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Apr 26, 2012
Applications of Impact-Echo for Flaw Detection
Authors: Jeffrey Wouters and Randall W. PostonAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Structures 2001: A Structural Engineering Odyssey
Abstract
Impact-echo testing has been highly successful in locating and evaluating numerous types of flaws in concrete and masonry structures. While the requisite knowledge and experience for successful testing is not overly difficult to obtain, it is not uncommon to encounter improper application of impact-echo for flaw detection. This paper presents both theory and application of impact-echo for flaw detection, with an emphasis on actual field application of the method. Examples of application of the method for flaw detection are also shown. It has been found that a thorough understanding of the actual testing parameters and variables will result in more accurate and successful flaw detection.
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Structures 2001: A Structural Engineering Odyssey
Pages: 1 - 10
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© 2001 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Aging (material)
- Concrete
- Concrete structures
- Construction (by type)
- Construction engineering
- Detection methods
- Deterioration
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering materials (by type)
- Historic buildings
- History and Heritage
- Impact tests
- Laboratory tests
- Masonry
- Materials characterization
- Materials engineering
- Mathematics
- Methodology (by type)
- Parameters (statistics)
- Practice and Profession
- Statistics
- Structural engineering
- Structures (by type)
- Tests (by type)
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Jeffrey Wouters
Senior Engineer, Whitlock Dalrymple Poston & Associates, Inc., 5555 N. Lamar Blvd, Suite K109, Austin, Texas, 78751
Randall W. Poston
F.ASCE
Principal, Whitlock Dalrymple Poston & Associates, Inc., 5555 N. Lamar Blvd, Suite K109, Austin, Texas, 78751
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