Characterization of concrete properties from dielectric properties using ground penetrating radar

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 687-695

  Lai, W L ^a   Kou, S C ^a   Tsang, W F ^a   Poon, C S ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Absorbed bound water; Free water; Ground penetrating radar; Lightweight and normal aggregate concrete; Real permittivity; Wave energy level

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED/BOUND WATER; FREE WATER; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; LIGHTWEIGHT AND NORMAL AGGREGATE CONCRETE; REAL PERMITTIVITY; WAVE ENERGY LEVEL;

CEMENTS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE AGGREGATES; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; HYDRATION; PERMITTIVITY; RADAR; RADAR ANTENNAS; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

LIGHT WEIGHT CONCRETE;

EID: 67649854926     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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