Ultrasonic wave velocity signal interpretation of simulated concrete bridge decks

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 207-215

  Toutanji, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; BRIDGE DECKS; CRACKS; FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; ULTRASONIC TESTING;

FREQUENCY SPECTRA; ULTRASONIC PULSE VELOCITY METHOD;

CONCRETE BRIDGES;

EID: 0033748661     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02479416     Document Type: Article

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