Detection of Moisture in Construction Materials,

Abstract

Results of a study to determine the feasibility of using an impulse radar to detect moisture variations in the built-up roof at CRREL and to monitor the curing of concrete are presented. The results indicate that impulse radar can be used to detect wide variations in roof moisture associated with built-up roof surface deterioration and that this technique has the potential of providing a nondestructive test method for measuring the strength of concrete during curing. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA045353

Entities

People

  • Austin Kovacs
  • Rexford Morey

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accelerated Testing
  • Aluminum Foil
  • Cold Regions
  • Compressive Strength
  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Construction Materials
  • Detection
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Engineering
  • Materials
  • Moisture Content
  • Radar
  • Radar Signals
  • Sheet Metal
  • Test Methods
  • Travel Time

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.