flight and the amplitude of the waves reflected at the interface are measured and analyzed with respect to the hydration time, and correlated to the initial and final set times established by the penetration test (ASTM C 403). The results show that certain features of the HNSWs change as the concrete curing progresses indicating that it has the potential of being an efficient, cost-effective tool for monitoring strengths/stiffness development. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0337673110b94f1cb4405f5bee2723132022-12-22T02:59:09ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202014-07-01147125681258410.3390/s140712568s140712568A Solitary Wave-Based Sensor to Monitor the Setting of Fresh ConcretePiervincenzo Rizzo0Xianglei Ni1Somayeh Nassiri2Julie Vandenbossche3Laboratory for Nondestructive Evaluation and Structural Health Monitoring Studies, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 3700 O'Hara Street, 729 Benedum Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USAINTECSEA, WorleyParsons Group, Floating System Department, 575 N. Dairy Ashford, Houston, TX 77079, USADepartment of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, 405 Spokane Street, Sloan Hall 35, Pullman, WA 99164, USADepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 3700 O'Hara Street, 719 Benedum Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USAWe present a proof-of-principle study about the use of a sensor for the nondestructive monitoring of strength development in hydrating concrete. The nondestructive evaluation technique is based on the propagation of highly nonlinear solitary waves (HNSWs), which are non-dispersive mechanical waves that can form and travel in highly nonlinear systems, such as one-dimensional particle chains. A built-in transducer is adopted to excite and detect the HNSWs. The waves are partially reflected at the transducer/concrete interface and partially transmitted into the concrete. The time-of-flight and the amplitude of the waves reflected at the interface are measured and analyzed with respect to the hydration time, and correlated to the initial and final set times established by the penetration test (ASTM C 403). The results show that certain features of the HNSWs change as the concrete curing progresses indicating that it has the potential of being an efficient, cost-effective tool for monitoring strengths/stiffness development.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/14/7/12568highly nonlinear solitary wavesnondestructive evaluationconcrete hydrationinitial and final set |
| spellingShingle | Piervincenzo Rizzo Xianglei Ni Somayeh Nassiri Julie Vandenbossche A Solitary Wave-Based Sensor to Monitor the Setting of Fresh Concrete Sensors highly nonlinear solitary waves nondestructive evaluation concrete hydration initial and final set |
| title | A Solitary Wave-Based Sensor to Monitor the Setting of Fresh Concrete |
| title_full | A Solitary Wave-Based Sensor to Monitor the Setting of Fresh Concrete |
| title_fullStr | A Solitary Wave-Based Sensor to Monitor the Setting of Fresh Concrete |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Solitary Wave-Based Sensor to Monitor the Setting of Fresh Concrete |
| title_short | A Solitary Wave-Based Sensor to Monitor the Setting of Fresh Concrete |
| title_sort | solitary wave based sensor to monitor the setting of fresh concrete |
| topic | highly nonlinear solitary waves nondestructive evaluation concrete hydration initial and final set |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/14/7/12568 |
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