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Health diagnosis of arch bridge suspender by acoustic emission technique

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

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Abstract

Conventional non-destructive methods can't be dynamically monitored the suspenders' damage levels and types, so acoustic emission (AE) technique is proposed to monitor its activity. The validity signals are determined by the relationship with risetime and duration. The ambient noise is eliminated using float threshold value and placing a guard sensor. The cement mortar and steel strand damage level is analyzed by AE parameter method and damage types are judged by waveform analyzing technique. Based on these methods, all the suspenders of Sichuan Ebian Dadu river arch bridge have been monitored using AE techniques. The monitoring results show that AE signal amplitude, energy, counts can visually display the suspenders' damage levels, the difference of waveform and frequency range express different damage type. The testing results are well coincide with the practical situation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFundamental Problems of Optoelectronics and Microelectronics III
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes
EventFundamental Problems of Optoelectronics and Microelectronics III - Harbin, China
Duration: 12 Sep 200614 Sep 2006

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume6595 II
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceFundamental Problems of Optoelectronics and Microelectronics III
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHarbin
Period12/09/0614/09/06

Keywords

  • AE technique
  • Damage
  • Parameter method
  • Suspender
  • Waveform analyzing technique

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