A new nondestructive inspection technique for reinforced concrete beams

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 292-299

  Jung, Young Chul ^a   Kundu, Tribikram ^b   Ehsani, Mohammad R ^b  

^a Entranco Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cracking; Reinforced concrete; Test

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CRACK INITIATION; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; REINFORCED CONCRETE; ULTRASONIC TESTING;

NONDESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION TECHNIQUE; REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAM;

CONCRETE TESTING;

EID: 0036590418     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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