Title :
Comparison of two coaxial probes for the non-destructive evaluation of a steel fiber reinforced concrete layer
Author :
Van Damme, Stephan ; Franchois, Ann ; Taerwe, Luc
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Gent, Belgium
Abstract :
A coaxial probe technique for the non-destructive evaluation of steel fiber reinforced concrete is presented. An accurate open-ended coaxial probe model together with a mixing formula was used, yielding the fiber concentrations for different reinforced concrete samples. The experiments were conducted with a small and a large probe. We conclude that the proposed technique is a promising one.
Keywords :
fibre reinforced composites; nondestructive testing; permittivity measurement; coaxial probe technique; dielectric measurements; fiber concentrations; homogenization; mixing formula; nondestructive evaluation; open-ended coaxial probe model; permittivity; reinforced concrete samples; steel fiber reinforced concrete layer; Admittance; Cement industry; Coaxial components; Concrete; Information technology; Permittivity measurement; Probes; Slabs; Steel; Structural engineering;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2004. IMTC 04. Proceedings of the 21st IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8248-X
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2004.1351115