Nondestructive testing of mortar specimens using the microwave free-space method


KHARKOVSKY S., Atis C. D.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING, cilt.15, sa.2, ss.200-204, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

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The results of nondestructive testing of mortar specimens using a simple and inexpensive microwave measurement system are presented. Temporal dependencies of amplitude of reflection and transmission coefficients at x band for the specimens made with different water-to-cement ratio (w/c) are given. It is shown that there is a strong correlation between the measured results and w/c. The results also demonstrate the influence of curing conditions and the effects of aging.