A 3-D Image Detection Method of a Surface Opening Crack in Concrete Using Ultrasonic Transducer Arrays

Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 193-203

  Chang, Young Fo ^a   Wang, Chung Yue ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Concrete; Crack; Ellipsoid; Image; Migration; NDE; Nondestructive evaluation; Ultrasonic

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMAGING; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CRACKS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; ULTRASONIC WAVES;

SURFACE OPENING CRACKS; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

CONCRETE TESTING;

EID: 0031345521     PISSN: 01959298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021843930620     Document Type: Article

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