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Application of digital image correlation system for reliable deformation measurement of concrete structures at high temperatures

Le, DB; Tran, SD; Torero, JL; Dao, VTN; (2019) Application of digital image correlation system for reliable deformation measurement of concrete structures at high temperatures. Engineering Structures , 192 pp. 181-189. 10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.05.009. Green open access

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Abstract

Reliable data on concrete deformation at high temperatures are critical to ensure the suitable predictive capability of the models for such important deformation-related properties as stress-strain relations, modulus of elasticity and load-induced thermal strains. This paper first reviews currently available technologies for measuring the deformation of concrete at high temperatures and the relevant major experiments. It is shown that such deformation has usually been determined either indirectly or outside the heated zones, thereby resulting in uncertainties that are difficult to be properly quantified. Key details of a newly-developed test setup using an optimised 3D digital image correlation technique, a radiant heating facility and an optical system with a blue illumination and a band-pass filter are then reported. It is shown via both theoretical and experimental evidence that the new system allows to successfully overcome the challenges related to thermal radiation, contrast of image, stability of speckle pattern and presence of hot air; thereby proving the reliability and capability of this innovative setup. Finally, several key potential applications of the new system are suggested.

Type: Article
Title: Application of digital image correlation system for reliable deformation measurement of concrete structures at high temperatures
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.05.009
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.05.009
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Concrete; elevated temperatures; fire; deformation capturing; DIC
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Civil, Environ and Geomatic Eng
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10087613
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