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2011 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Analysis of energy released by elastic emission in brittle materials under compression
Authors : A. Schiavi, G. Niccolini, P. Tarizzo, G. Lacidogna, A. Manuello, A. Carpinteri
Published in: Experimental Mechanics on Emerging Energy Systems and Materials, Volume 5
Publisher: Springer New York
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Experimental results are presented for fracture tests carried out on concrete and rock specimens under compression, and an analysis is performed for low-frequency acoustic emissions (elastic emissions, or ELE) due to crack growth. ELEs are vibrations of the specimen surface with relevant amplitudes and low frequencies (between 1 kHz and 20 kHz), appearing at the very last stages of the test and then revealing imminent failure. A spectral analysis of the ELEs is performed by measuring with a calibrated transducer the local acceleration of the specimen surface in the application point of the transducer. Quantitative estimation of ELE released energy is given in terms of kinetic energy using a simple kinematic model.