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Detection of chemical damage in concrete using ultrasound

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This research deals with a non-destructive method for characterizing the degraded cover of concrete structures using high-frequency ultrasound (0.5–1 MHz). Although such a frequency range is unusual in civil engineering, it is well suited to the kind of defect to be detected, as it corresponds to a thin near-to-surface layer with increased porosity and density of microcracks. In order to assess the feasibility of detecting concrete cover degradation, velocity and attenuation measurements were made on both halves of a concrete slab. One half was immersed into an acid solution for 15–45 days, while the other half remained sound. These measurements were made for longitudinal, transverse and surface waves. The results obtained show a 23% decrease of ultrasonic pulse velocity and a 1000% increase of attenuation in the degraded material relative to the sound material. It is thus possible to detect and characterize concrete cover degradation using high-frequency ultrasound. Although attenuation measurements in heterogeneous media are difficult, their sensitivity to degradation is very high.

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hal-00140147 , version 1 (05-04-2007)

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S. Ould Naffa, Marc Goueygou, Bogdan Piwakowski, François Buyle-Bodin. Detection of chemical damage in concrete using ultrasound. Ultrasonics, 2002, 40 (1-8), pp.247-251. ⟨10.1016/S0041-624X(02)00146-4⟩. ⟨hal-00140147⟩
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