Crack closure assessment in cementitious mixtures based on ultrasound measurements

Gerlinde Lefever; Nele De Belie; Danny Van Hemelrijck; Dimitrios Angelis; Didier Snoeck

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-21735-7_89

Crack closure assessment in cementitious mixtures based on ultrasound measurements

Gerlinde Lefever, Nele De Belie, Danny Van Hemelrijck, Dimitrios Angelis, Didier Snoeck

Mechanics of Materials and Constructions

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Cracking of cementitious materials poses severe problems for the mechanical performance and the durability of concrete structures. Self-healing cementitious materials provide a means of countering these issues, but the testing procedures to assess the self-healing efficiency are mostly impractical for in-situ evaluation. This study concerns the evaluation of the crack closure in cementitious mixtures with and without superabsorbent polymers by ultrasound measurements. Ultrasonic waves are sent through the cracks by means of pencil lead break tests, thereby offering information on the sound material as well as on the healing products formed within the cracks. The healing process is promoted by placing the specimens in wet-dry curing cycles and is monitored for a period of 14 days. Ultrasound was found to be sensitive to the closure of cracks, which was confirmed by the visual reduction in crack width opening, as investigated by microscopic analysis.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 75th RILEM Annual Week 2021: Advances in Sustainable Construction Materials and Structures
Publisher	Springer
Pages	838-845
Number of pages	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21735-7_89
Publication status	Published - 2023
Event	Proceedings of the 75th RILEM Annual Week 2021: Advances in Sustainable Construction Materials and Structures - Merida, Mexico Duration: 29 Aug 2021 → 3 Sep 2021 https://www.rilem.net/global/gene/link.php?news_link=2021150643_75th-rilem-week-report-3.pdf&fg=1

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Name	RILEM Bookseries
Volume	40
ISSN (Print)	2211-0844
ISSN (Electronic)	2211-0852

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Conference	Proceedings of the 75th RILEM Annual Week 2021: Advances in Sustainable Construction Materials and Structures
Country/Territory	Mexico
City	Merida
Period	29/08/21 → 3/09/21
Internet address	https://www.rilem.net/global/gene/link.php?news_link=2021150643_75th-rilem-week-report-3.pdf&fg=1

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Lefever, G., De Belie, N., Van Hemelrijck, D., Angelis, D., & Snoeck, D. (2023). Crack closure assessment in cementitious mixtures based on ultrasound measurements. In Proceedings of the 75th RILEM Annual Week 2021: Advances in Sustainable Construction Materials and Structures (pp. 838-845). (RILEM Bookseries; Vol. 40). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21735-7_89

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Lefever, G, De Belie, N, Van Hemelrijck, D , Angelis, D & Snoeck, D 2023, Crack closure assessment in cementitious mixtures based on ultrasound measurements. in Proceedings of the 75th RILEM Annual Week 2021: Advances in Sustainable Construction Materials and Structures. RILEM Bookseries, vol. 40, Springer, pp. 838-845, Proceedings of the 75th RILEM Annual Week 2021: Advances in Sustainable Construction Materials and Structures, Merida, Mexico, 29/08/21. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21735-7_89

Crack closure assessment in cementitious mixtures based on ultrasound measurements. / Lefever, Gerlinde; De Belie, Nele; Van Hemelrijck, Danny ; Angelis, Dimitrios; Snoeck, Didier.

Proceedings of the 75th RILEM Annual Week 2021: Advances in Sustainable Construction Materials and Structures. Springer, 2023. p. 838-845 (RILEM Bookseries; Vol. 40).

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