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Acoustic emission monitoring and critical failure identification of bridge cable damage

  • Dongsheng Li*
  • , Jinping Ou
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Dalian University of Technology
  • School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Acoustic emission (AE) characteristic parameters of bridge cable damage were obtained on tensile test. The testing results show that the AE parameter analysis method based on correlation figure of count, energy, duration time, amplitude and time can express the whole damage course, and can correctly judge the signal difference of broken wire and unbroken wire. It found the bridge cable AE characteristics aren't apparent before yield deformation, however they are increasing after yield deformation, at the time of breaking, and they reach to maximum. At last, the bridge cable damage evolution law is studied applying the AE characteristic parameter time series fractal theory. In the initial and middle stage of loading, the AE fractal value of bridge cable is unsteady. The fractal value reaches to the minimum at the critical point of failure. According to this changing law, it is approached how to make dynamic assessment and estimation of damage degrees.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security 2008
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
EventNondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security 2008 - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: 11 Mar 200813 Mar 2008

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume6934
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceNondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security 2008
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period11/03/0813/03/08

Keywords

  • Acoustic emission
  • Bridge cable damage
  • Characteristics parameter
  • Fractal theory

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