Comparison of pulse-echo methods for testing concrete

NDT and E International

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 195-204

  Krause, M ^a   Barmann M ^b   Frielinghaus, R ^c   Kretzschmar, F ^d   Kroggel, O ^a   Langenberg, K J ^b   Maierhofer, C ^a   Muller W ^d   Neisecke, J ^e   Schickert, M ^f   Schmitz, V ^d   Wiggenhauser, H ^a   Wollbold, F ^e  

^a BAM FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^c Krautkrämer GmbH   (Germany)

^d FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING   (Germany)

^e TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^f MFPA Weimar   (Germany)

Author keywords

Impact echo; Radar; Ultrasonic echo

Indexed keywords

CONCRETES; DUCTS; MATERIALS TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METALS; POSITION MEASUREMENT; RADAR MEASUREMENT; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONIC PROPAGATION;

IMPACT ECHO; PULSE ECHO METHODS; ULTRASONIC IMPULSE ECHO; VOIDED REGIONS;

NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

EID: 0031207158     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0963-8695(96)00056-4     Document Type: Article

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