Damage assessment of novel pre-fabricated concrete elements based on Acoustic Emission measurements and Kaiser/Felicity effect analysis Vrije Universiteit Brussel
In this study, the structural integrity and mechanical response to service loads of recently designed innovative prefabricated concrete balcony elements is assessed using Acoustic Emission. The elements design considers pair of concrete slabs separated by thermal break. The latter provides structural weight reduction and acoustic/thermal isolation. The thermal break consists of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) blocks and steel/basalt-based ...