Detection and evaluation of failures in high-strength tendon of prestressed concrete bridges by acoustic emission

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 491-500

  Yuyama, S ^a   Yokoyama, K ^b   Niitani, K ^c   Ohtsu, M ^d   Uomoto, T ^e  

^a 8F Okamoto LK Building   (Japan)

^b Oriental Construction Co Ltd ^*  (Japan)

^c Kumamoto University ^*  (Japan)

^d KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acoustic emission (AE); Corrosion; Failure; Monitoring; Prestressed concrete bridge; Wire break

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; AGING OF MATERIALS; CORROSION; DEMODULATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); PRESTRESSED CONCRETE; SIGNAL DETECTION;

CORROSION INDUCED FAILURE; HIGH STRENGTH STEEL TENDONS; PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BRIDGES; WIRE BREAKS;

CONCRETE BRIDGES;

EID: 33845356713     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2006.04.010     Document Type: Article

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