Non-destructive evaluation of the stress levels in prestressed steel strands using accoustoelastic effect
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Non destructive monitoring of prestressed civil structures such as bridges, dams, nuclear power plants, etc. is extremely important to ensure security of users and environment. This challenging task brings together the non destructive testing (NDT) and civil engineering (CE) communities. As a part of this relationship, this paper deals with a non destructive procedure for stress levels evaluation in seven-wire steel strands (T15.7) using acoustoelastic effect. For this purpose, acoustoelastic calibration tests were performed and a small-model of seven-wire steel strands anchorage block was built and probed to validate the proposed method. The results show the potential and suitability of the proposed method for evaluating the service stress levels in the prestressed T15.7 seven-wire steel strands. Résumé Le contrôle non destructif des structures précontraintes du génie civil telles que les ponts, les barrages, les centrales nucléaires, etc. est indispensable pour assurer la sécurité des utilisateurs et de l'environnement. Cette thématique de recherche rassemble les communautés du contrôle non destructif (CND) et du génie civil (GC). Dans ce cadre, cet article propose une méthode non destructive pour l'évaluation des niveaux de contraintes dans les torons d'acier composés de sept brins (T15,7) en exploitant l'effet acoustoélastique. Pour cela, des essais d'étalonnage acoustoélastique ont été réalisés et un corps d'épreuve de torons non enrobés tendus à différents niveaux de contraintes a été conçu et testé pour valider la procédure de mesure proposée. Les résultats montrent le potentiel et l'applicabilité de la méthode proposée pour évaluer les niveaux de contraintes de service dans les torons T15,7 précontraints.
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تاریخ انتشار 2009