Characterization of cement-based materials using diffuse ultrasound

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 129, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1478-1484

  Becker, Jens ^a   Jacobs, Laurence J ^a   Qu, Jianmin ^b  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion coefficient; Microstructures; Portland cement; Ultrasonic tests

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; FREQUENCIES; GLASS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCATTERING; ULTRASONICS;

GLASS BEAD SCATTERERS;

CEMENTS;

CEMENT; DAMAGE; MICROSTRUCTURE; ULTRASONICS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0347353593     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2003)129:12(1478)     Document Type: Article

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