Surface wave dispersion in cement-based media: Inclusion size effect

NDT and E International

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 319-325

  Aggelis, D G ^a   Shiotani, T ^b  

^a Tobishima Corporation   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Concrete; Dispersion; Scattering; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; CONCRETES; DISPERSIONS; SCATTERING; ULTRASONICS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

DISTRIBUTED DAMAGE; INCLUSION SIZE EFFECT; SURFACE WAVE DISPERSION;

SURFACE WAVES;

EID: 43049153395     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2008.01.010     Document Type: Article

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