Detection and quantification of distributed damage in concrete using transient stress waves

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 318-326

  Kesner, Keith ^a   Sansalone, Mary J ^b   Poston, Randall W ^c  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b School of Chemical and Molecular Engineering   (United States)

^c Whitlock Dalrymple Poston and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkali silica reaction; Concrete; Stress; Test

Indexed keywords

ALKALI-SILICA REACTIVITY (ASR); DELAYED ETTRINGITE FORMATION (DEF); MASONARY SURFACES; TRANSIENT STRESS WAVES;

ADSORPTION; ALKALI METALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACKS; ELASTIC WAVES; MECHANISMS; NEUTRON RADIOGRAPHY; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SCATTERING; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STRESSES; TESTING; WAVE PROPAGATION;

CONCRETES;

EID: 4544293205     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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