Experimental characterization of ultrasonic phased arrays for the nondestructive evaluation of concrete structures

Materials Evaluation

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 134-140

  Azar, Lawrence ^b   Wooh, Shi Chang ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Beam directivity; Concrete assessment; Linear phased arrays; Nondestructive testing; Steering and focusing behavior; Ultrasonic testing

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE BUILDINGS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONCRETE TESTING; CONCRETES; FOCUSING; ULTRASONIC TESTING; TRANSDUCERS;

BEAM DIRECTIVITY; CONCRETE ASSESSMENT; CONDITION; EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION; LINEAR PHASED ARRAYS; LOW-FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND; NON DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION; STEERING AND FOCUSING BEHAVIOR; ULTRASONIC PHASED ARRAY; ULTRASOUND TECHNOLOGY;

NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

BEAM DIRECTIVITY; LINEAR PHASED ARRAYS;

EID: 0033076842     PISSN: 00255327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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