Processing of ultrasonic grain noise signals for the estimation of depth- and frequency-dependent attenuation

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1018-1024

  Vergara, L ^a   Fuente, J V ^b   Gosalbez J ^a   Miralles, R ^a   Bosch, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b Inst Tecnol de la Construccion   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Backscattering noise; Cement porosity; Material characterization; Time frequency analysis

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; POROSITY; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT;

GRAIN NOISE SIGNALS;

SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

ULTRASONICS;

EID: 0037659589     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/14/7/316     Document Type: Article

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