ABSTRACT

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.

Handbook on Nondestructive Testing of Concrete, Second Edition answers this demand by providing a thorough analys

chapter 1|16 pages

Surface Hardness Methods

chapter 2|18 pages

Penetration Resistance Methods

chapter 3|40 pages

Pullout Test

chapter 4|16 pages

The Break-Off Test Methods

chapter 5|48 pages

The Maturity Method

chapter 6|12 pages

Pull-Off Test and Permeation Tests

chapter 7|22 pages

Resonant Frequency Methods

chapter 8|20 pages

The Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity Method

chapter 9|12 pages

Combined Methods

chapter 10|22 pages

Magnetic/Electrical Methods

chapter 12|22 pages

Radioactive/Nuclear Methods

chapter 13|22 pages

Short-Pulse Radar Methods

chapter 14|34 pages

Stress Wave Propagation Methods

chapter 15|14 pages

Infrared Thermographic Techiques

chapter 16|18 pages

Acoustic Emission Methods