A combined ultrasonic method on the estimation of compressive concrete strength

Insight: Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 781-785

  Ismail, M P ^a   Yusof, K M ^b,c   Ibrahim, A N ^a,d  

^a Malaysian Skill Cert Natl VTC ^*

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c Concrete Society of Malaysia ^*

^d MALAYSIAN NUCLEAR AGENCY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETES; CURING; ELASTIC WAVES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MATERIALS TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY;

BEAM PATH DISTANCE; COARSE AGGREGATES; REINFORCEMENT BARS; RELATIVE AMPLITUDE; ULTRASONIC TESTING;

NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

EID: 0030285086     PISSN: 13542575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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