Defect detection in concrete structures using thermal imaging techniques

Experimental Techniques

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 39-43

  Bhalla, S ^a   Tuli, S ^a   Arora, R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; COARSE AGGREGATES; CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES; DEFECT DETECTION; DEFECTS IN CONCRETE; INHOMOGENEITIES; PULSE TRAVEL; SINGLE SCAN; ULTRASONIC PULSE VELOCITY; WOODEN BLOCKS;

DEFECTS; INFRARED IMAGING;

ULTRASONIC TESTING;

EID: 79960941777     PISSN: 07328818     EISSN: 17471567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-1567.2010.00658.x     Document Type: Article

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