Effect of inhomogeneity parameters on wave propagation in cementitious material

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 187-193

  Aggelis, Dimitrios G ^a,b   Shiotani, Tomoki ^c  

^a Tobishima Corporation   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Frequency; Mortar; Nondestructive testing; Pulse velocity

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION; CEMENTS; CRACK INITIATION; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION;

CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL; INHOMOGENEITY PARAMETERS; PULSE VELOCITY; STRESS WAVE PARAMETERS;

MORTAR;

EID: 42949154364     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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