In-situ testing of near-surface concrete -the foundation for service life prediction

Insight: Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 482-487

  Long, A E ^a   Basheer, P A M ^a   Rankin, G I B ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE PIERS; CARBONATION; DETERIORATION; DURABILITY; FORECASTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; SERVICE LIFE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

AUTOCLAM PERMEABILITY TEST; FREEZE THAW; HOLISTIC MODEL; IN SITU STRENGTH TESTING; PERMEATION; STRENGTH TEST;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 0031172946     PISSN: 13542575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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