Acoustic signatures of hydration and microcracking in early-age concrete Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Processes occurring during concrete curing such as settlement, hydration, and early-age shrinkage cracking define its long-term performance. These processes result in the emission of elastic waves which contain characteristic information about them. In this study, concrete is monitored from its fresh state up to its early hardening state, using Acoustic Emission (AE), a technique that records waves released by irreversible processes within the ...