Research Article

Application of Acoustic Emission on the Characterization of Fracture in Textile Reinforced Cement Laminates

Table 2

Average values of AE descriptors for different loading stages of the beams.

Av. freq. (kHz)Energy (—)Duration ( s)

Straight beam
 Prepeak2582.8224
 Postpeak1544.4616
Arch beam
 Prepeak2156.0383
 Postpeak1485.0560