Non-destructive testing techniques for the forensic engineering investigation of reinforced concrete buildings

Forensic Science International

Volumn 167, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 167-172

  Hobbs, Brian ^a   Tchoketch Kebir, Mohamed ^b  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DP/CGN   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Combined method; Compressive strength; Concrete; Density; Formwork; Impact rebound hammer (IRH); Non destructive testing (NDT); Ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV)

Indexed keywords

CEMENT; CONCRETE; WATER;

ALGERIA; ARTICLE; BUILDING; BUILDING INDUSTRY; BUILDING MATERIAL; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENGINEERING; MATERIALS TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 33947428667     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.06.065     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. British Standards Institution BS EN 12504-4, Testing Concrete. Part 4. Determination of Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity, London, 2004.
2. National Earthquake Engineering Centre, DTR B BE 2-1: code of construction works for reinforced concrete structures, Algerian Technical Regulation Document (DTR), Algeria.
3. RILEM, Tests on the concrete by the method of the ultrasonic testing: recommendation of RILEM, Annals of the Technical Institute of the Building and Public Works, Series: Test and Measurements, No. 142, 1973.
4. M. Tchoketch Kebir, Non-destructive Testing Techniques for the Forensic Engineering Investigation of Reinforced Concrete Buildings, MSc dissertation, University of Teesside, 2005.