ASSESSMENT OF CONCRETE STRENGTH DURING ITS HARDENING USING THE ACOUSTIC EMISSION METHOD
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https://doi.org/10.36773/1818-1112-2026-139-1-13-19Keywords:
concrete, hardening, acoustic emission, control, structure formation, structure, strengthAbstract
Control over the structure formation of concrete in the hardening stage is important, since this stage largely determines its final properties. In this area of research, the method of acoustic emission is increasingly used, which makes it possible to record the internal structural activity of concrete during its hardening [1]. In the material of this article, experimentally identified patterns of the relationship between the kinetics of structure formation and the growth of the hardening concrete strength with changes in the acoustic emission signals: acoustic emission burst count, as well as the duration of the period of formation of the coagulation structure of the cement dough in concrete and the derivative value - the tangent of the angle of inclination of the number of pulses in the initial period of intensive strengthening of the hardening concrete structure.
Experimental studies were carried out using concrete mixtures, traditional heavy and fine-grained concrete, as well as containing mineral and chemical additives, and steel fiber. Changes in acoustic emission signals were continuously recorded during concrete hardening. The results of the study revealed informative parameters of acoustic emission data pulses that correlate with concrete strength. From the practical point of view of applying the results of these studies, it is possible to predict the strength of hardening concrete at an arbitrary intermediate age, for example, for stripping prefabricated products or removing the formwork of monolithic structures.
Based on the results of the studies presented in the article, a method for monitoring the compressive strength of concrete at an early age using the acoustic emission method was proposed. This makes it possible to use a non-destructive control method in construction practice, which allows monitoring permanently, remotely, without the presence of an operator, including the use of various building structures in hard-to-reach places.
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