Variability of in-situ testing on rendered walls in natural ageing conditions – Rebound hammer and ultrasound techniques

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 170, Issue , 2018, Pages 167-181

  Galvao J ^a   Flores Colen, I ^a   de Brito, J ^a   Veiga, M R ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING   (Portugal)

Author keywords

In situ testing; Pendulum rebound hammer; Rendered wall; Ultrasound; Variability

Indexed keywords

HAMMERS; LIFE CYCLE; PENDULUMS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONICS;

IN-SITU TESTING; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; REBOUND HAMMER TECHNIQUES; REBOUND HAMMERS; RENDERED WALL; ULTRASOUND PULSE VELOCITIES; ULTRASOUND TECHNIQUES; VARIABILITY;

WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

EID: 85045796041     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.02.152     Document Type: Article

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