Near-field microwave techniques for detecting stress-induced cracks in cement-based materials

Structural Health Monitoring and Intelligent Infrastructure - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring and Intelligent Infrastructure

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 711-718

  Nadakuduti, J ^a   Zoughi, R ^a   Ying, X ^a   Chen, G ^a  

^a University of Missouri Rolla   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENT BASED MATERIAL; CONCRETE COLUMN; CONCRETE SAMPLES; CRACKED CONCRETES; CYLINDRICAL SAMPLES; EARTHQUAKE EVENTS; FLEXURAL CRACKS; MICROWAVE REFLECTOMETERS; MICROWAVE TECHNIQUE; NEAR-FIELD; NON-DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION METHODS; PLASTIC HINGES; RESIDUAL STRENGTH; STEEL REINFORCEMENTS; STRESS-INDUCED; SURFACE CRACKS; SURFACE-BREAKING CRACK;

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CRACKS; DAMAGE DETECTION; RECTANGULAR WAVEGUIDES; SURFACE DEFECTS; SURFACES;

CRACK DETECTION;

EID: 84863229237     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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