Long-term monitoring of electrically isolated post-tensioning tendons

Structural Concrete

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 101-106

  Elsener, B ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; CORROSION PROTECTION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; MONITORING; STEEL ANALYSIS; TENSILE TESTING;

IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS; ISOLATED TENDONS; PHYSICAL MEANING; POST-TENSIONED TENDONS;

TENDONS;

EID: 30644466219     PISSN: 14644177     EISSN: 14644177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/stco.2005.6.3.101     Document Type: Article

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