Experimental Study on Damage Evolution Characteristics of Concrete under Impact Load Based on EMI Method

Bin Tan ()
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Bin Tan: School of Transportation and Logistics, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 17, 1-15

Abstract: In this paper, the damage evolution characteristics of C50 concrete under impact load were studied, based on the electro-mechanical impedance (EMI) technique. A parallel test was conducted based on the internal relationship between EMI technology and a resonant frequency test to verify the sensitivity and accuracy of EMI technology. In addition, another mechanical test was conducted on specimens with different levels of damage to establish the empirical relationship between the degree of damage and the mechanical properties of concrete. The degrees of damage were discussed by calculating the root mean square deviation (RMSD) index. Results illustrated that the damage changes of concrete can be well monitored by PZT patches. Based on the evolutionary characteristic of the RMSD index, worrying information can be obtained before the destruction of the concrete. On the other hand, mechanical test results indicated that the value of the RMSD was correlated with the splitting tensile strength of the concrete specimens; therefore, it can be used as a reference to evaluate and predict the performance of concrete.

Keywords: EMI technology; resonance frequency test; damage evolution; splitting tensile strength; risk alert (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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