Measurement of radar properties of concrete for in situ structural elements

Insight: Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 756-758

  Shaari, A ^b   Millard, S G ^a   Bungey, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PERMITTIVITY; RADAR ANTENNAS; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STEEL;

BROADBAND SPECTRUM; REINFORCING BAR; TRANSMISSION LINE SYSTEM;

NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

EID: 0036921127     PISSN: 13542575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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