Deflection measurement on vibrating stay cables by non-contact microwave interferometer

NDT and E International

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 231-240

  Gentile, Carmelo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ambient vibration testing; Interferometry; Radar; Remote sensing; Stay cable

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT VIBRATION TESTING; AMBIENT VIBRATIONS; CABLE TENSION; CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES; DEFLECTION MEASUREMENT; INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY; LARGE STRUCTURES; MICROWAVE INTERFEROMETER; MICROWAVE REMOTE SENSING; NON-CONTACT; RADAR DATA; RADAR REMOTE SENSING; STAY CABLE; VIBRATION RESPONSE;

BRIDGE CABLES; CABLE STAYED BRIDGES; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; INTERFEROMETERS; MICROWAVES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PNEUMATIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING;

INTERFEROMETRY;

EID: 76349107123     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2009.11.007     Document Type: Article

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