With the aim of developing a technique of evaluating the freezing and thawing resistance of ex- isting concrete structures by contrast X-ray radiography, a method of quantifying cracks and voids in concrete is proposed, and the relationship between the quantified…
With the aim of developing a technique of evaluating the freezing and thawing resistance of ex- isting concrete structures by contrast X-ray radiography, a method of quantifying cracks and voids in concrete is proposed, and the relationship between the quantified values (transmission dose difference) and the degree of deterioration by freezing and thawing is determined. The relationship between the transmission dose dif- ference and scaling of concretes with different strengths is also determined to examine if the transmission dose difference can serve as an index to freezing and thawing resistance. Experiment results show relative dynamic modulus and scaling are closely related to transmission dose difference, suggesting the possibility of evaluating the freezing and thawing resistance of concrete by this technique.