Imaging of surface-breaking concrete cracks using transient elastic waves

NDT and E International

Volumn 29, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 323-331

  Liu, Pei Ling ^a   Tsai, Chong Dao ^a   Wu, Tsung Tsong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Concrete; Surface breaking crack; Transient waves

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONCRETE TESTING; CRACKS; ELASTIC WAVES; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; INTERPOLATION; SEISMOLOGY; SURFACE WAVES; SURFACES;

ELASTIC WAVE TEST; MIGRATION METHOD; QUADRATIC INTERPOLATION; REFLECTION SEISMOLOGY; SURFACE BREAKING CRACKS; TRANSIENT WAVES;

NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

EID: 0030260292     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0963-8695(96)00036-9     Document Type: Article

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