scholarly journals Debonding Size Estimation in Reinforced Concrete Beams Using Guided Wave-Based Method

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beata Zima ◽  
Rafał Kędra
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Guided Waves ◽  
Concrete Beams ◽  
Load Capacity ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Concrete Cover ◽  
Guided Wave ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Beams ◽  
Size Estimation ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages

The following paper presents the results of the theoretical and experimental analysis of the influence of debonding size on guided wave propagation in reinforced concrete beams. The main aim of the paper is a development of a novel, baseline-free method for determining the total area of debonding between steel rebar embedded in a concrete cover on the basis of the average wave velocity or the time of flight. The correctness of the developed relationships was verified during the experimental tests, which included propagation of guided waves in concrete beams with the varying debonding size, shape and location. The analysis of the collected results proved that guided waves can be efficiently used not only in the debonding detection, but also in an exact determining of its total area, which is extremely important in the context of the nondestructive assessment of the load capacity of the reinforced concrete structures. The undeniable advantage of the proposed method is that there are no requirements for any baseline signals collected for an undamaged structure. The paper comprises of the detailed step by step algorithm description and a discussion of both the advantages and disadvantages.

scholarly journals Guided Wave Inspection of Bars in Reinforced-Concrete Beams Using Surface-Mounted Vibration Sensors

Vibration ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 343-356
Author(s):  
Evelyne El Masri ◽  
Timothy Waters ◽  
Neil Ferguson
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Reflection Coefficient ◽  
Guided Waves ◽  
Transfer Functions ◽  
Concrete Beams ◽  
Guided Wave ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Beams ◽  
Invasive Technique ◽  
Reflection Coefficients

Steel reinforcement bars (rebars) in concrete structures are inaccessible and not conducive to many inspection methods. This paper proposes a non-invasive technique based on guided waves for detecting localised abnormalities in rebars embedded in concrete beams. The technique is predicated on previously published observations that guided waves are strongly reflected by discontinuities at the frequency at which they begin to propagate, i.e., at cut-on. The reflection coefficient at cut-on is estimated using a simple wave decomposition in which a near-zero wavenumber value is assumed. A simulated study is first carried out to evaluate the technique on a concrete beam featuring four rebars. The wave finite element approach is adopted to model two uniform beams which are coupled via a short, damaged section modelled in conventional finite element analysis. Estimated reflection coefficients arising from the discontinuity are close to the true values at cut-on and independent of frequency elsewhere, so that no prior knowledge of cut-on frequencies is required. Three steel-reinforced concrete beams were fabricated—one uniform and two with localised rebar damage—and reflection coefficients were estimated from measured transfer functions. As predicted, abrupt deviations in the reflection coefficient occurred at cut-on frequencies for both damaged beams.

scholarly journals Finite element analysis of reinforced concrete deep beam with large opening

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elsayed Ismail ◽  
Mohamed S. Issa ◽  
Khaled Elbadry
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Concrete Beams ◽  
Load Capacity ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Beams ◽  
The Other ◽  
Deep Beam ◽  
Web Openings ◽  
Design Load ◽  
Large Opening

Abstract Background A series of nonlinear finite element (FE) analyses was performed to evaluate the different design approaches available in the literature for design of reinforced concrete deep beam with large opening. Three finite element models were developed and analyzed using the computer software ATENA. The three FE models of the deep beams were made for details based on three different design approaches: (Kong, F.K. and Sharp, G.R., Magazine of Concrete Res_30:89-95, 1978), (Mansur, M. A., Design of reinforced concrete beams with web openings, 2006), and Strut and Tie method (STM) as per ACI 318-14 (ACI318 Committee, Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI318-14), 2014). Results from the FE analyses were compared with the three approaches to evaluate the effect of different reinforcement details on the structural behavior of transfer deep beam with large opening. Results The service load deflection is the same for the three models. The stiffnesses of the designs of (Mansur, M. A., Design of reinforced concrete beams with web openings, 2006) and STM reduce at a load higher than the ultimate design load while the (Kong, F.K. and Sharp, G.R., Magazine of Concrete Res_30:89-95, 1978) reduces stiffness at a load close to the ultimate design load. The deep beam designed according to (Mansur, M. A., Design of reinforced concrete beams with web openings, 2006) model starts cracking at load higher than the beam designed according to (Kong, F.K. and Sharp, G.R., Magazine of Concrete Res_30:89-95, 1978) method. The deep beam detailed according to (Kong, F.K. and Sharp, G.R., Magazine of Concrete Res_30:89-95, 1978) and (Mansur, M. A., Design of reinforced concrete beams with web openings, 2006) failed due to extensive shear cracks. The specimen detailed according to STM restores its capacity after initial failure. The three models satisfy the deflection limit. Conclusion It is found that the three design approaches give sufficient ultimate load capacity. The amount of reinforcement given by both (Mansur, M. A., Design of reinforced concrete beams with web openings, 2006) and (Kong, F.K. and Sharp, G.R., Magazine of Concrete Res_30:89-95, 1978) is the same. The reinforcement used by the STM method is higher than the other two methods. Additional reinforcement is needed to limit the crack widths. (Mansur, M. A., Design of reinforced concrete beams with web openings, (2006)) method gives lesser steel reinforcement requirement and higher failure load compared to the other two methods.

The Application Research of Reinforced Concrete Multi-Ribbed Hollow Composite Slab in the Road Slab Culvert

2011 ◽  
Vol 368-373 ◽  
pp. 307-311
Author(s):  
Dong Qi Zhao ◽  
Yi Jun Tang ◽  
Hui Li ◽  
Gui Feng Song ◽  
Feng Ling Guan
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Concrete Beams ◽  
Concrete Cover ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Beams ◽  
Application Research ◽  
Composite Slab ◽  
The Road ◽  
High Integrity ◽  
Cover Design ◽  
Bottom Slab

Reinforced concrete cover in the road culvert cover design, in order to facilitate the construction, usually using precast reinforced concrete solid slab, but the overall cost is not low. This article researched a reinforced concrete multi-ribbed hollow composite slab, it based on the theory of reinforced concrete multi-ribbed slab structures, using a precast reinforced concrete ribbed slab as the bottom die, then poured reinforced concrete beams and panels rib ,and them constituted a whole stack of reinforced concrete ribbed hollow slab. This kind of cover, compared with the precast reinforced concrete solid cover, is not only good mechanical properties, high integrity, but also saving concrete, steel, and bottom slab appeared smooth and fine, lower construction cost.

Performance of Reinforced Concrete Beams with Multiple Openings

2020 ◽  
Vol 857 ◽  
pp. 162-168
Author(s):  
Haidar Abdul Wahid Khalaf ◽  
Amer Farouk Izzet
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Ultimate Load ◽  
Concrete Beams ◽  
Load Capacity ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Beams ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Ultimate Load Capacity ◽  
Concentrated Load ◽  
Simply Supported ◽  
Group I

The present investigation focuses on the response of simply supported reinforced concrete rectangular-section beams with multiple openings of different sizes, numbers, and geometrical configurations. The advantages of the reinforcement concrete beams with multiple opening are mainly, practical benefit including decreasing the floor heights due to passage of the utilities through the beam rather than the passage beneath it, and constructional benefit that includes the reduction of the self-weight of structure resulting due to the reduction of the dead load that achieves economic design. To optimize beam self-weight with its ultimate resistance capacity, ten reinforced concrete beams having a length, width, and depth of 2700, 100, and 400 mm, respectively were fabricated and tested as simply supported beams under one incremental concentrated load at mid-span until failure. The design parameters were the configuration and size of openings. Three main groups categorized experimental beams comprise the same area of openings and steel reinforcement details but differ in configurations. Three different shapes of openings were considered, mainly, rectangular, parallelogram, and circular. The experimental results indicate that, the beams with circular openings more efficient than the other configurations in ultimate load capacity and beams stiffness whereas, the beams with parallelogram openings were better than the beams with rectangular openings. Commonly, it was observed that the reduction in ultimate load capacity, for beams of group I, II, and III compared to the reference solid beam ranged between (75 to 93%), (65 to 93%), and (70 to 79%) respectively.

scholarly journals Guided Wave Propagation in Detection of Partial Circumferential Debonding in Concrete Structures

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (9) ◽  
pp. 2199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beata Zima
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Wave Velocity ◽  
Guided Waves ◽  
Concrete Structures ◽  
Circular Cross Section ◽  
Guided Wave ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Beams ◽  
Average Wave

The following article presents results of investigating the damage detection in reinforced concrete beams with artificially introduced debonding between the rod and cover, using a non-destructive method based on elastic waves propagation. The primary aim of the research was to analyze the possible use of guided waves in partial circumferential debonding detection. Guided waves were excited and registered in reinforced concrete specimens with varying extents of debonding damage by piezoelectric sensors attached at both ends of the beams. Experimental results in the form of time–domain signals registered for variable extent of debonding were compared, and the relationships relating to the damage size and time of flight and average wave velocity were proposed. The experimental results were compared with theoretical predictions based on dispersion curves traced for the free rod of circular cross-section and rectangular reinforced concrete cross-section. The high agreement of theoretical and experimental data proved that the proposed method, taking advantage of average wave velocity, can be efficiently used for assessing debonding size in reinforced concrete structures. It was shown that the development of damage size in circumferential direction has a completely different impact on wave velocity than development of debonding length. The article contains a continuation of work previously conducted on the detection of delamination in concrete structures. The proposed relationship is the next essential step for developing a diagnostics method for detecting debondings of any size and orientation.

Analysis on Fire Resistance of Reinforced Concrete Beams Base on the Failure Probability

2010 ◽  
Vol 452-453 ◽  
pp. 197-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen Qing Wang ◽  
Zhi Cheng Xue ◽  
Mu Qiao
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Fire Resistance ◽  
Failure Probability ◽  
Reliability Index ◽  
Concrete Beams ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Beam ◽  
Concrete Cover ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Beams ◽  
Cover Thickness

For the mechanical properties of reinforced concrete under high temperature with large deterioration, the reliability of reinforced concrete beams have been largely discounted. A calculation of fire resistance based on failure probability is given by this paper. Reinforced concrete beam is usually working with cracks. Since each section with cracks has possibility of destruction, the reliability of the beam is calculated by the minimum value of n crack-sections’ resistance. The plastic zone resistance of concrete under high temperature is considered in this paper. A simple and feasible time-variant model of the resistance of reinforced concrete beams under fire and a reliability index analysis method of reinforced concrete beams under fire has been given. The action of ISO834 temperature rising curve on the reliability index of different specifications of concrete beams at different time is analyzed. The action of main parameters on the reliability index changes with time is shown. The fire resistance considers the failure probability is given. The results show that increase the reinforcement ratio and concrete cover thickness appropriately are effective measures to improve the fire resistance limit of reinforced concrete beams.

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