Nondestructive evaluation of early-age concrete strength in plate structures by the impact-echo method

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 260-271

  Pessiki, Stephen ^a   Johnson, Matthew R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Compressive strength; Concretes; Impact tests; Nondestructive tests

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; ACOUSTIC WAVES; CONCRETE SLABS; CONCRETES; FREQUENCIES; IMPACT TESTING; MONITORING; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

COMPRESSION WAVE VELOCITY; EARLY AGE CONCRETE STRENGTH; IMPACT ECHO METHOD; MECHANICAL IMPACT; STRESS PULSE; SURFACE DISPLACEMENT;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

EID: 0030149884     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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