Advancement on the nondestructive evaluation of concrete using transient elastic waves

Ultrasonics

Volumn 36, Issue 1-5, 1998, Pages 197-204

  Wu, T T ^a   Liu, P L ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Concrete; Crack; Elastic constant; NDE; Transient elastic wave

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACKS; ELASTIC WAVES; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ELASTIC CONSTANT; RAYLEIGH WAVES;

CONCRETE TESTING;

EID: 0031995458     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-624X(97)00096-6     Document Type: Article

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