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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ULTRASONIC PULSE VELOCITY AND STANDARD CONCRETE CUBE CRUSHING STRENGTH

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Last updated: 23 Jan 2023

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Civil Engineering: structural, Geotechnical, reinforced concrete and s…nd sanitary engineering, Hydraulic, Railway, construction Management.

Abstract

In Jordan as well as in most countries, many concrete structures are becoming old. The question of whether they are safe to be utilized by people or is it feasible to spend money to rehabilitate them, requires conducting a quality survey to assess the integrity of all critical structural items without undermining the safety of the structures. Moreover the nondestructive testing is beneficial for the quality control of new constructions. One of the most effective and least expensive techniques is using Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity (UPV), utilizing Pulse ultrasonic nondestructive indicator tester (Pundit) - a simple non-destructive testing device – that is used to assess the integrity of the structures without causing any damage. Thus the aim of this study is to give forth a mathematical relationship that relates UPV with standard concrete cube crushing strength ( cu f ) in a step to reinforce the credibility of nondestructive compressive strength investigations on concrete containing local materials. To accomplish this task, 135 standard concrete cubes of 150 mm dimensions were prepared using various concrete mixes in order to cover all types of concrete locally produced. The UPV and the relevant crushing strength for each cube were documented. Regression analysis was carried out to study the correlation among observed data. Finally a mathematical relationship between Pundit readings and the corresponding cube compressive strengths was derived.

DOI

10.21608/jesaun.2008.115591

Keywords

Nondestructive tests, Structure Evaluation, Concrete quality, Ultrasonic pulse velocity

Authors

First Name

Mazen

Last Name

A. Musmar

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Affiliation

Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering Technology, Al-Balqa' Applied University Amman 11134, P.O. Box 15008, Jordan

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m_musmar@wanadoo.jo

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First Name

Nafeth

Last Name

Abed Alhadi

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Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering Technology, Al-Balqa' Applied University

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Volume

36

Article Issue

No 1

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16622

Issue Date

2008-01-01

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2007-09-02

Publish Date

2008-01-01

Page Start

51

Page End

59

Print ISSN

1687-0530

Online ISSN

2356-8550

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Research Paper

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1,438

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Publication Title

JES. Journal of Engineering Sciences

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https://jesaun.journals.ekb.eg/

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23 Jan 2023