@inproceedings{b897d8525e2547bfaf3551b9eea04cc5,
title = "The nondestructive evaluation of high temperature conditioned concrete in conjunction with acoustic emission and x-ray computed tomography",
abstract = "Portland Cement Concrete plays a vital part of protecting structural rebars or steels when high-temperature fire incidents occur, that induces loss of evaporate water, dehydration of CH, and deconstruction of C-S-H. The objective of the study was to assess fire-damaged concrete in conjunction with nondestructive evaluation methods of acoustic emission, visual inspections, and X-ray computed tomography. The experimental program was to mix an Ordinary Portland Cement concrete firstly. Concrete cylinders with twenty-day moisture cure were treated in a furnace with 400 and 600°C for one hour. After temperature is cooled down, the concrete cylinders were brought to air or moisture re-curing for ten days. Due to the incident of the furnace, acoustic emission associated with splitting tensile strength test was not able to continue. Future efforts are planned to resume this unfinished task. However, two proposed tasks were executed and completed, namely visual inspections and voids analysis on segments obtained from X-ray CT facility. Results of visual inspections on cross-sectional and cylindrical length of specimens showed that both aggregates and cement pastes turned to pink or red at 600°C. More surface cracks were generated at 600°C than that at 400°C. On the other hand, voids analysis indicated that not many cracks were generated and voids were remedied at 400°C. However, a clear tendency was found that remedy by moisture curing may heal up to 2% voids of the concrete cylinder that was previously subject to 600°C of high temperature conditioning.",
author = "Su, {Yu Min} and Hou, {Tsung Chin} and Lin, {Li Chiang} and Chen, {Gwan Ying} and Pan, {Huang Hsing}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 SPIE.; Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, and Civil Infrastructure 2016 ; Conference date: 21-03-2016 Through 24-03-2016",
year = "2016",
doi = "10.1117/12.2228107",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Shull, {Peter J.} and Gyekenyesi, {Andrew L.} and Tzuyang Yu and Wu, {H. Felix}",
booktitle = "Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, and Civil Infrastructure 2016",
address = "United States",
}