Ultrasonic pulse velocity in concrete using direct and indirect transmission

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 450-457

  Yaman, Ismail Ozqur ^a   Inci, Gokhan ^a   Yesiller, Nazli ^b   Aktan, Haluk M ^b  

^a Wayne State University   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Durability; Pulse velocity; Test; Ultrasonic

Indexed keywords

STATISTICAL METHODS; STRESS ANALYSIS; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY;

ULTRASONIC PULSE VELOCITY;

CONCRETES;

EID: 0035526384     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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