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- Researchers studied how different shapes of cylindrical penetrometer tips can maintain contact with various concrete surfaces, such as solid and corroded concrete.
- They designed and analyzed various symmetric tip shapes using a superellipse parameter and conducted finite element analysis in SolidWorks before machining them in stainless steel.
- Testing revealed that the squircle-shaped tip experienced the least slippage, making it the most effective for assessing concrete conditions.
Article Abstract
Concrete condition-assessing penetrometers need to be able to distinguish between making contact with a hard (concrete) surface as opposed to a semi-solid (corroded concrete) surface. We investigated whether different shaped tips of a cylindrical penetrometer were better than others at maintaining contact with concrete and not slipping. We designed a range of simple symmetric tip shapes, controlled by a single superellipse parameter. We performed a finite element analysis of these parametric models in SolidWorks before machining in stainless steel. We tested our penetrometer tips on a concrete paver cut to four angles at 20∘ increments. The results indicate that the squircle-shaped tip had the least slippage when used for concrete condition assessment.
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