Application of microwave remote sensing to dynamic testing of stay-cables

Remote Sensing

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-51

  Gentile, Carmelo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dynamic testing; Interferometry; Radar; Remote sensing; Stay cable

Indexed keywords

CABLE TENSION; CONVENTIONAL APPROACH; CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES; DYNAMIC TESTING; LARGE STRUCTURES; MICROWAVE INTERFEROMETER; MICROWAVE REMOTE SENSING; NON-CONTACT; RADAR DATA; STAY-CABLE; VIBRATION MONITORING; VIBRATION RESPONSE;

BOX GIRDER BRIDGES; BRIDGE CABLES; CABLE STAYED BRIDGES; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; MICROWAVES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; RADAR; RADAR MEASUREMENT; TESTING;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 80051752455     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20724292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/rs2010036     Document Type: Article

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