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  • Materials Science
  • Non-destructive Testing

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  • Cracks in reinforced concrete (RC) structures reduce service life, often caused by tensile stress exceeding material strength.
  • Traditional damage detection methods struggle with early-stage and large-scale structural assessments.
  • Ultrasonic Coda Wave Interferometry (CWI) offers a promising approach for detecting subtle changes in heterogeneous materials like concrete.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the effectiveness of the CWI method for detecting multiple crack openings in RC structures.
  • To compare CWI's performance against other monitoring techniques in detecting strain changes and crack formation.

Main Methods:

  • Applied the CWI method using embedded ultrasonic transducers on two RC specimens subjected to a four-point bending test.
  • Utilized complementary monitoring techniques including Digital Image Correlation (DIC), LVDT sensors, strain gauges, and Fiber Optics Sensors (FOS).

Main Results:

  • The CWI method successfully and efficiently detected strain changes and crack formation in the RC specimens.
  • CWI identified damage earlier than the other monitoring techniques employed.

Conclusions:

  • The ultrasonic Coda Wave Interferometry (CWI) technique is a feasible and efficient method for monitoring crack development in RC structures.
  • Embedded ultrasonic transducers with CWI show significant potential for long-term structural health monitoring of real-world infrastructure.