Sonic tomography and flat-jack tests as complementary investigation procedures for the stone pillars of the temple of S. Nicolò 1'Arena (Italy)

NDT and E International

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 215-227

  Binda, Luigia ^a   Saisi, Antonella ^a   Zanzi, Luigi ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Flat jack; Masonry; NDT E; Sonic test; Tomography

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; CRACKS; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; ELASTIC MODULI; MORPHOLOGY; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS; RESTORATION; TOMOGRAPHY;

FLAT-JACK TESTING; SONIC TESTING; STONE PILLARS;

MASONRY CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0037409301     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0963-8695(02)00066-X     Document Type: Article

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