Analysis of acoustic emissions at low frequencies in brittle materials under compression

Society for Experimental Mechanics - SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics 2009

Volumn 1, Issue , 2009, Pages 16-23

  Schiavi, A ^a   Niccolini, G ^a   Tarizzo, P ^a   Lacidogna, G ^b   Manuello, A ^b   Carpinteri, A ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI RICERCA METROLOGICA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE MATERIALS; CATASTROPHIC FAILURES; COMPRESSION TESTS; CONCRETE SPECIMENS; CRACK GROWTH; DAMAGE PROCESS; ELASTIC EMISSION; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; LOW FREQUENCY; MACRO-CRACKS;

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; ACOUSTICS; BRITTLENESS; COMPRESSION TESTING; CRACK DETECTION; DAMAGE DETECTION;

MECHANICS;

EID: 73349113514     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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