Handbook on nondestructive testing of concrete

Civil and structural engineering consultants engaged in quality control or investigations of hardened concrete need a comprehensive resource that explains the methods of determining strength and other performance characteristics. The Handbook examines the tools and techniques used to estimate the in...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors Malhotra, V. M., Carino, Nicholas J.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, ©2004.
Edition2nd ed.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781628705966
1628705965
9781420040050
1420040057
9780803120990
0803120990
9780849314858
0849314852
Physical Description1 online resource

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Table of Contents:
  • Surface hardness methods
  • Penetration resistance methods
  • Pullout test
  • The break-off test method
  • The maturity method
  • Pull-off test and permeation tests
  • Resonant frequency methods
  • The ultrasonic pulse velocity method
  • Combined methods
  • Magnetic/electrical methods
  • Methods to evaluate corrosion of reinforcement
  • Radioactive/nuclear methods
  • Short-pulse radar methods
  • Stress wave propagation methods
  • Infrared thermographic techniques
  • Acoustic emission methods.