Fractal analysis of damage detected in concrete structural elements under loading

Chaos, Solitons and Fractals

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 2047-2056

  Carpinteri, A ^a   Lacidogna, G ^a   Niccolini, G ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCRETES; DAMAGE DETECTION; FRACTAL DIMENSION; MICROCRACKS;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION SIGNAL; AMPLITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS; CATASTROPHIC FAILURES; CONCRETE SPECIMENS; ENGINEERING MATERIALS; GUTENBERG-RICHTER LAW; QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION; STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING;

EID: 67650998700     PISSN: 09600779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chaos.2009.03.165     Document Type: Article

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