Ultrasonic technique for monitoring concrete strength gain at early age

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 458-462

  Subramaniam, Kolluru V ^a   Mohsen, J P ^b   Shaw, C K ^b   Shah, S P ^c  

^a CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b University of Louisville   (United States)

^c Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

In place concrete; Slab; Strength

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; HARDENING; HYDRATION; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PORTLAND CEMENT; STEEL; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT;

CONCRETE STRENGTH MONITORING; SLAB; ULTRASONIC WAVE REFLECTION FACTOR;

CONCRETES;

EID: 0036767810     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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