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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2007-6835</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista ALCONPAT]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. ALCONPAT]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2007-6835</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Latinoamericana de Control de Calidad, Patología y Recuperación de la Construcción A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2007-68352017000300286</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.21041/ra.v7i3.127</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Evaluación de la capacidad de detección de fallas en concreto través del ensayo ultrasónico]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Evaluation of concrete flaw detection capability by means of ultrasonic tests]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Avaliação da capacidade de detecção de falhas no concreto através do ensaio ultrassônico]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lorenzi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Chies]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J. A.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Adamatti]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[D. S.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Filho]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L.C.P. Silva]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Laboratório de Ensaios e Modelos Estruturais Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Civil]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Porto Alegre RS]]></addr-line>
<country>Brazil</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>7</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>286</fpage>
<lpage>301</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2007-68352017000300286&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2007-68352017000300286&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2007-68352017000300286&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Los ensayos de Velocidad de Propagación del Pulso Ultrasónico (VPU) vienen siendo cada vez más empleados para detectar fallas in hormigón. Este trabajo es parte de una amplia investigación experimental que tiene el objetivo de estudiar la influencia de variables tecnológicas claves en la capacidad de detección del UPV in elementos de tamaño real. Para esa pesquisa dos elementos largos de concreto fueran moldeados, con objetos introducidos para simular fallas en el hormigón. Además, para chequear la capacidad de detección de vacíos no visibles de la técnica de VPU, se realizaron perforaciones graduales hasta diferentes profundidades, empezando en la cara no monitoreada. Los resultados confirman que el ensayo de VPU es una herramienta muy buena para detección de fallas, hasta cierta profundidad.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity (UPV) tests are being increasingly used to detect flaws in concrete. This work is part of a large experimental program aimed at studying the influence of key technological variables on detection capacity using UPV in real size elements. For this investigation two large concrete elements were cast, with some objects introduced in one to simulate possible concrete flaws due to inadequate casting. Furthermore, to check the capacity of detecting unseen voids with UPV tests, gradual perforations with different depths were made from the unmonitored face. The results confirm that UPV analysis is a very good tool to detect concrete faults, up to some depth.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[RESUMO Ensaios de Velocidade de Propagação de Pulso Ultrassônico (VPU) são cada vez mais usados para detectar falhas em concreto. Este trabalho é parte de um programa experimental amplo que buscou estudar a influência de variáveis-chave na capacidade de detecção usando ensaios de VPU em elementos de escala natural. Para essa investigação foram moldados dois elementos de concreto de larga escala, com vários objetos introduzidos em um deles para simular possíveis falhas de concretagem. Ademais, para verificar a capacidade de identificação de vazios não-aparentes com a técnica de VPU, perfurações graduais em diferentes profundidades foram feitas a partir da face não monitorada. Os resultados confirmam que o ensaio de VPU é uma ferramenta adequada para detecção de falhas no concreto, até certa profundidade.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[concreto]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[velocidad de propagación del pulso ultrasónico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[defectos estructurales]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[concrete]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[ultrasonic pulse velocity]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[structural defects]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[concreto]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[velocidade de propagação do pulso ultrassônico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[defeitos estruturais]]></kwd>
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