Stiffness and Cavity Test of Concrete Face Based on Non-Destructive Elastic Investigation

Jinpyo Hong, Seokhoon Oh and Eunsang Im
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Jinpyo Hong: Department of Energy and Resources Engineering, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea
Seokhoon Oh: Department of Energy and Resources Engineering, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea
Eunsang Im: Infrastructure Research Center, K-water Institute, Daejeon 34350, Korea

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 12, 1-13

Abstract: A non-destructive testing (NDT) method was used in a concrete face rockfill dam (CFRD) to identify the condition of the concrete face slab and detect any existing cavities between the concrete face slab and the underlying support layer. The NDT for the concrete face slab was conducted using the impulse response (IR) method and the electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) method with the application of non-destructive electrodes. Information regarding the dynamic stiffness and average mobility of the concrete was obtained based on the mobility-frequency of the IR method, and cavity detection under the plate structures was analyzed using the two-dimensional (2D) electrical resistivity section of the ERT method. The results of the IR method showed that zones with low dynamic stiffness and high average mobility were expected to be found in concrete of poor quality and in cavities beneath the concrete face slab. The results of the ERT method showed that zones with high resistivity were expected to be cavities between the concrete face slab and the underlying support layer. As a result, the tendency toward low dynamic stiffness, high average mobility, and high resistivity in both methods implies unstable concrete conditions and the possible occurrence of a cavity. The results of the two methods also showed a good correlation, and it was confirmed that the NDT method was reliable in terms of cavity estimation.

Keywords: concrete face rockfill dam; face slab; cavity; impulse response method; electrical resistivity tomography (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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