La resistividad eléctrica como ensayo no destructivo en la producción de durmientes de hormigón

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https://doi.org/10.3989/mc.2025.391824

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Hormigón, Durmiente Ferroviario, Resistividad eléctrica, Ensayo no destructivo, Fabricación

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En la prefabricación de durmientes de hormigón se suele verificar la resistencia necesaria para la transferencia de tensiones de pretensado ensayando probetas cilíndricas curadas en condiciones equivalentes. Dado que la medida de resitividad eléctrica refleja cambios en la estructura de poros, este trabajo propone utilizar la resistividad como estimador de la evolución de la resistencia del hormigón. La utilización de este método no destructivo podría conducir a un proceso productivo más simple y moderno, reduciendo los tiempos de trabajo y residuos. Este trabajo presenta un protocolo para obtener curvas de correlación resistividad – resistencia a compresión. Dado que la temperatura y la forma y tamaño de las muestras puede ser variable, este trabajo presenta un procedimiento innovador para obtener factores de corrección. El procedimiento es válido cuando el contenido de agua líquida es suficientemente alto para no afectar la medida de resistividad. El procedimiento fue validado en fábrica, mostrando buena correlación.

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2025-09-23

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Scasserra, M., Fernández Luco, L., & Castillo Talavera, A. (2025). La resistividad eléctrica como ensayo no destructivo en la producción de durmientes de hormigón. Materiales De Construcción, 75(358), e371. https://doi.org/10.3989/mc.2025.391824

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Universidad de Buenos Aires
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