Determination of volumetric water content of concrete using ground-penetrating radar

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1164-1171

  Klysz, G ^a   Balayssac, J P ^a  

^a INSA Paul Sabatier University   (France)

Author keywords

(A) Humidity, microwave processing; (C) Durability, electromagnetic properties; (E) Concrete

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; PRESTRESSED CONCRETE; TRANSMITTERS; WATER CONTENT;

ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPERTIES; VOLUMETRIC WATER CONTENT; WIDE ANGLE REFLECTION REFRACTION (WARR) MEASUREMENT;

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS;

EID: 34547599336     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2007.04.010     Document Type: Article

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