Effect of concrete moisture on radar signal amplitude

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 419-426

  Sbartaï, Zoubir Mehdi ^a   Laurens, Stéphane ^b   Balayssac, Jean Paul ^c   Ballivy, Gérard ^d,e,f   Arliguie, Ginette ^c,g  

^a INSA   (France)

^b IRISA   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^d Sherbrooke University ^*

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^f École Polytechnique de Montréal   (Canada)

^g Laboratoire Materiaux et Durabilite des Constructions   (France)

Author keywords

Amplitude; Concrete; Saturation

Indexed keywords

PHYSICOCHEMICAL PATHOLOGIES; SIGNAL AMPLITUDE; STEEL REINFORCEMENT CORROSION; WATER CONTENT;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; MOISTURE; RADAR MEASUREMENT; REINFORCEMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS; STEEL CORROSION;

CONCRETE TANKS;

EID: 33845608782     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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