Nondestructive measurement of concrete strength gain by an ultrasonic wave reflection method

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 36, Issue 262, 2003, Pages 507-514

  Akkaya, Y ^a,b   Voigt, T ^b   Subramaniam, K V ^c   Shah, S P ^b  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c City University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; STEEL; ULTRASONIC REFLECTION; ULTRASONIC WAVES;

CONCRETE STRENGTH;

CONCRETES;

EID: 0141921808     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1617/13854     Document Type: Article

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