Combined ultrasound methods of concrete testing : 48109 Galan, A. Elsevier, 350 pp. (1990)

Abstract

1. Some characteristics of ultrasonic pulses in concrete. 2. Methods for measuring ultrasonic characteristics in concrete. 3. Methods for non-destructive determination of the elasticity characteristics of concrete by means of ultrasonic parameters. 4. Non-destructive determination of concrete strength properties. 5. The problem of the determination of the strength of concrete by means of combined non-destructive methods. 6. The combined ultrasonic methods for determining concrete strength based on the pulse velocities of longitudinal and transverse ultrasonic waves and on the dynamic moduli of elasticity. 7. The combined method for determination of the compressive strength of concrete from the pulse velocity of longitudinal ultrasonic waves and the density. 8. The combined method for determination of the strength of concrete by means of elastic and non-elastic characteristics of ultrasonic pulses. 9. A combined method for determining concrete strength using the pulse velocity of longitudinal ultrasonic waves and the value measured by an N-type Schmidt hammer. 10. Determination of the elasticity characteristics of concrete using the ultrasonic-pulse method. 11. Determination of the static moduli of elasticity and deformation in a structure, using the ultrasonic-pulse method. 12. Some applications of ultrasonic defectoscopy. 13. Some questions concerning the measurement methods used for concrete structures and members, and interpretation of the measurement results. 14. Testing the homogeneity of concrete in a structure or member by means of non-destructive methods. 15. Non-destructive methods for the testing of cellular concrete. Conclusions. References. Subject Index.