scholarly journals Evaluating Asphalt Concrete Properties by the Implementation of Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 140-151
Author(s):  
Nazar Sajad Kadium ◽  
Saad Isaa Sarsam
Keyword(s):  
Asphalt Concrete ◽  
Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity ◽  
Moisture Damage ◽  
Testing Temperature ◽  
Ultrasonic Pulse ◽  
Pulse Velocity ◽  
Non Destructive Testing ◽  
Destructive Testing ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Non Destructive

  In past years, structural pavement solution has been combined with destructive testing; these destructive methods are being replaced by non-destructive testing methods (NDT). Because the destructive test causes damage due to coring conducted for testing and also the difficulty of adequately repairing the core position in the field. Ultrasonic pulse velocity was used to evaluate the strength and volumetric properties of asphalt concrete, of binder course. The impact of moisture damage and testing temperature on pulse velocity has also been studied. Data were analyzed and modeled. It was found that using non-destructive testing represented by pulse velocity could be useful to predict the quality of asphalt concrete, the good correlation between the pulse velocity and the volumetric and strength properties. The potential benefit of using the wave parameters is for condition assessment of asphalt concrete. The moisture damage exhibits a negative influence on pulse velocity by 13%, while the testing temperature shows an effect on the pulse velocity.

Non-Destructive Testing for Concrete: Dynamic Modulus and Ultrasonic Velocity Measurements

2011 ◽  
Vol 243-249 ◽  
pp. 165-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iqbal Khan Mohammad
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Modulus Of Elasticity ◽  
Dynamic Modulus ◽  
Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity ◽  
Ultrasonic Pulse ◽  
Pulse Velocity ◽  
Non Destructive Testing ◽  
Destructive Testing ◽  
Dynamic Modulus Of Elasticity ◽  
Non Destructive

Nondestructive testing (NDT) is a technique to determine the integrity of a material, component or structure. The commonly NDT methods used for the concrete are dynamic modulus of elasticity and ultrasonic pulse velocity. The dynamic modulus of elasticity of concrete is related to the structural stiffness and deformation process of concrete structures, and is highly sensitive to the cracking. The velocity of ultrasonic pulses travelling in a solid material depends on the density and elastic properties of that material. Non-destructive testing namely, dynamic modulus of elasticity and ultrasonic pulse velocity was measured for high strength concrete incorporating cementitious composites. Results of dynamic modulus of elasticity and ultrasonic pulse velocity are reported and their relationships with compressive strength are presented. It has been found that NDT is reasonably good and reliable tool to measure the property of concrete which also gives the fair indication of the compressive strength development.

scholarly journals Using Support Vector Machine to Improve Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity Test for Concrete

2018 ◽  
Vol 207 ◽  
pp. 01001
Author(s):  
Tu Quynh Loan Ngo ◽  
Yu-Ren Wang
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity ◽  
Ultrasonic Pulse ◽  
Pulse Velocity ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Non Destructive Testing ◽  
Testing Methods ◽  
Destructive Testing ◽  
Compressive Strength Of Concrete ◽  
Non Destructive

In the construction industry, to evaluate the compressive strength of concrete, destructive and non-destructive testing methods are used. Non-destructive testing methods are preferable due to the fact that those methods do not destroy concrete samples. However, they usually give larger percentage of error than using destructive tests. Among the non-destructive testing methods, the ultrasonic pulse velocity test is the popular one because it is economic and very simple in operation. Using the ultrasonic pulse velocity test gives 20% MAPE more than using destructive tests. This paper aims to improve the ultrasonic pulse velocity test results in estimating the compressive strength of concrete using the help of artificial intelligent. To establish a better prediction model for the ultrasonic pulse velocity test, data collected from 312 cylinder of concrete samples are used to develop and validate the model. The research results provide valuable information when using the ultrasonic pulse velocity tests to the inputs data in addition with support vector machine by learning algorithms, and the actual compressive strengths are set as the target output data to train the model. The results show that both MAPEs for the linear and nonlinear regression models are 11.17% and 17.66% respectively. The MAPE for the support vector machine models is 11.02%. These research results can provide valuable information when using the ultrasonic pulse velocity test to estimate the compressive strength of concrete.

Adapting ANNs in SONREB Test to Estimate Concrete Compressive Strength

2018 ◽  
Vol 792 ◽  
pp. 166-169
Author(s):  
Yu Ren Wang ◽  
Loan T.Q. Ngo ◽  
Yi Fan Shih ◽  
Yen Ling Lu ◽  
Yi Ming Chen
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Estimation Error ◽  
Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity ◽  
Ultrasonic Pulse ◽  
Pulse Velocity ◽  
Percentage Error ◽  
Non Destructive Testing ◽  
Concrete Compressive Strength ◽  
Destructive Testing ◽  
Non Destructive

SONREB method is a non-destructive testing (NDT) method for estimating the concrete compressive strength. It is conducted by combining two popular NDT methods: ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV) test and rebound hammer (RH) test. Several researches have been attempted to find the correlation of the different testing method data with actual compressive strength. This research proposes a new Artificial Intelligence based approach, Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs), to estimate the concrete compressive strength using the UPV and RH test data. Data from a total of 315 cylinder concrete samples are collected to develop and validate the ANFIS prediction model. The model prediction results are compared with actual compressive strength using mean absolute percentage error (MAPE). With the adaption of ANFIS, the estimation error of SONREB test can be reduced to 5.98% (measured by MAPE).

scholarly journals “Structural Audit of an Old Building” (A Case Study)

2021 ◽  
Vol 1197 (1) ◽  
pp. 012054
Author(s):  
Ragini Kondalkar ◽  
Nikhil H. Pitale ◽  
K.R. Dabhekar ◽  
D.P. Mase
Keyword(s):  
Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity ◽  
Ultrasonic Pulse ◽  
Pulse Velocity ◽  
Non Destructive Testing ◽  
Destructive Testing ◽  
Structural Element ◽  
Half Cell ◽  
Rebound Hammer ◽  
Cell Test ◽  
Non Destructive

Abstract In India there are infinite old structures that are at the verge of damages. There are many buildings which have reduced their strength due to time passes, due to deterioration of concrete from structural element, due to development of cracks. The structure is a combination of load carrying members, damages in members cause failure of structure and it is harmful for living beings. To prevent old structure from failure the technique is adopted know as Non-Destructive Testing (NDT). With the help of non-destructive testing auditing of an old structure is get easier. NDT examine the total health of an infrastructure in order to check strength and stability of building. NDT is a bunch of various testing consist of Ultrasonic pulse velocity test (UPV), Rebound hammer test (RHT), Half-cell test, etc. Conducting NDT on building and analyzing testing result decide to repair building as per IS code, technique like grouting, Retrofitting, etc. to increase strength and stability of building. In this project structural has to be done on old structure which is situated at Nagpur. Audit done by NDT consist of Ultra-sonic pulse velocity test, Rebound hammer test, Half-cell test. After analyzing all test result including visual inspection it is found that structure need to repair and retrofitted to make it safe and stable for all static loadings. Column jacketing also provide to structure.

scholarly journals Verifying Moisture Damage Impact in Asphalt Concrete with the Aid of Nondestructive Test NDT

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-20
Author(s):  
Saad Issa Sarsam ◽  
Nazar Sajad Kadium
Keyword(s):  
Elastic Modulus ◽  
Asphalt Concrete ◽  
Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity ◽  
Moisture Damage ◽  
Ultrasonic Pulse ◽  
Pulse Velocity ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Base Course ◽  
The Impact

One of the major concerns of pavement durability is its susceptibility to moisture damage. In this investigation, non-destructive test NDT has been implemented to detect the moisture damage issue. Asphalt concrete specimens were prepared using the traditional Marshall method for wearing, binder and asphalt stabilized base course. Specimens were traversed by ultrasound pulse velocity before and after practicing the moisture damage procedure. The variation of dynamic and elastic modulus before and after the moisture damage was considered and related to tensile strength ratio TSR. It was noted that the pulse velocity decline by (11, 11.2 and 16.4) % and the dynamic modulus declines by (28, 6.6 and 28.5) % for asphalt concrete wearing, binder and base courses respectively after moisture damage. The elastic modulus exhibits no significant variation after moisture damage for wearing course while it declines by (9 and 11.7) % for binder and base courses respectively after moisture damage. It was concluded that the elastic and dynamic moduli were unable to clearly distinguish the impact of moisture damage, whereas the Seismic modulus calculated from the Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity test was effective in distinguishing such impact. The linear equation obtained with good coefficient of determination can explain 74 % of the variation in the seismic modulus after moisture damage.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Concretes Made with Marble Waste Using Destructive and Non-Destructive Testing

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 361-368
Author(s):  
Messaouda Belouadah ◽  
Zine Elabidine Rahmouni ◽  
Nadia Tebbal ◽  
Mokrani El Hassen Hicham
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity ◽  
Ultrasonic Pulse ◽  
Pulse Velocity ◽  
Non Destructive Testing ◽  
Destructive Testing ◽  
Marble Powder ◽  
Compressive Strength Of Concrete ◽  
Non Destructive ◽  
Marble Waste

The present study aims primarily to investigate the possibility of assessing the physico-mechanical behavior of concrete incorporating marble waste or marble powder as a partial replacement for cement using destructive and non-destructive testing methods. Indeed, in this work, cement was partially replaced with marble powder at six different substitution levels, i.e. 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30% by weight, with 1.5% adjuvant (super plasticizer) for each mixture. The samples prepared were then analyzed. In addition, the physico-mechanical properties, in the fresh and hardened states, water-to-cement ratio, absorption and compressive strengths of the concrete samples were examined as well. Moreover, the compressive strength of concrete was assessed through non-destructive testing methods such as the ultrasonic pulse velocity and rebound hammer. Likewise, the relationship between the ultrasound velocity and compressive strength of concrete were also estimated after 3, 7, 28 and 90 days of curing. The findings of the study indicated that, at early age of curing, the values of the compressive strength and ultrasonic pulse velocity were quite small for all replacement levels, of cement with marble powder, between 15 and 30%. Nevertheless, when the curing period was increased, the compressive strength and ultrasonic pulse velocity of all the samples went up as well. In the end, a linear relationship was observed between the ultrasonic pulse velocity and compressive strength for all substitution levels of cement with marble powder.

scholarly journals Suitability of Nondestructive Testing of Asphalt Concrete for Detecting the Impact of Moisture Damage

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-83
Author(s):  
Saad Issa Sarsam
Keyword(s):  
Nondestructive Testing ◽  
Asphalt Concrete ◽  
Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity ◽  
Moisture Damage ◽  
Ultrasonic Pulse ◽  
Pulse Velocity ◽  
Concrete Mixture ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Base Course ◽  
The Impact

Asphalt pavement susceptibility to moisture damage is considered as a major issue in the durability and service life of the roadway. Quick and nondestructive testing of asphalt concrete pavement are the major concern for predicting its suitability for evaluation. In the present investigation, nondestructive test has been implemented to detect the moisture damage issue of asphalt concrete mixture. Asphalt concrete specimens were prepared using Marshall method. Aggregates gradation of wearing, binder and base course was implemented for the preparation of the specimens. Specimens were tested for ultrasonic pulse velocity before and after practicing the moisture damage procedure. The variations of seismic modulus among various gradation before and after the moisture damage were considered as a criterion for moisture damage and related to tensile strength ratio TSR. It was observed that the pulse velocity decline by a range of (11 to 16) for asphalt concrete after moisture damage. It was concluded that the Seismic modulus as calculated from the ultrasonic pulse velocity test was effective in distinguishing the impact of moisture damage. The seismic modulus at optimum asphalt content decline by (34.7, 46.7, and 52.6) % after moisture damage for wearing, binder, and base course mixtures respectively. The ultrasonic pulse velocity test is recommended for assessing the susceptibility of asphalt concrete mixture to moisture damage.

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