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Ultrasonic Velocity as a Tool for Physical and Mechanical Parameters Prediction within Geo-Materials: Application on Cement Mortar

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This paper discusses the ability of ultrasonic wave velocity to evaluate some physical parameters within mortar. The behavior of ultrasonic pulse velocity within mortar subjected to incremetal stress was also studied. For experimentation, we carried out ultrasonic measurements on mortar samples before and during uniaxial compressive strength, perpendicularly to the stress direction. The water/cement ratios were varied in order to contribute certain specific characteristics. A set of expressions was obtained linking the initial velocities of longitudinal ultrasonic waves with compressive strength, density, porosity and load at elastic limit.The evolution of ultrasonic velocity through mortar samples under continuous incremental uniaxial stress were also investigated. The results illustrated the behavior of ultrasonic pulse velocity as a function of the applied stress. It was observed that velocity did not decrease under initial loading and until about 70% of the ultimate stress, where sudden decrease occurred, followed by the failure of the material.

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  1. Faculté des Sciences de Sfax, Départment des Sciences de la Terre, BP 802, Route de Soukra, 3018, Sfax, Tunisie

    Abdelhedi Mohamed, Mnif Thameur & Abbes Chedly

  2. Laboratoire de Modélisation des Systèmes Géologiques et Hydrologiques (LR16ES17), Faculté des Sciences de Sfax, BP 802, 3018, Sfax, Tunisie

    Abdelhedi Mohamed & Abbes Chedly

  3. Laboratoire de Géoressources, Matériaux, Environnement et Changements Globaux (LR/13/ES-23), Faculté des Sciences de Sfax, BP 802, 3018, Sfax, Tunisie

    Mnif Thameur

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Mohamed, A., Thameur, M. & Chedly, A. Ultrasonic Velocity as a Tool for Physical and Mechanical Parameters Prediction within Geo-Materials: Application on Cement Mortar. Russ J Nondestruct Test 54, 345–355 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1061830918050091

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