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The experimental study of wave attenuation in concrete has been achieved in the case of the propagation of plane waves in concrete rods. Different mortars and concretes have been investigated. A transmitter transducer coupled to one of the ends of the concrete rod generates the propagation of a plane wave in the rod. The receiver transducer, similar to the previous one, is coupled to the other end of the rod. The experimental results lead to an analytical expression for wave attenuation as function of the concrete composition, the propagation distance, and the wave frequency.
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Berthelot, JM., Ben, S.M. & Robert, J.L. Study of wave attenuation in concrete. Journal of Materials Research 8, 2344–2353 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.1993.2344
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.1993.2344