Numerical and experimental study of crack depth measurement in concrete using diffuse ultrasound

Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 81-92

  Seher, Matthias ^a   In, Chi Won ^a   Kim, Jin Yeon ^a   Kurtis, Kimberly E ^a   Jacobs, Laurence J ^a,b  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concrete; Crack depth measurement; Diffuse ultrasound; Finite element analysis

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL TIME; CHANGE OF VARIABLES; CLOSED CRACK; CRACK DEPTHS; CRACKED CONCRETES; ENERGY EVOLUTIONS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; GEOMETRICAL CONFIGURATIONS; HARDENED CONCRETE; INCLINED CRACK; MACROSCOPIC CRACKS; MATERIAL PARAMETER; NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; REAL-WORLD; REINFORCEMENT BAR; SURFACE-BREAKING CRACK; TIME OF FLIGHT; TWO PARALLEL CRACKS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL DOMAIN; ULTRASONIC ENERGY; ULTRASONIC METHODS;

CONCRETE BLOCKS; CONCRETE BUILDINGS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONCRETES; CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; TWO DIMENSIONAL; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONIC TESTING; ULTRASONICS;

CRACKS;

EID: 84874118021     PISSN: 01959298     EISSN: 15734862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10921-012-0161-9     Document Type: Article

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