@misc{10481/55331,
year = {2018},
month = {4},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/55331},
abstract = {This paper proposes the monitoring of old timber beams with natural defects (knots, grain
deviations, fissures and wanes), reinforced using carbon composite materials (CFRP). Reinforcement
consisted of the combination of a CFRP laminate strip and a carbon fabric discontinuously wrapping
the timber element. Monitoring considered the use and comparison of two types of sensors: strain
gauges and multi-resonant acoustic emission (AE) sensors. Results demonstrate that: (1) the
mechanical behavior of the beams can be considerably improved by means of the use of CFRP (160%
in bending load capacity and 90% in stiffness); (2) Acoustic emission sensors provide comparable
information to strain gauges. This fact points to the great potential of AE techniques for in-service
damage assessment in real wood structures.},
organization = {The experiments were supported by the companies DÁVILA Restauración de Monumentos
and DRIZORO® S.A.U, under research contract No. 3546. The authors also gratefully acknowledge the important
contribution of lab technicians David Jiménez and Ismael Romero.},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Timber},
keywords = {Carbon fiber composites},
keywords = {Acoustic emission sensors},
keywords = {Structural monitoring},
title = {Monitoring of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Old Timber Beams via Strain and Multiresonant Acoustic Emission Sensors},
author = {Rescalvo Fernández, Francisco José and Valverde Palacios, Ignacio and Suárez, Elisabet and Roldán Aranda, Andrés María and Gallego Molina, Antolino},
}