Effect of carbonation on the nonlinear response of concrete

Fateh Bouchaala, Cedric Payan, Vincent Garnier

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Abstract

The carbonation process results in an increase of the elastic properties of concrete, resulting in slightly increase of standard acoustic indicators such as wave speed. However, this evolution is too low to ensure an efficient carbonation assessment. The present communication focuses on the feasibility of carbonation assessment in concrete by applying Nonlinear Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy (NRUS). The results show that the nonlinear parameter is significantly affected by the presence of carbonation, which is interpreted with respect to the evolution of concrete microstructure in the presence of this pathology.

Original languageBritish English
Article number045002
JournalProceedings of Meetings on Acoustics
Volume10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event15th International Conference on Nonlinear Elasticity in Materials 2010 - Otranto, Italy
Duration: 4 Jul 201010 Jul 2010

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