TY - CHAP AU - Pei-Ling Liu AU - Po-Liang Yeh ED - Mohammad Omar Y1 - 2012-03-02 PY - 2012 T1 - Imaging Methods of Concrete Structure Based on Impact-Echo Test N2 - Nondestructive testing enables scientists and engineers to evaluate the integrity of their structures and the properties of their materials or components non-intrusively, and in some instances in real-time fashion. Applying the Nondestructive techniques and modalities offers valuable savings and guarantees the quality of engineered systems and products. This technology can be employed through different modalities that include contact methods such as ultrasonic, eddy current, magnetic particles, and liquid penetrant, in addition to contact-less methods such as in thermography, radiography, and shearography. This book seeks to introduce some of the Nondestructive testing methods from its theoretical fundamentals to its specific applications. Additionally, the text contains several novel implementations of such techniques in different fields, including the assessment of civil structures (concrete) to its application in medicine. BT - Nondestructive Testing Methods and New Applications SP - Ch. 10 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/35954 DO - 10.5772/35954 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-25 ER -