Humidity and aggregate content correction factors for air-coupled ultrasonic evaluation of concrete

Ultrasonics

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 211-217

  Berriman, J ^a   Purnell, P ^a   Hutchins, D A ^a   Neild, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Air coupled ultrasound; Concrete

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; AGGREGATES; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CORRELATION METHODS; CRACKS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC TESTING;

AGGREGATE CONTENT; AIR-COUPLED ULTRASOUND; PULSE COMPRESSION; TIME OF FLIGHT (TOF) RESOLUTION;

CONCRETES;

AIR; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; HUMIDITY; ULTRASOUND;

AIR; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; HUMIDITY; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 9944264935     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2004.07.003     Document Type: Article

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