Date of Award
1982
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Dunn, Stanley E.
Abstract
Steel reinforced concrete specimens of loaded and unloaded configuration were placed in contact with seawater in a state of accelerated corrosion. They were simultaneously monitored for acoustic emission and the results were analyzed in an evaluation of the use of acoustic emission as a nondestructive monitor of corrosion induced cracking. It was shown that, in a laboratory environment, counts and amplitude information are sensitive indicators of the levels of cracking within the concrete specimen; and thereby the degree of corrosion damage may be inferred. Analytical models applicable to the representation of acoustic emission amplitude distribution are discussed also.
Extent
151 p.
Recommended Citation
YOUNG, JAMES DANIEL, "ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS TESTING AS A NONDESTRUCTIVE MONITOR OF CONCRETE CRACKING DUE TO REINFORCING BAR CORROSION" (1982). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1980 - 1989. 141.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_3/141
Identifier
FADT14141
Comments
College of Engineering and Computer Science|Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1982.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|College of Engineering and Computer Science