Ultrasonic testing of concrete structures using indirect transmission

Journal of Testing and Evaluation

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 128-135

  Stergiopoulou, Christina ^a   McCuen, Richard H ^a   Sherif Aggour, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Concrete; Indirect transmission; Nondestructive testing; Ultrasonic testing

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE HETEROGENEITY; INDIRECT TRANSMISSION; CONCRETE QUALITY; LABORATORY ANALYSIS; LABORATORY STUDIES; MEAN VELOCITIES; PULSE MEASUREMENTS; SPECIFIC LOCATION; TRANSMISSION METHODS; ULTRASONIC PULSE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LASER PULSES; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; ULTRASONIC TESTING; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; CONCRETE BUILDINGS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONCRETE TESTING; CONCRETES; VELOCITY;

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

EID: 41049101427     PISSN: 00903973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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