Noncontact ultrasonic diagnostics in concrete: A preliminary investigation

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1185-1188

  Purnell, P ^a   Gan, T H ^a   Hutchins, D A ^a   Berriman, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compressive strength; Concrete; Ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DATA REDUCTION; DEGRADATION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; SIGNAL RECONSTRUCTION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; ULTRASONIC TESTING;

CONCRETE DIAGNOSTICS; NONCONTACT (NC) ULTRASONIC OPERATIONS; SYNTHETIC APERTURE FOCUSING TECHNIQUES (SAFT); TRANSMITTING TRANSDUCERS;

CONCRETE TESTING;

EID: 2942708235     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2003.12.012     Document Type: Article

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