Using ultrasonic coda wave interferometry for monitoring stress-induced changes in concrete

Parisa Shokouhi, Ernst Niederleithinger, Andreas Zoëga, Andreas Barner, Dieter Schöne

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Abstract

The velocity of ultrasonic coda waves, the diffusive tail of ultrasonic signals, was monitored in a concrete specimen under uniaxial compression. The ultrasonic measurements were taken in two directions: parallel and perpendicular to the loading. A geophysical correlation-based approach called coda wave interferometery (CWI) was used to calculate the incremental stress-induced changes in velocities. Ultrasonic pulse velocities were also calculated using the conventional time-of-flight (TOF) approach. A comparison of TOF and CWI velocities revealed that the CWI velocities are more sensitive to the level of stress and damage within concrete, especially in low stress levels. Also, the CWI velocities measured parallel to the loading showed greater sensitivity.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication23rd Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems 2010, SAGEEP 2010
PublisherJ and N Group, Ltd.
Pages650-654
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)9781617384172
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event23rd Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems 2010, SAGEEP 2010 - Keystone, CO, United States
Duration: Apr 11 2010Apr 15 2010

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Symposium on the Application of Geophyics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, SAGEEP
Volume2
ISSN (Print)1554-8015

Other

Other23rd Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems 2010, SAGEEP 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityKeystone, CO
Period4/11/104/15/10

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Geophysics
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
  • Environmental Engineering

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