The State of the Art in Non-destructive Evaluation of Concrete

Dear Colleagues,

Civil engineering structures as buildings, bridges, tunnels, power plant, water retaining/supply structures, etc.) are important components of built heritage. Keeping them in service requires significant maintenance and repair costs. Therefore, the development of scientific approaches becomes necessary through setting up concrete evaluation tools aimed at making diagnosis more reliable for optimizing the maintenance strategy. The use of non-destructive testing and evaluation methods (acoustic, electromagnetic, electrical, etc.) are one of the suitable approaches. The more important requirements are quantification of the mechanical properties of materials or indicators of durability such as compressive strength, porosity, moisture content, and the detection of defect/damage and their monitoring. Taking into account uncertainties and the development of in situ assessment methodologies are also of great interest for optimizing the predictive maintenance of structures and infrastructures.

This Special Issue aims to provide an overview of recent developments in non-destructive testing and evaluation methods as well as in situ concrete assessment methodologies using NDT. Submissions discussing the state-of-the-art in experimentation and modeling as well as applications on structures in real conditions are encouraged.

Prof. Dr. Zoubir Mehdi Sbartaï
Guest Editor

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