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Complex investigations of the development of micro- and macro-cracks in concrete members using elastic waves: experiments and discrete element method modelling

2019/35/B/ST8/01905

Keywords:

concrete damage detection micro-cracks macro-cracks discrete element method concrete meso-structure micro-computed tomography elastic wave propagation

Descriptors:

  • ST8_002:
  • ST8_008:
  • ST8_003:

Panel:

ST8 - Production and processes engineering: modelling, product design, process design and control, construction methods and engineering, power units and systems

Host institution :

Politechnika Gdańska

woj. pomorskie

Other projects carried out by the institution 

Principal investigator (from the host institution):

prof. Magdalena Rucka 

Number of co-investigators in the project: 8

Call: OPUS 18 - announced on 2019-09-16

Amount awarded: 1 194 000 PLN

Project start date (Y-m-d): 2020-09-01

Project end date (Y-m-d): 2024-08-31

Project duration:: 48 months (the same as in the proposal)

Project status: Project settled

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  • Publication in academic press/journals (11)
  • Articles in post-conference publications (1)
  1. Characterization of fracture process in polyolefin fibre-reinforced concrete using ultrasonic waves and digital image correlation
    Authors:
    Magdalena Rucka, Erwin Wojtczak, Magdalena Knak, Marzena Kurpińska
    Academic press:
    Construction and Building Materials (rok: 2021, tom: 280, strony: 122522), Wydawca: Elsevier
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.122522 - link to the publication
  2. Enhancing the fracture performance of cementitious composites through synergistic integration of graphene with polyolefin and polyvinyl alcohol fibres
    Authors:
    Shahzad Ashraf, Magdalena Rucka
    Academic press:
    Journal of Building Engineering (rok: 2025, tom: 104, strony: 112273), Wydawca: Elsevier
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1016/j.jobe.2025.112273 - link to the publication
  3. Internal imaging of concrete fracture based on elastic waves and ultrasound computed tomography
    Authors:
    Monika Zielińska, Magdalena Rucka
    Academic press:
    Measurement (rok: 2022, tom: 202, strony: 111852), Wydawca: Elsevier
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1016/j.measurement.2022.111852 - link to the publication
  4. Monitoring the fracture process of concrete during splitting using integrated ultrasonic coda wave interferometry, digital image correlation and X-ray micro-computed tomography
    Authors:
    Erwin Wojtczak, Magdalena Rucka, Łukasz Skarżyński
    Academic press:
    NDT and E International (rok: 2022, tom: 126, strony: 102591), Wydawca: Elsevier
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1016/j.ndteint.2021.102591 - link to the publication
  5. Coda wave interferometry in monitoring the fracture process of concrete beams under bending test
    Authors:
    Magdalena Knak, Erwin Wojtczak, Magdalena Rucka
    Academic press:
    Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Technical Sciences (rok: 2023, tom: 71(3), strony: e144118), Wydawca: Polish Academy of Sciences
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.24425/bpasts.2023.144118 - link to the publication
  6. Microcrack monitoring and fracture evolution of polyolefin and steel fibre concrete beams using integrated acoustic emission and digital image correlation techniques
    Authors:
    Shahzad Ashraf, Magdalena Rucka
    Academic press:
    Construction and Building Materials (rok: 2023, tom: 395, strony: 132306), Wydawca: Elsevier
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.132306 - link to the publication
  7. Discrete element method modelling of elastic wave propagation in a meso-scale model of concrete
    Authors:
    Magdalena Knak, Michał Nitka, Magdalena Rucka
    Academic press:
    Ultrasonics (rok: 2024, tom: 141, strony: 107336), Wydawca: Elsevier
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1016/j.ultras.2024.107336 - link to the publication
  8. A study on microcrack monitoring in concrete: discrete element method simulations of acoustic emission for non-destructive diagnostics
    Authors:
    Magdalena Rucka, Magdalena Knak, Michał Nitka
    Academic press:
    Engineering Fracture Mechanics (rok: 2023, tom: 293, strony: 109718), Wydawca: Elsevier
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1016/j.engfracmech.2023.109718 - link to the publication
  9. The effect of external load on ultrasonic wave attenuation in steel bars under bending stresses
    Authors:
    Adam Ścięgaj, Erwin Wojtczak, Magdalena Rucka
    Academic press:
    Ultrasonics (rok: 2022, tom: 124, strony: 106748), Wydawca: Elsevier
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1016/j.ultras.2022.106748 - link to the publication
  10. 3D DEM modelling of acoustic emission in concrete: Insights into elastic waves initiated by microcracks
    Authors:
    Michał Nitka, Magdalena Rucka
    Academic press:
    Ultrasonics (rok: 2025, tom: 150, strony: 107599), Wydawca: Elsevier
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1016/j.ultras.2025.107599 - link to the publication
  11. Comparative study on fracture evolution in steel fibre and bar reinforced concrete beams using acoustic emission and digital image correlation techniques
    Authors:
    Shahzad Ashraf, Magdalena Rucka
    Academic press:
    Case Studies in Construction Materials (rok: 2024, tom: 20, strony: e03359), Wydawca: Elsevier
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1016/j.cscm.2024.e03359 - link to the publication
  1. Crack monitoring in concrete beams under bending using ultrasonic waves and coda wave interferometry: the effect of excitation frequency on coda
    Authors:
    Magdalena Knak, Erwin Wojtczak, Magdalena Rucka
    Conference:
    Journal of Physics: Conference Series (rok: 2024, tom: EURODYN 2023, strony: 45667), Wydawca: IOP Publishing Ltd
    Data:
    konferencja 2-5 July 2023
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1088/1742-6596/2647/18/182004 - link to the publication