Scan of surface-opening cracks in reinforced concrete using transient elastic waves

NDT and E International

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 219-226

  Liu, P L ^a   Lee, K H ^a   Wu, T T ^a   Kuo, M K ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; ELASTIC WAVES; IMPACT TESTING; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; STEEL STRUCTURES;

SURFACE-OPENING CRACKS;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 0035313663     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0963-8695(00)00061-X     Document Type: Article

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