00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.836292 CaOODSP 20240209130908 cr ||||||||||| 170505s1998 onca fo f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng eng fre n-cn--- NH18-1/434-1998E-PDF Rahman, Abdul H. 1947- (Abdul Hosein) author. Effectiveness of an acoustic continuous monitoring system for post-tensioned buildings [electronic resource] : an evaluation report / [A.H. Rahman, G. Pernica] ; prepared for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation by Institute for Research in Construction, National Research Council Canada. [Ottawa] : Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 1998. 1 vol. (various pagings) : ill. Research report "February 10, 1998." Digitized edition from print [produced by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation]. “Based on this investigation, the acoustic monitoring system was considered effective in reporting the time and location of tendon ruptures in the monitored part of an unbonded post-tensioned building. Using the system to monitor the behaviour of a new building or an older building in which the existing condition of the tendons has been established by other techniques, can provide valuable information to assess the structural impact of tendon rupture at any time during the building's life"--Executive Summary, p. ii. Summary in English and French. gccst Technical reports gccst Construction Institute for Research in Construction (Canada), issuing body. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, issuing body. Research report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation : Online) (CaOODSP)9.506068 PDF 1.05 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/schl-cmhc/nh18-1/NH18-1-434-1998-eng.pdf