The assessment of concrete quality by ultrasonic pulse velocity

  • Van Viet Thien An Faculty of Building Materials, National University of Civil Engineering, 55 Giai Phong road, Hai Ba Trung district, Hanoi, Vietnam
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31814/stce.nuce2018-12(5)-03

Abstract

In the present study, the uniformity and potential internal defects of concrete elements in situ were assessed by using Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity (UPV) testing method according to TCVN 9357:2012. Thirteen cross beams with dimension of 4.8 x 1.5 x 1.5 m3 were selected to measure the pulse velocity. Three cross beams were used to check potential internal defects in concrete and 10 cross beams were used to assess the uniformity of concrete in the elements. The results showed that there is no potential internal defect with size over 100 mm in three tested beams and concrete quality of all tested beams is good with the coefficient of variation (CV) of ultrasonic pulse velocity results of all tested points is lower than 2%.

Keywords: concrete; homogeneity; internal defects; ultrasonic pulse velocity.

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Published
30-08-2018
How to Cite
An, V. V. T. (2018). The assessment of concrete quality by ultrasonic pulse velocity. Journal of Science and Technology in Civil Engineering (JSTCE) - HUCE, 12(5), 20-27. https://doi.org/10.31814/stce.nuce2018-12(5)-03
Issue
Vol 12 No 5 (2018)
Section
Research Papers

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