Electromagnetic properties of concrete at microwave frequency range

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 262-271

  Rhim, Hong C ^a   Büyüköztürk, Oral ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Concrete; Electromagnetic properties; Microwave imaging; Nondestructive testing; Probe method

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CONCRETE AGGREGATES; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MICROWAVES; MOISTURE; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; RADAR MEASUREMENT;

ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPERTIES; HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETES (HPC);

CONCRETE TESTING;

EID: 0032071168     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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