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Early-stage inspection of concrete quality in structures by combined nondestructive method

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A direct and early-stage nondestructive quality inspection method for concrete in structures is proposed. The advantage of the proposed method is that it can apply ultrasonic pulse velocity and rebound hardness measurements at ages of their highest sensitivities, 24 hours and 3 days after mixing, and can predict the 28-day compressive strength in a satisfactory accuracy.

The proposed method involves the combined method of pulse velocity and rebound hardness that can provide versatile information other than strength and possibly predict durability related properties such as tensile strength, dynamic modulus of elasticity, density and water absorption.

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  1. Shibaura Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan

    T. Soshiroda

  2. NTT Data Solutions Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan

    K. Voraputhaporn

  3. Musashi Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan

    Y. Nozaki

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Soshiroda, T., Voraputhaporn, K. & Nozaki, Y. Early-stage inspection of concrete quality in structures by combined nondestructive method. Mater Struct 39, 149–160 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-005-9007-6

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