Ultrasonic evaluation of the physical and mechanical properties of granites

Ultrasonics

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 453-466

  Vasconcelos, G ^a   Lourenco P B ^a   Alves, C A S ^b   Pamplona, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b Department of Earth Sciences   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fracture parameters; Granite; Planar anisotropy; Tensile behaviour; Testing; Ultrasonic pulse velocity; Weathering

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); EROSION; FOUNDATIONS; GRANITE; ICE; LIGHT VELOCITY; MASONRY MATERIALS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RELIABILITY; SOIL MECHANICS; STRUCTURAL PANELS; ULTRASONIC TESTING; ULTRASONICS; WEATHERING;

ALL OVER THE WORLD; ANCIENT CULTURES; DIFFERENT SIZES; FRACTURE PARAMETERS; HISTORICAL STRUCTURES; HUMAN LIVES; LONGITUDINAL ULTRASONIC; MASONRY ELEMENTS; MECHANICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; MODULUS OF ELASTICITY; NON-DESTRUCTIVE METHODS; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLANAR ANISOTROPY; STATISTICAL CORRELATIONS; TENSILE BEHAVIOUR; TESTING; ULTRASONIC EVALUATION; ULTRASONIC PULSE VELOCITY;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; GRANITE; HARDNESS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ELASTICITY; HARDNESS; MATERIALS TESTING; SILICON DIOXIDE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 49949090529     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2008.03.008     Document Type: Article

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