Using compression wave ultrasonic transducers to measure the velocity of surface waves and hence determine dynamic modulus of elasticity for concrete

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 237-242

  Qixian, Luo ^b   Bungey, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Concrete; Dynamic modulus of elasticity; Surface wave velocity

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; SURFACE WAVES; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

DYNAMIC ELASTICITY MODULUS; SURFACE WAVE VELOCITY;

CONCRETES;

EID: 0030170614     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0950-0618(96)00003-7     Document Type: Article

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