Non-Destructive Testing of Concrete Materials from Piers: Evaluating Durability Through a Case Study DOI Creative Commons

Abraham Lopez-Miguel,

José Antonio Cabello Mendez,

Alejandro Moreno-Valdes

et al.

NDT, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 2(4), P. 532 - 548

Published: Dec. 6, 2024

Concrete is currently the most used construction material, mainly due to its mechanical strength, chemical stability, and low cost. This material affected by wear processes caused environment, which lead a reduction in useful life of infrastructure long term. These can cause cracks, corrosion reinforcing steel, loss load capacity, concrete section, among other problems. Considering above, it necessary carry out durability studies on determine integrity conditions found, reasons for deterioration, environmental factors that affect it, under these conditions, develop restoration or protection plans. Generally, include non-destructive testing such as ultrasonic pulse velocity, electrical resistivity, porosity measurement, capillary absorption rate. techniques make possible characterize obtain information total volume pores, susceptibility decrease resistance, presence humidity, aggressive ions inside concrete. In this work, two are presented with tests carried active piers 20 40 years old. located coastal areas southern Mexico Gulf side, 80% average annual relative temperatures above 33 °C average, high concentrations salts, handling, vibrations, flora fauna typical marine ecosystem, etc. The results obtained reveal important about current state damage environment over time. allowed us decisions preventive actions appropriate specific projects each pier.

Language: Английский

Non-Destructive Testing of Concrete Materials from Piers: Evaluating Durability Through a Case Study DOI Creative Commons

Abraham Lopez-Miguel,

José Antonio Cabello Mendez,

Alejandro Moreno-Valdes

et al.

NDT, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 2(4), P. 532 - 548

Published: Dec. 6, 2024

Concrete is currently the most used construction material, mainly due to its mechanical strength, chemical stability, and low cost. This material affected by wear processes caused environment, which lead a reduction in useful life of infrastructure long term. These can cause cracks, corrosion reinforcing steel, loss load capacity, concrete section, among other problems. Considering above, it necessary carry out durability studies on determine integrity conditions found, reasons for deterioration, environmental factors that affect it, under these conditions, develop restoration or protection plans. Generally, include non-destructive testing such as ultrasonic pulse velocity, electrical resistivity, porosity measurement, capillary absorption rate. techniques make possible characterize obtain information total volume pores, susceptibility decrease resistance, presence humidity, aggressive ions inside concrete. In this work, two are presented with tests carried active piers 20 40 years old. located coastal areas southern Mexico Gulf side, 80% average annual relative temperatures above 33 °C average, high concentrations salts, handling, vibrations, flora fauna typical marine ecosystem, etc. The results obtained reveal important about current state damage environment over time. allowed us decisions preventive actions appropriate specific projects each pier.

Language: Английский

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