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A Pilot Study of Implementing Bender Element to In-situ Civil Engineering Measurement  

Jung Jae-Woo (Dept. of Civil Engrg, Kyunghee Univ)
Jang In-Sung (Coastal Engrg, and Harbour Research Division, KORDI)
Mok Young-Jin (Dept. of Civil Engrg, Kyunghee Univ)
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Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society / v.21, no.5, 2005 , pp. 215-223 More about this Journal
Abstract
Piezo-ceramics are special materials which transform energy from mechanical to electrical forms and vice versa. Bender elements are composite materials consisting of thin piezo-ceramics and elastic shims, and are widely used as actuators and transducers in the field of electronics, robotics, autos and mechatronics utilizing the effectiveness of energy transformation capability. In geotechnical engineering, commercial bender elements are used in laboratory as source and receiver in the measurements of soil stiffness. The elements were built by using various metal shims sandwiched between piezo-ceramics and coating over the composite in the research. A pair of elements were buried in a concrete block and used as source and receiver to measure the stiffness of the concrete. The test results were verified by comparing with the resonant column testing results. In a preliminary stage of the development of an in-situ seismic testing equipment using bender elements for soft clay materials, shear waves were generated and measured by burying the elements in the barrel of kaolinite and water mixture. The measured shear wave signals were so distinct for the first-arrival pick that applicability of the elements in the field measurements could be very promising.
Keywords
Bender Elements; Elastic wave velocity; Kaolinite; Piezoelectric effect;
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