Inspection and diagnosis system for wood flooring

Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 564-574

  Delgado, A ^a   De Brito, J ^a   Silvestre, J D ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Defect; Diagnosis; Inspection system; Pathology; Repair; Wood flooring

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION MATRIX; DIAGNOSIS METHODS; FLOOR COVERING; INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS; INSPECTION SYSTEM; REPAIR TECHNIQUES; WOOD FLOORING;

DEFECTS; DIAGNOSIS; EXPERT SYSTEMS; INSPECTION; INSPECTION EQUIPMENT; PATHOLOGY; WOODEN FLOORS;

REPAIR;

EID: 84884623357     PISSN: 08873828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0000342     Document Type: Article

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