ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 16836 First edition 2019-01 Non-destructive testing Acoustic emission testing Measurement method for acoustic emission signals in concrete Essaisnon destructifs-Controleparémissionacoustique-Méthode de mesure pour les signaux d'émission acoustique dans le béton Reference number IS0 16836:2019(E) so @ IS0 2019 IS0 16836:2019(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT @ ISO 2019 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, or required in the context of its implementation, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either IsO at the address below or Iso's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office CP 401 : Ch. de Blandonnet 8 CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva Phone: +4122 749 0111 Fax: +41 22 749 09 47 Email: [email protected] Website: www.iso.org Published in Switzerland ii @ IS0 2019 - All rights reserved IS0 16836:2019(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv Introduction. ..V 1 Scope. ..1 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 Detection of AE waves. ..2 5 Measuring system .3 5.1 General .3 5.2 Sensor. .3 5.3 Amplifier. .4 5.4 Filter. 6 Signal analysis and AE parameters ..4 7 Setup and measurement. .6 7.1 Sensor setup .6 7.2 Environmental noises 7.3 Measurement 7.4 System inspection 7.5 Storage of data. 1 8 Test report ..7 Annex A (informative) Recommended types of sensors to be used in concrete. ..8 Bibliography 9 @ IS0 2019 - All rights reserved iii