Health monitoring of aboveground storage tanks' floors: A new methodology based on practical experience

Russian Journal of Nondestructive Testing

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 537-543

  Riahi, M ^a   Shamekh, H ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; ALGORITHMS; CORROSION; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TECHNIQUE; MAINTENANCE PLANNING TOOL; STORAGE TANKS; TANK FLOORS;

FLOORS;

EID: 33751530503     PISSN: 10618309     EISSN: 16083385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1061830906080079     Document Type: Article

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