Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Concrete water retaining structures'

Thesis (MScEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.
Durability and impermeability in a water-retaining structure are of prime importance if the structure is to fulfill its function over its design life. In addition, serviceability cracking tends to govern the design of water retaining structures. This research concentrates on load-induced cracking specifically that due to pure bending and to direct tension in South African reinforced concrete water retaining structures (WRS). As a South African design code for WRS does not exist at present, South African designers tend to use the British codes in the design of reinforced concrete water-retaining structures. However, with the release of the Eurocodes, the British codes have been withdrawn, creating the need for a South African code of practice for water-retaining structures. In updating the South African structural design codes, there is a move towards adopting the Eurocodes so that the South African design codes are compatible with their Eurocode counterparts. The Eurocode crack model to EN1992 (2004) was examined and compared to the corresponding British standard, BS8007 (1989). A reliability study was undertaken as the performance of the EN1992 crack model applied to South African conditions is not known. The issues of the influence of the crack width limit and model uncertainty were identified as being of importance in the reliability crack model.

Thesis (MScEng (Civil Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Concrete water retaining structures (WRS) in South Africa are under scrutiny due to the numerous durability problems that they have experienced lately; despite the efforts by local and national authorities in conserving these structures. At the heart of these problems are the creep and shrinkage phenomena. While shrinkage is the reduction of concrete volume with time, creep is defined as the time-dependent increase of concrete strain under constant or controlled stress. Both phenomena are affected by conditions to which WRS are exposed hence their accurate prediction is required. Numerical models have been developed to calculate the extent to which concrete creeps or shrinks over time. The objective of this thesis is to identify which of these models is better equipped to be used in South African WRS design. This is achieved through a systematic method that involves an investigation into the contents of these models and a statistical comparison of model calculations to WRS representative data. In partnership with reputable universities, a pioneer experimental creep and shrinkage data base is created in this project from which the WRS related data is selected. While investigating the contents of the numerical models, their applicability to South African WRS is identified and the integrity of model contents is assessed. Indeed, a few irregularities are found in the process and are presented in this thesis. The model calculations are statistically compared to data in the form of individual experiments as well as in the form of groups of experiments with similar concretes to find the ideal prediction model for different types of concretes as well. Also pioneered in this project is a weighted criteria and point system in which the findings of the model content assessment and statistical evaluations are incorporated. It is based on this system that conclusions are drawn and the most suitable prediction model for WRS design in South Africa is selected.

Thesis (MScEng (Civil Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Water-retaining structures are commonly used in South Africa for the storage of potable water and waste water. However, a South African code pertaining to the design of concrete water-retaining structures do not currently exist and therefore use is made of the British Standard BS 8007 (1987). For the design of concrete water-retaining structures in South Africa, only the hydrostatic loads are considered while forces due to seismic activity are often neglected even though seismic excitations of moderate magnitude occur within some regions of the country. Hence, the primary aim of this study was to determine whether seismic activity, as it occurs in South Africa, has a significant influence on water-retaining structures and whether it should be considered as a critical load case. In order to assess the influence of seismic activity on the design of water-retaining structures the internal forces in the wall and the required area of reinforcement were compared. Comparisons were made between the seismic analyses and static analyses for both the ultimate and serviceability limit states. In order to obtain the internal forces in the wall use was made of an appropriate Finite element model. Three Finite element models were investigated in this study and the accuracy of each model was assessed based on the fundamental frequency, base shear force and overturning moment. These values were compared to the values obtained with the numerical method presented by Veletsos (1997) which was verified with Eurocode 8: Part 4 (2006). The results obtained indicated that seismic excitations of moderate magnitude do have a significant influence on the reinforcement required in concrete water-retaining structures. For both the ultimate limit state and serviceability limit state the required reinforcement increased significantly when seismic loads were considered in the design. As in the case for static design of water-retaining structures, the serviceability limit state also dominated the design of these structures under seismic loading.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Beton waterhoudende strukture in Suid-Afrika word op ‘n gereelde basis gebruik vir die stoor van drink- sowel as afvalwater. ‘n Suid-Afrikaanse kode vir die ontwerp van hierdie strukture bestaan egter nie en dus word die Britse kode BS 8007 (1987) hiervoor gebruik. Vir ontwerp doeleindes word soms slegs die hidrostatiese kragte beskou terwyl kragte as gevolg van seismiese aktiwiteite nie noodwendig in berekening gebring word nie. Seismiese aktiwiteite van gematigde grootte kom egter wel voor in sekere dele van Suid-Afrika. Die hoofdoel van hierdie studie was dus om die invloed van seismiese aktiwiteite, soos voorgeskryf vir Suid-Afrikaanse toestande, op beton waterhoudende strukture te evalueer asook om te bepaal of dit ‘n kritiese lasgevalle sal wees. Vir hierdie doel is die interne kragte asook die area staal bewapening vir elk van die statiese en dinamiese lasgevalle vergelyk. Vergelykings is getref tussen die dinamiese en statiese resultate vir beide die swigtoestand en die diensbaarheidstoestand. Vir die bepaling van die interne kragte is gebruik gemaak van eindige element modelle. Tydens hierdie studie was drie eindige element modelle ondersoek en die akkuraatheid van elk geëvalueer op grond van die fundamentele frekwensie, die fondasie skuifkrag en die omkeermoment. Hierdie waardes was ondermeer bereken met twee numeriese metodes soos uiteengesit in Veletsos (1997) en Eurocode 8: Part 4 (2006). Die resultate dui daarop dat die invloed van seismiese aktiwiteite op beton waterhoudende strukture in Suid-Afrika nie weglaatbaar klein is nie en wel in berekening gebring behoort te word tydens die ontwerp. Die interne kragte vir beide die swigtoestand en diensbaarheidstoestand is aansienlik hoër vir die seismiese lasgeval as vir die statiese geval. Die diensbaarheidstoestand het deurentyd die ontwerp van beton waterhoudende strukture vir seismiese toestande oorheers.

Hydrophobic impregnations often referred to as water repellent agents, today mainly consisting of alkylalkoxysilanes, are often used on concrete to prolong the service life of the structure. This is accomplished by protecting the reinforcement bars from chlorides or by changing the moisture content inside. When the concrete is treated with a water repellent agent the properties of the surface layer becomes hydrophobic and thereby water droplets are stopped from entering, still allowing water vapour to pass through. This change can reduce chloride ingress and stop heavy rain from penetrating through the surface layer. This thesis presents results concerning how the properties of concrete are affected by a hydrophobic impregnation. Moisture transport and fixation in the surface layer of the concrete are studied as well as the secondary effects of more practical use such as the effect on chloride ingress, water absorption and humidity level. It also presents results on how the penetration depth and concentration of the water repellent agent (i) depend on a number of parameters, and (ii) affect the outcome of the treatment. Water repellent treatments on a number of different concrete structures in Stockholm, ranging from tunnel to high-rice building, are evaluated as well. The three most important factors for the penetration of any water repellent agent into concrete are time, porosity and degree of saturation. A semi-empirical equation is derived that gives an idea on how much these factors affect the efficient penetration depth of the water repellent agent. The depth and concentration have a major effect on the performance of the treatment. The moisture diffusion coefficient for a water repellent treated concrete is close to constant and not nearly as dependent on the relative humidity (RH) as for untreated concrete. Unlike untreated concrete, where capillary suction plays an important role for the moisture transport at high RH, the vapour transport is the dominant transport mechanism even at high RH for water repellent treated concrete. The moisture fixation is affected by a water repellent treatment and the effect is clearest at high moisture levels. The main reason for this is that the capillary porosity is affected by the treatment to a relatively high degree while the gel porosity to a large extent remains unaffected. A hypothesis is presented which suggests that the RH inside the concrete at the time of the treatment affects not only the depth and concentration but also in which range of pore radii the water repellent agent is present and active. The durability of hydrophobic impregnations can be divided into surface effects and in depth effects. The first is sensitive to the environmental and mechanical loadings and normally disappears within a year while the later can be long lasting if a sufficient depth is reached. Hydrophobic impregnations are not the answer to all problems in concrete related to moisture, but if correctly used it can prolong the service life of the structure which will lead to savings of natural resources and thus both economical and environmental savings for the community.
Vattenavvisande impregneringsmedel, som i dagsläget till största del består av alkylalkoxysilaner, används ofta på betong för att förlänga livslängden på konstruktionen. Detta syfte uppnås genom att armeringen skyddas mot klorider eller att fukthalten inuti betongen sänks. När betongen impregneras ändras ytskiktets fuktmekaniska egenskaper från hydrofila till hydrofoba vilket gör att vattendroppar kan stoppas medan vattenånga tillåts passera. Dessa förändrade egenskaper kan medföra att kloridinträngningen minskar och att kraftiga regn inte tränger genom det impregnerade skiktet. Denna avhandling presenterar resultat om hur betongen påverkas av en vattenavvisande impregnering. Fukttransport och fuktfixering i betongens ytskikt har undersökts men även sekundära effekter som kloridinträngning, vattenabsorption och förändring i fuktinnehåll vilka alla är av större praktisk nytta. Avhandlingen presenterar också resultat om vilka faktorer som påverkar impregneringens inträngningsdjup och koncentration samt vilken betydelse dessa har för funktionen. För att utvärdera impregneringars effekt i olika miljöer har ett stort antal objekt i Stockholm undersökts, innefattande olika konstruktioner från en tunnel till höghus. Impregneringens inträngningsdjup och koncentration har en avgörande betydelse för dess funktion. De tre viktigaste faktorerna för alla impregneringsmedels inträngning i betong är tid, porositet och fuktnivå. En semiempirisk ekvation har tagits fram där det framgår hur dessa tre faktorer påverkar det slutliga inträngningsdjupet för impregneringen. Till skillnad från obehandlad betong är transportkoefficienten för en impregnerad betong nästan oberoende av den relativa fuktigheten (RF) i omgivningen. Vid höga RF, där största delen av fukttransporten i obehandlad betong sker på grund av kapillärkrafter, är ångtransporten fortfarande den dominerande transportmekanismen i impregnerad betong. Fuktfixeringen i betong påverkas av en impregnering och effekten är störst vid höga RF. Det är dock tydligt att en viss mängd fukt finns inuti den impregnerade betongen. Detta kan förklaras med att största delen av kapillärporerna påverkas av impregneringen medan gelporerna förblir obehandlade. Resultaten indikerar också att fuktnivån vid impregneringstillfället avgör vilken del av porsystemet som kan behandlas och inte bara koncentrationen och inträngningsdjupet. Långtidsegenskaperna hos impregneringen kan delas upp i yt- och djupeffekt. Effekten på ytan avtar normalt sett inom ett år på grund av damm och partiklar, UV-ljus, slitage mm. Djupeffekten påverkas däremot inte av dessa faktorer och kan finnas kvar i decennier. Vattenavvisande impregneringar är inte lösningen på alla fuktrelaterade problem i betong, men om de används på rätt sätt så kan det förlänga livslängden på många konstruktioner. Detta leder till ett bättre hushållande med naturresurser och därmed både ekonomiska och miljömässiga besparingar för samhället.
QC20100715

Wick action is the transport of water through a concrete element from a face in contact with water to a drying face as occurs in basements, tunnels, slabs on grade and hollow offshore structures. Water transport through concrete due to wick action is many times greater due to pressure permeability under typical environmental conditions. Therefore wick action plays an important role in the watertightness and durability of concrete structures. Current models of wick action are based on an equilibrium developing between the rate of water entering concrete by sorptivity and leaving by water vapour diffusion where initial moisture content should not change the steady state rate, only the dominant factor in the early stages.
Wick action tests were conducted on concrete specimens of varying initial moisture condition, thickness, orientation and composition over periods ranging up to 450 days. Some wick action tests were conducted at 50% and 75% relative humidity and using a penetrating solution of reduced surface tension. The rate of wick action was found to be inversely proportional to thickness regardless of the initial moisture content of the specimen. Initial saturation was found to significantly increase wick action and moisture flow in ordinary Portland cement (OPC) and hydrophobic (HI) concretes drying at 75% RH and HI concrete drying at 50% RH. The data are consistent with the well documented hysteresis between sorption/desorption isotherms. Concretes containing silica fume (SF) and ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS) did not exhibit such hysteresis. Reducing the surface tension of the pentrating solution profoundly reduced the sorptivity into dried specimens but not the depth of penetration or the steady state wick action rate. Direct measurements on osmotic flow through vacuum saturated specimens showed that osmotic effects had a limited effect on wick action at salt concentrations expected in most environmental conditions.
The research demonstrates that desorptivity from the drying surface rather than sorptivity into the wetting surface is the dominant factor determining wick action through concrete. The ease with which desorptivity can be measured and the simple empirical model developed provides practicising engineers with a useful tool to estimate water transport due to wick action through concrete in partially immersed conditions.

The durability of concrete is of major concern in all types of concrete structures where the combined effect of exposure conditions and the type and quality of the concrete material usually determines the rate of degradation. Furthermore, there are synergy effects between different deterioration mechanisms, which means that the combined rate of degradation is higher than the sum of the individual rates of each mechanism. Therefore, to accurately predict the residual service life of existing structures or when designing new structures, it is essential to consider all these aspects. This means that various chemical and physical processes, as well as how these interact, must be taken into account in models aiming to be used for service life predictions. This thesis presents the first part of a research project with the aim to investigate common deterioration mechanisms of concrete in hydraulic structures, and to improve the knowledge how these and other related phenomena can be described using mathematical models. The objective is also to study how different mechanisms interact and to find suitable approaches to account for these interactions in the models. To this end, a literature survey on commonly detected damage in hydraulic structures is presented. In addition, it also addresses in what types of and where in hydraulic structures the various damage types are usually observed. The mathematical models presented in this part of the project are focused on long-term water absorption in air-entrained concrete as well as on freezing of partially saturated air-entrained concrete. Both models are based on a multiphase description of concrete and poromechanics to describe the coupled hygro-thermo-mechanical behaviour. The thesis also presents some of the basic concepts of multiphase modelling of porous media, including discretization of the models using the finite element method (FEM). Furthermore, it covers the simplifications that are usually introduced in the general macroscopic balance equations for mass, energy and linear momentum when modelling cement-based materials. To verify the developed models and to show their capabilities, simulation results are compared with experimental data, in situ measurements and other simulations from the literature. The results indicate that both models perform well and can be used to predict long-term moisture conditions in hydraulic structures as well as freezing-induced strains in partially saturated air-entrained concrete, respectively. Even though no interactions with other deterioration mechanisms are included in the models, the development and use of these have given insights to which parameters that are important to consider in such extensions. Furthermore, based on the insights gained, the complexity of describing the full interactions between several mechanisms in mathematical models is also discussed. It is concluded that models aiming to be used for service life predictions of hydraulic structures in day-to-day engineering work need to be simplified. However, the type of advanced models presented in this thesis can serve as a basis to study which aspects and parameters that are essential to consider in simplified prediction models.
Beständigheten hos betong är av avgörande betydelse i alla typer av betongkonstruktioner där den kombinerade effekten av exponeringsförhållanden samt typ och kvalitet på betongmaterialet vanligtvis avgör nedbrytningshastigheten. Dessutom finns synergieffekter mellan olika nedbrytningsmekanismer som innebär att den kombinerade nedbrytningshastigheten är större än summan av de enskilda nedbrytningshastigheterna. För att noggrant kunna prediktera den återstående livislängden hos befintliga konstruktioner eller vid design av nya konstruktioner är det därför viktigt att ta hänsyn till samtliga av dessa aspekter. Detta innebär att olika kemiska och fysikaliska processer, samt hur dessa interagerar med varandra, måste tas i beaktande i modeller som avses användas för livslängdsbedömningar. Den här licentiatuppsatsen presenterar den första delen av ett forskningsprojekt där målet är att studera vanligt förekommande nedbrytningsmekanismer i vattenbyggnadskonstruktioner och att öka kunskapen om hur dessa och andra relaterade fenomen kan beskrivas med matematiska modeller. Målet är också att studera hur olika nedbrytningsmekanismer samverkar och att hitta lämpliga tillvägagångssätt att ta hänsyn till dessa interaktioner i modellerna. För detta ändamål presenteras en litteraturstudie avseende vanligt förekommande skador i vattenbyggnadskonstruktioner. Dessutom behandlar denna i vilka typer av vattenbyggnadskonstruktioner och var i dessa som de olika typerna av skador vanligtvis observeras. De matematiska modeller som presenteras i denna del av projektet är inriktade på långtidsabsorption av vatten i lufttillsatt betong samt på frysning i delvis vattenmättad lufttillsatt betong. Båda modellerna är baserade på en multifasbeskrivning av betong samt poromekanik för att beskriva det kopplade hydro-termo-mekaniska beteendet. Uppsatsen presenterar också några av de grundläggande koncepten gällande multifasmodellering av porösa material, inklusive diskretisering av modellerna genom användning av finita elementmetoden (FEM). Dessutom beskrivs de förenklingar som vanligtvis införs i de generella makroskopiska balansekvationerna för massa, energi och rörelsemängd då cementbaserade material modelleras. Simuleringsresultat från de utvecklade modellerna jämförs med försöksdata, fältmätningar samt andra simuleringsresultat från litteraturen för att verifiera modellerna samt visa hur de beter sig. Resultaten visar att båda modellerna ger tillfredställande resultat och kan användas för att uppskatta de långsiktiga fuktförhållandena i vattenbyggnadskonstruktioner samt frysinducerade töjningar i delvis vattenmättad lufttillsatt betong. Även om inga interaktioner mellan andra nedbrytningsmekanismer inkluderades i modellerna, så har utvecklingen samt användandet av dessa gett insikter gällande vilka parametrar som är viktiga att beakta i sådana vidareutvecklingar. Baserat på dessa insikter diskuteras också komplexiteten i att beskriva interaktionen mellan flertalet mekanismer i matematiska modeller. Det konstateras också att modeller som avses användas i dagligt ingenjörsarbete för livstidsbedömningar av vattenbyggnadskonstruktioner behöver förenklas. Däremot kan den typ av avancerade modeller som presenteras i denna uppsats användas som en grund för att studera vilka aspekter och parametrar som är viktiga att beakta i förenklade modeller.

QC 20180403

The thesis deals with design and assessment of all supporting parts of cast-in-place reinforced concrete tank. The thesis includes a technical report, static analysis, drawing documentations, construction proces and visualization. The drawing documentation consists of shape and reinforcement drawings of supporting parts.

Cette recherche s’inscrit dans le cadre de la surveillance structurale des enceintes de confinement des centrales nucléaires qu’EDF exploite. L’objectif est de déterminer comment la connaissance de la teneur en eau du béton de ces ouvrages pourrait améliorer les prédictions de leur comportement mécanique, qui sont régulièrement réalisées dans le cadre de la démonstration de sûreté des installations.Dans un premier temps, nous avons étudié comment les incertitudes de mesure d’auscultation se propageaient dans les modèles pour quantifier l’information apportée par la mesure de teneur en eau. Nous avons également considéré les effets de ces incertitudes sur les extrapolations en fin de vie de l’ouvrage. Dans un second temps, nous avons proposé un modèle de surveillance des déformations différées comprenant la teneur en eau comme variable explicative et fondé sur une dépendance linéaire avec les déformations. Cette approche a été validée grâce aux données issues de la maquette VeRCoRs.Nous avons voulu ensuite estimer plus précisément l’exigence métrologique pour qualifier les chaines de mesure in situ de teneur en eau des bétons. Pour cela, nous avons utilisé la méthode de Monte Carlo pour simuler la propagation des incertitudes de mesures, en comparant les performances du modèle que nous proposions avec celles d’une approche d’ingénierie plus classique
This research takes place within the framework of the structural monitoring of nuclear power plant containments that EDF operates. Our goal is to determine how the knowledge of the concrete water content these structures could improve the predictions of their mechanical behavior, which are periodically undertaken as part of the safety case for the facilities.As a first step, we have studied monitoring data uncertainties propagation through the models, in order to quantify the information brought by the water content measurement. We have also addressed the effects of these uncertainties on the extrapolations to the end of the structure lifetime. In a second phase, we have proposed a delayed deformation monitoring model including water content as an explanatory variable and based on a linear dependence with strains. This approach has been validated with data from the VeRCoRs mock up.Then, we sought to estimate more accurately the metrological requirement to qualify in-situ measurement systems for concrete water content. To do this, we used the Monte Carlo method to simulate the propagation of measurement uncertainties, by comparing the performances of the model that we proposed with those of a more conventional engineering approach

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A corrosão de armaduras e uma das manifestações patológicas mais comuns encontradas em estruturas de concreto armado, consistindo em um processo eletroquímico onde a agua presente no concreto atua como eletrólito. Neste sentido através do ensaios de corrosão acelerados (ensaio CAIM) comparou-se a resistência a corrosão no concreto armado de diferentes traços na presença e ausência de insumos agrícolas como a cinza da casca de arroz e agua extraída da mandioca brava. O objetivo principal do presente trabalho foi seleciona qual (quais) o (s) traços (s) com similaridade de resistência frente ao processo de corrosão e teor de argamassa apresentaram maior resistência frente ao processo de corrosão em meio contendo íons cloretos (solução que simula agua do mar - 35g/L NaCl), aplicando-se voltagens de 15, 30 e 70V durante 8, 24 e 48h. A cinza de casca de arroz e a agua extraída da mandioca brava foram caracterizadas pelas técnicas de analise de espectroscopia de infravermelho e de difração de raios-X. Os grupos funcionais silanol e carboxila foram detectados nestes subprodutos agrícolas e relacionados a um mecanismo proposto de inibição contra a corrosão na armadura conforme dados do ensaio CAIM. Analises de microscopia eletrônica de varredura e energia dispersiva de raios-X colaboraram para elucidar o mecanismo proposto. Enquanto que as analises de perda de massa e quantificação de cloretos no concreto apos ensaio CAIM através do método de Mohr auxiliaram na validação dos resultados do ensaio.
The corrosion in armatures is one of the most common pathologies found in structures of concrete, consisting in an electrochemical process, where the water in the concrete acts as an electrolyte. In this way, through the assays of accelerated corrosion (CAIM Tests), the resistance to corrosion in concrete of different mixtures was compared with the presence and absence of agricultural input so as rice husk and water from mandioca brava. The main objective of this work is to select mixture with similarity in resistance to compression and group content present the biggest resistance against the corrosion process amid containing chloride ions (solution simulating seawater – 35g/L NaCI), applying voltages of 15, 30 and 70V during 8, 24 and 48h. The cinder of rice husk and the water extracted from mandioca brava were characterized by the infrared spectroscopy analysis technics and by X-ray diffraction. The functional groups of silanol and carboxyl were detected in these agricultural byproducts and related to a proposed inhibition mechanism against the corrosion in armatures seen in CAIM data test. Electronic scanning microscopic analysis and dispersive X-ray energy collaborated to elucidated the proposed mechanism. While the studies in weight loss and chloride quantification in concrete after the CAIM test through the Mohr method helped in the validation of the assay results.

The aim of the diploma thesis is static solution of selected parts of the residental house with formwork drawings and reinforcement drawings of designed structures included. Project describes the design and assessment of the monolitic slab structure, precast stair flights, basement loadbearing wall and retaining wall. For calculation of the internal forces was used software Scia Engineer.

La résistivité électrique est un paramètre sensible à différentes propriétés du béton, dont la teneur en eau qui est l'un des principaux indicateurs gouvernant sa durabilité. Dans cette étude, la problématique du suivi du profil de teneur en eau du béton sur toute son épaisseur est abordée en utilisant une méthode électrique à courant continu comme méthode de mesure. Cette problématique revêt une grande importance pour les structures de stockage en béton utilisées pour les déchets radioactifs et pour les applications nécessitant une résolution spatiale centimétrique de la mesure du profil de teneur en eau sur une grande épaisseur. L'objectif de cette thèse est de concevoir et de réaliser des capteurs multi-électrodes noyés dans des structures en béton pour évaluer le profil de résistivité dans leur épaisseur afin de remonter au profil de teneur en eau. L'étude porte sur la conception de deux capteurs (Echelle et Anneau) sous la forme de circuits imprimés, ce qui présente plusieurs avantages, en particulier la précision géométrique et la limitation de l'encombrement des câblages afin d'une part d'augmenter la durabilité des capteurs et d'autre part de réduire leur caractère invasif. Différentes configurations de mesure sont analysées et comparées. Une modélisation numérique de la réponse électrique des capteurs et de leur capacité à évaluer un profil de résistivité imposé est réalisée ainsi que l'influence des armatures métalliques sur la réponse des capteurs placés au centre de la maille d'armature. Des validations expérimentales à la fois dans des solutions salines de conductivité connue et sur des échantillons de béton soumis au séchage sont également mises en œuvre. Les résultats démontrent la capacité des capteurs à évaluer les profils de résistivité dans le béton avec une résolution centimétrique. Pour changer d'échelle et s'approcher des conditions de mesure sur des structures réelles, les capteurs sont intégrés dans deux dalles de béton armé de 30 cm d'épaisseur instrumentées par d'autres capteurs afin de comparer les résultats. Enfin, une calibration des mesures est réalisée pour remonter au profil de teneur en eau en tenant compte de la température. Les profils de degré de saturation obtenus avec les capteurs innovants développés dans cette thèse sont encadrés par les profils obtenus par des mesures de référence (capteurs thermohygrométriques THR et gammadensimétrie) et donnent des résultats cohérents avec l'évolution due au séchage du béton
Electrical resistivity is a parameter sensitive to various properties of concrete, including water content, which is one of the key parameters governing concrete long-term durability. In this study, the problem of monitoring the concrete water content profile throughout the concrete structure thickness is addressed using a method based on DC- electrical resistivity measurements. This is of great importance for concrete repository structures used for radioactive waste and for applications requiring centimetric resolution of the water content profile over a thick structure. The aim of this thesis is to design and produce a novel multi-electrode embedded sensor for monitoring the resistivity profile over depth in order to estimate the water content profile. The study focuses on the design of two sensors based on printed circuit board (PCB), which brings several advantages, including geometric accuracy and mitigation of wiring issues, in order to increase the durability of the sensors and to reduce invasiveness. Different measurement configurations are analyzed and compared. In addition, numerical modeling of the sensor response and its ability to assess an imposed resistivity profile is carried out, as well as the influence of the steel reinforcement on the response of the sensors placed in the center of the reinforcement mesh. Experimental validations using saline solutions of known conductivity and concrete specimens subjected to drying are studied. The results demonstrate the capability of the sensor to evaluate resistivity profiles in concrete with centimetric resolution. To enlarge our scale and approach real structures, the sensors are embedded in two 30 cm thick concrete slabs instrumented by other sensors to compare the results. Calibration of the measurements is carried out to determine the water content profile taking the temperature into account. The saturation degree profiles obtained with the innovative sensors developed in this thesis are compared to the profiles obtained from reference measurements (thermohygrometric sensors and gammadensimetry) and give consistent results with the evolution of the concrete due to drying

Studien går ut på att undersöka vattenskador som har blivit allt vanligare i svenska byggnader. Vattenskador utsätter människan för hälsorisker på grund av en hög risk för mikrobiell tillväxt. Syftet med studien är att undersöka vattenskador, var uppstår vattenskador och varför, vilka kostnader står försäkringsbolagen för och vilka kostnader står fastighetsägare eller utförare för. Inom studien undersöktes också hur olika aktörer ser på vattenskador och risker med olika typer av stommaterial. Resultatet av studien visar att försäkringsbolagen bedömer alla stommaterial lika när det gäller ersättning för vattenskador, det vill säga att de behandlar trä- och betongstomme på samma sätt. Däremot är ålder på byggnaden mer avgörande då de gör åldersavdrag för att värdera ersättningen för respektive vattenskada. Skador bör åtgärdas så fort som möjligt. Ju snabbare skador åtgärdas desto mindre sprider sig vattenskadorna. Metoden som användes i arbetet är intervjuer.
The study aims to investigate water damage that has become increasingly common in Swedish buildings. Water damage exposes humans to health risks due to a high risk for microbial growth. The purpose of the work is to discuss water damage, where water damage occurs and why, what costs do the insurance companies cover and what costs do the property owners cover. The study also examines how different actors view water damage and risks with different types of frame material. The result of the study is that the insurance companies assess all frame materials equally in terms of compensation for water damage, that is, they treat wood and concrete frames in the same way. However, the age of the building is more decisive as they make age deductions to evaluate the compensation for the respective water damage. Damage should be remedied as soon as possible, the faster the damage is rectified the less water damage spreads. The method used in the work was a qualitative method and the reliability is considered high since the results are consistent with the theoretical starting points.

碩士
國立中興大學
土木工程學系
89
Conventionally, the thickness of concrete structures with one accessible surface was measured by coring that might cause damage to the structures. For some concrete structures those are not allowed to take cores, the thickness of such structures cannot be efficiently measured. The purpose of the thesis is to evaluate the newly developed nondestructive technique (ASTM C1383) for measuring the thickness of concrete structures in water resource engineering such as slope pavement, channel walls, top slabs, bottom slabs, and flood resistant walls. The base materials of the above concrete structures include soil and crashed rock. The acoustic impedance of these base materials is smaller than that of concrete. Field studies were performed at three different sites. Experimental results show that all the measurement errors of the concrete thickness with the newly developed nondestructive technique are less than 3%. Therefore, it is practically feasible to introduce the nondestructive technique (ASTM C1383) as an alternative method for measuring the thickness of concrete structures in water resource engineering. The advantage of this alternative method is completely nondestructive.

碩士
朝陽科技大學
營建工程系碩士班
90
The study is aimed to evaluate the feasibility of using the impact-echo method to replace the conventional destructive core test for estimating the thickness of the plate-like structure in water resource engineering. Promising results were shown for plates, such as the bottom of water channels constructed above the soil-ground or old channel site. However, errors may be produced using the P-wave measured on the surface to calculate the thickness of the thick-hydraulic plate structure because of the large variances of the surface condition. The micro-cracking damages of the surface may produce by hydraulic scouring occurring in the flooding season and lead to lower surface P-wave speed. For the newly constructed structure, variance in P-wave speed may occur due to surface breeding or the sink of the coarse aggregate. More serious error can be produce for detecting the thicker plate. Thus, more researches for improving the test method have to be proceeded.