Structural monitoring and integrity assessment of medieval towers

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1681-1690

  Carpinteri, Alberto ^a   Lacidogna, Giuseppe ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acoustic detection; Cracking; Emissions; Historical sites; In situ tests; Italy; Masonry; Nondestructive tests

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; CRACK INITIATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); MASONRY CONSTRUCTION; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; TOWERS;

ACOUSTIC DETECTION; HISTORICAL SITES; IN SITU TESTS; ITALY;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 33750105109     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2006)132:11(1681)     Document Type: Article

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