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Description:: Cosmetic and structural cracks are a large concern for homeowners. Although these cracks can develop from a variety of causes: differential foundation settlement, occupant activity, climatological effects, as well as dynamic events, people tend to look to dynamic events like blasting, construction, or traffic vibrations to be the culprit. This...
Keyword:: Crack responses , Structural integrity assessment , and Ground motions
Creator:: Jeffrey Meissner and Charles H. Dowding
Owner:: Nurganym Agzamova
Publisher:: Northwestern University Libraries
Language:: English
Date Uploaded:: 07/05/2017
Date Modified:: 08/14/2017
Date Created:: 2009
Resource Type:: Report

Description:: Most studies of crack response have focused on opening and closing of a crack in the plane of the wall in which the crack occurs. Crack movement also occurs perpendicular or normal to the plane of the wall. This paper will examine and compare the in-plane and out-of-plane (normal) response...
Keyword:: civil engineering
Creator:: Charles H. Dowding, Mike J. Waldron, and Jeffrey E. Meissner
Owner:: Chris Diaz
Date Uploaded:: 08/14/2017
Date Modified:: 08/14/2017
Date Created:: 2010
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Description:: Cracking is one of the most common concerns cited by owners of structures adjacent to construction or mining blasting. While a large database of case studies documenting the relative insignificance of ground motion induced by responsible blasting compared to weather effects on cracks in nearby structures has been established, the...
Keyword:: Autonomous Crack Measurement
Creator:: Charles H. Dowding and Jeffrey E. Meissner
Owner:: Chris Diaz
Date Uploaded:: 08/14/2017
Date Modified:: 08/14/2017
Date Created:: 2011
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Description:: This paper describes qualification of devices to measure sub micro-meter changes in crack width, which is the basis of autonomous crack monitoring for control of blasting vibrations. Performance of LVDT, eddy current and potentiometer sensors to monitor long-term and transient displacements will be described. Potentiometers are attractive for wireless measurement,...
Keyword:: Structural health monitoring
Creator:: Hasan Ozer, Charles H. Dowding, and Dan Marron
Owner:: Nurganym Agzamova
Publisher:: Northwestern University Libraries
Language:: English
Date Uploaded:: 07/05/2017
Date Modified:: 08/14/2017
Date Created:: 2007
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Description:: This appendix synthesizes micrometer changes in crack width in response to both long term (environmental) and transient (blast vibration) of four of the structures in the main body. The appendix begins with a description of the genesis of the study and instruments employed. Response of the distressed wood-framed structure in...
Keyword:: Structural health monitoring
Creator:: Charles H. Dowding and Laureen M. McKenna
Owner:: Nurganym Agzamova
Publisher:: Northwestern University Libraries
Language:: English
Date Uploaded:: 07/05/2017
Date Modified:: 08/14/2017
Date Created:: 2003
Resource Type:: Other

Description:: The notion of blasting, even in a controlled setting such as a limestone quarry, can be alarming to residents and business owners within earshot. Because humans are inherently sensitive to blast-induced vibrations, they perceive that the structures in which they live in are equally sensitive. The goal of this project...
Keyword:: Ground motion, Concrete block structure, and Structural health monitoring
Creator:: Charles H. Dowding and Jeffrey E. Meissner
Owner:: Nurganym Agzamova
Publisher:: Northwestern University Libraries
Language:: English
Date Uploaded:: 07/05/2017
Date Modified:: 08/14/2017
Date Created:: 2009
Resource Type:: Report

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