Experimental correlations between destructive and non-destructive tests on ancient timber elements

Engineering Structures

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 442-448

  Calderoni, C ^a   De Matteis, G ^b   Giubileo, C ^a   Mazzolani, F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ancient wood; Destructive test; Material testing; NDT test; Timber structures

Indexed keywords

DESTRUCTIVE TESTS; EXISTING STRUCTURE; EXPERIMENTAL CAMPAIGN; EXPERIMENTAL CORRELATION; GROWTH RINGS; IN-SITU; MATERIAL TESTING; NON-DESTRUCTIVE TEST; NUMERICAL FORMULATION; STRUCTURAL CAPACITIES; TIMBER STRUCTURES;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TIMBER;

NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CORRELATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; REFURBISHMENT; TIMBER; WOOD;

AGRICULTURE; FORESTS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PRODUCTS; WOOD;

PICEA;

EID: 72549099148     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2009.10.006     Document Type: Article

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