Evaluation of microwave reflection properties of cyclically soaked mortar based on a semiempirical electromagnetic model

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 2049-2060

  Peer, Shanup ^a   Kurtis, Kimberly E ^b   Zoughi, Reza ^a  

^a University of Missouri Rolla   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Chloride; Concrete; Corrosion; Microwaves; Nondestructive testing

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONCRETES; CORROSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MORTAR; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

CHLORIDE INGRESS; MICROWAVE REFLECTION PROPERTIES; SEMIEMPIRICAL ELECTROMAGNETIC MODEL;

MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 27644481778     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2005.853221     Document Type: Article

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