Publication detail

Using acoustic emission methods to monitor cement composites during setting and hardening

TOPOLÁŘ, L. PAZDERA, L. KUCHARCZYKOVÁ, B. SMUTNÝ, J. MIKULÁŠEK, K.

Original Title

Using acoustic emission methods to monitor cement composites during setting and hardening

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Cement-based composites belong among the basic building materials used in civil engineering. Their properties are given not only by their composition but also by their behaviour after mixing as well as by the methods of curing. Monitoring the processes and phenomena during the early stages of setting is vital for determining the resulting properties and durability. The acoustic emission method is a unique non-destructive method that can detect structural changes as a cement-based composite is setting. It can also detect the onset and growth of cracks during the service life of a cement-based composite since the moment it has been mixed. The paper discusses the use of the acoustic emission method with focus on the early stage of the lifespan of a cement-based composite including the measures necessary for its use and description of the parameters of acoustic emission signals.

Keywords

fine-grained cement composite; volume changes; shrinkage; acoustic emission method

Authors

TOPOLÁŘ, L.; PAZDERA, L.; KUCHARCZYKOVÁ, B.; SMUTNÝ, J.; MIKULÁŠEK, K.

Released

28. 4. 2017

Publisher

MDPI AG

Location

Basel, Switzerland

ISBN

2076-3417

Periodical

Applied Sciences - Basel

Year of study

7

Number

5:451

State

Swiss Confederation

Pages from

1

Pages to

11

Pages count

11

URL

http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/7/5/451

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/64772

BibTex

@article{BUT135045,
  author="Libor {Topolář} and Luboš {Pazdera} and Barbara {Kucharczyková} and Jaroslav {Smutný} and Karel {Mikulášek}",
  title="Using acoustic emission methods to monitor cement composites during setting and hardening",
  journal="Applied Sciences - Basel",
  year="2017",
  volume="7",
  number="5:451",
  pages="1--11",
  doi="10.3390/app7050451",
  issn="2076-3417",
  url="http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/7/5/451"
}