Application of the Acoustic Emission Method in Concrete Materials

Dear Colleagues,

Although concrete is one of the oldest building materials (well-preserved Roman concrete structures can still be found standing), developments in recent years have significantly improved its properties (e.g., strength, mechanical and chemical resistance, workability, and others). At the same time, its disadvantages (e.g., fragility, negative environmental impacts) have been overcome. The acoustic emission (AE) method is already well known in the scientific community and is applied in many fields (e.g., pressure vessel inspection, aviation, engineering, and others).

Merging the two topics of acoustic emission and concrete materials offers a number of new insights for experts in both areas. It is therefore my pleasure to invite you to submit an original manuscript for this Special Issue focusing on application of the acoustic emission method in concrete materials. The aim of this Special Issue is to gather knowledge and experience in the latest advances and trends in the given areas.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

• Testing of concrete materials and elements in civil engineering;
• Testing of structures made of novel concrete materials (e.g., green concrete, alkali-based concrete, etc.);
• Real-time damage detection and damage imaging;
• Novel algorithms for acoustic emission data analysis;
• Artificial intelligence and machine learning applications for analysis of AE signals;
• Sensors and equipment for measuring AE;
• Installation and arrangement of AE sensors for crack localization;
• Health and stability monitoring in civil engineering by the AE method;
• AE activity characteristics in the disaster development process of civil engineering;
• Other nondestructive acoustic testing methods for concrete materials.

Dr. Libor Topolář
Guest Editor

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