Time frequency analysis of impact-echo signals: Numerical modeling and experimental validation

ACI Structural Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 645-656

  Abraham, Odile ^a   Léonard, Christelle ^a   Côte, Philippe ^a   Piwakowski, Bogdan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Concrete; Slab; Test

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE TESTING; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; IMPACT TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; SHEAR WAVES; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE WAVES; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

COMPRESSIVE WAVE; IMPACT-ECHO METHOD; RAYLEIGH WAVE; SEISMIC RESPONSE; TIME-FREQUENCY ANALYSIS;

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0034334979     PISSN: 08893241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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